my garden is a mess! i need help - July 6th, 2006 at 06:54 AM
some of you may have experienced the monsoon rains from last week on the east coast and may be able to relate....
after almost 6 inches of rain in my poorly draining yard/garden - many of my plants and shrubs are dying!! i just got back into town, and my russian sages (2), petunias (3), rose, hibiscus, plum tree, and phlox are either close to dead or dead. Three are also a bunch of other perrenials whose names i can't remember dying as well. this started after the rains, and i was only gone 3 days over the 4th, and my garden looks horrible now.
i was wondering if i can trim everything back and see if any of them come back, or if i should remove them and get new plants. it is really hot right now, i'm not sure what would be best. i also have grasshopers everywhere!! and a new one for me - japanese beetles are eating everything; my roses, sunflowers, and hibiscus (the living ones) foliage is ruined.
help please! i am frustrated - everything looked so good 2 weeks ago
thanks!
after almost 6 inches of rain in my poorly draining yard/garden - many of my plants and shrubs are dying!! i just got back into town, and my russian sages (2), petunias (3), rose, hibiscus, plum tree, and phlox are either close to dead or dead. Three are also a bunch of other perrenials whose names i can't remember dying as well. this started after the rains, and i was only gone 3 days over the 4th, and my garden looks horrible now.
i was wondering if i can trim everything back and see if any of them come back, or if i should remove them and get new plants. it is really hot right now, i'm not sure what would be best. i also have grasshopers everywhere!! and a new one for me - japanese beetles are eating everything; my roses, sunflowers, and hibiscus (the living ones) foliage is ruined.
help please! i am frustrated - everything looked so good 2 weeks ago
thanks!