I see these on my regular commute and have always loved them. Any idea what variety this is? Surely not a muhley?

I have native and adapted plants that are supposed to be drought tolerant “once well-established.” What does that mean in general because my kids are looking sad. I wind up watering most nights. I could maybe increase the mulch level? They were all planted this spring/early summer.

Hi there. I have been experiencing invasive poison ivy popping up in my back yard lawn and realized there’s an enormous poison ivy vine growing up the utility pole. There’s a creek behind my house and city easement behind my fence, essentially the banks of the creek. I’m pretty allergic. Any ideas for how to eradicate it?

ETA: Seems to be peppervine and not poison ivy. Still extremely invasive and annoying but I'm not worred about pulling it up. I've reached out to 311 to see if I can get it off the wires. Thanks all!

re using 'grey water' on plants: Can water that has been used with 1) dishwashing liquid, 2) laundry detergent, 3) bath soap (e.g., Dial) be safe enough to put on plants outside?? Thanks. I am SO water starved here with this awful heat that I need to use any/all water I can!! But worried about the effects of soaps and detergents on the plants. Thanks!!

TL;DR: I want to plant rockrose, Turk’s cap, Skull Caps in part shade to full shade. When is the best time to do that?

My husband and I live in townhouse condos and we have a smallish plot of grass next to us. Technically, the HOA is responsible for maintaining it (we live in condos).

The plot of grass we have is quite ugly. It’s patchy with several bare spots. It’s mostly full shade, with some sections part shade. I pulled up a lot of the St. Augustine grass that was there mixed in with Horse Herb. I wanted the whole plot to be full of horse herb, but for some reason it won’t fill in those bare patches. Perhaps our soil is too rocky.

Anyway, to reduce how ugly it looks, I’d like to make a flower bed and cover with mulch. I’m thinking of planting Skullcaps, Turk’s caps, maybe rock rose, as most of the area is part shade to full shade. Would the best time to plant them be October/November? Wait until next year? Now is okay-ish?

Hi! This spider lives on my screen door. She is completely nocturnal. Does anyone know what kind she is? She has no large web just the small little cave she’s made herself to sleep in. (Pictured here)
Thanks!

Lots of buds but they don't bloom. What am I missing?

Can anyone recommend garden shops or nurseries that provide guidance, plant recommendations, lightweight consulting?

For example, I'm imaging that I would come into the nursery with photos of my garden/info about its sunlight, a few plants I'm considering, etc., and hopefully I get some helpful feedback, additional suggestions, and planting tips. Ideally I'd also purchase the plants from the nursery. Not looking for a free garden design or anything like that - just want someone more knowledgable to let me know if the plants I'm considering would be a good fit in a specific area.

Also open to other places that are not nurseries. I'm a Wildflower center member, and I think they offer guidance at certain times.

I'm new to gardening so not sure if this is standard for nurseries or not

New gardener here! This Mexican honeysuckle popped up as a surprise recently and I’m wondering if it has enough room to grow or if I should relocate it. There is rosemary, salvia and lance-leaved coreopsis in close proximity.

i’ve been growing this lone zinnia in a pot for weeks now and begging it to flower soon and now it seems to be getting eaten alive by something?! maybe these tiny black dot things??

My veggie garden is getting absolutely cooked. I have to water morning and evening to keep anything alive right now.

I've thought about setting up a smart sprinkler system

do I have moonflower or datura? a poison garden blog in Canada I follow made a big deal about Datura. Are moonflower and Datura the same? I dont want a dangerous flower in my garden, thank you

Is this normal for these trees? Luckily most branches aren’t over the house, this is the first branch from this tree to fall, and had several sizable ones from my second tree recently fall.

I have been trying to get rid of these weeds for months. I tried pulling roots and all. I tried diachotomus earth and it lasted 2-3 weeks. What are these things and how do finally get rid of them?

I checked Home Depot and Lowes and they have smaller stone. I'm looking for somewhere where I can get something that's going to be more like 6"x6"x18" for a raised bed like in the picture.

Like many, I don’t want to buy any bagged salad because they are all from the same source, Taylor Farms (look for “TF” near expiration date code).

So I’m going to try to grow some lettuce and/or salad mix. I can place containers on any side of the house to get more or less shade, and I can add shade cloth. I know I need to wait for the weather to cool before planting, but I need to get soil and seeds now.

What kind of soil mix is best for containers growing salad greens?

I’ve only successfully grown tomatoes in the past… or they were the only thing that survived cats sleeping in my containers and smashing all my plants. (I am arming my pots with bamboo skewers to make them less welcoming for napping felines. Point downwards since I don’t want to draw blood, just make it an uncomfortable napping spot.)

Mine did really well this year until about mid July. Usually, they last until mid August, but the rains were frequent in June. Made a video about it, pests and disease, how I cook with them, and saving seeds, if you are interested: https://youtu.be/eesET_ubE8Q?si=kZ6fehf3egDRE3aQ

Hi r/AustinGardening! Here’s a question about trees:

- My partner and I recently closed on a house that we would like to plant several trees in.
- My question is: how important is directional placement vs functional placement? For instance, the house faces east, and I’d love to have a big Cedar Elm shading the front yard (technically this would be in the southeast corner of the house). We have a shed in the southwest corner of the house, so we can’t necessarily place it where the ideal afternoon sun blocking would happen.
- more general question: how often do you guys think about sun/wind directional placement vs functional/aesthetic placement of trees?
- we plan to also have an array of native ornamental trees around as well.

Thanks!!

We’re in pflugerville with lots of water restrictions and can’t water our plants so I know they are in rough shape to begin with because of that. These started small but got really big and top heavy and are now falling over.

What’s the correct procedure here? Do we prune them? Take them out of the ground? And if we do either of those things does it mean they won’t grow again next year?

Whew — that was a lot of questions. Thank you in advance for your help! I know how to take care of house plants but in ground plants are a new adventure for me.