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Tom Alonzo U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.92 Clarity of Response 9.94 Timeliness 9.84 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 3064	I have been a gardener for 20 years with perennials both growing from seed and from nurseries. I went through the Master Gardener Program from Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service and I answered questions on the Hotline a few years ago for the Wyandotte County Kansas Extension Service. I have also lived in the Florida, California, Hawaii, Arizona, Texas, Kansas and Missouri and am experienced with a variety of climates, soils and weather conditions.
Gill Borchardt U.K. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 63	Where, when and how to plant perennials in various parts of the country,especially the south-west and north-east of England and the west highlands of Scotland

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Tom Alonzo

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I have been a gardener for 20 years with perennials both growing from seed and from nurseries. I went through the Master Gardener Program from Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service and I answered questions on the Hotline a few years ago for the Wyandotte County Kansas Extension Service. I have also lived in the Florida, California, Hawaii, Arizona, Texas, Kansas and Missouri and am experienced with a variety of climates, soils and weather conditions.

Gill Borchardt

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Where, when and how to plant perennials in various parts of the country,especially the south-west and north-east of England and the west highlands of Scotland

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2009-11-18 dahlias:

Hello Jean As long as your cellar is cool and frost free, you can certainly over-winter the dahlia tubers there. Take them out of the packaging they came in and if the growth you have noticed is

2009-11-16 Grape Hyacinth:

Hi Glen, Thanx for your question. Put the bulbs in a place where they can dry off and then shake off the dirt. Don't wash the bulbs because this can cause rot. Store the bulbs in a net sack like an

2009-11-10 Magnolia Trees:

Hi Steve, Thanx for your question. I agree with the arborist. I think the chemicals from the pool stressed the tree. Rainfall will leach the chemicals out of the soil. Use a fertilizer like 10-20-10

2009-11-07 Mexican Heather:

Hi Debbie, Thanx for your question. Mexican heather has zero tolerance for frost. Bring the plant indoors and cut away all the dead growth. Keep the plant in a warm, sunny window and water once a week

2009-11-06 winterizing Alstroemerias and climbing roses:

Hi Heidi, Thanx for your question. You can wait for your first frost to kill back the alstroemeria and then cut the dead foliage off and mulch the plant. The climing roses should be fine for the winter

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