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Donna Mack

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Expertise

I can answer questions about pest control, especially voles, rabbits, chipmunks and slugs, and have done so on Garden Watchdog under the name DonnaMack. I have a lot of expertise with ornamental grass, hardy roses and old garden roses, minor bulbs such as ornigothalem, chionodoxa and allium as well as most types of lilies. I grow perennials from seed.

Experience in the area

I have been gardening since 1998 and have raised roses, peonies, annuals and perennials (the latter two from seed), and numerous shrubs and trees, many of which I have planted. I am familiar with many organic techniques and use as many as I can but know the chemical solutions, which are most benign and how to use them. I LOVE gardening, and I get great satisfaction with helping others so that they reach the state of joy that gardening can bring to those inclined to it.

Publications

I have numerous entries in Garden Watchdog under the name DonnaMack.

Education/Credentials

My only credentials are extensive self study through books (I've probably read 100) and an arts degree, which helps with aesthetics. I am purely an amateur, but one who studies, reads, and documents extensively. My gardening log began in 2000, and has hundreds of entries.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Alice	05/18/12	10	10	10	Donna is clear, concise and knowledgeable which .....
Ed	04/30/12	10	10	10	Thanks for your comments. Hopefully the late .....
Renee	02/14/12	10	10	10
Jonathan	10/20/11	10	10	10
Cece	09/05/11	10	10	10	Thanks so much. My fuschias are blooming .....

Recent Answers from Donna Mack

2012-05-20 roses:

Hi Rosie (how appropriate!) Roses can be rooted at any time of year, but the cooler months, November through February, are the best in terms of success. So feel free to undertake this now, or wait for

2012-05-17 Moving fully grown shasta safely:

You are truly welcome! Well.. It would really be better for the plants if you did not divide them just before they bloom, which is, I believe, the stage at which they are now. Plants bloom to attract

2012-05-17 Moving fully grown shasta safely:

Hello Alice, One of the terrific things about plants is that you can actually move them while fooling them into thinking that nothing has happened. The trick is to do so with the optimum conditions

2012-04-30 Daffodils:

Hello Ed, Thank you for your patience with all my questions. I think you have it! Planting them in late December gave them insufficient time to set down roots and build up their strength for bloom.

2012-04-30 Daffodils:

Greetings Ed, I am sorry about your disappointment with your daffodils. I have some questions for you, which may help. Did you feed your daffodils with a high nitrogen fertilizer? If you did, you

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