This perennial came to the nursery where I was working, it had no id tag. Store marked it down due to that and at the days end I bought it. Flowers are skant, yellow and small. Stem is thin. Height is about 12". Leaves are heart-shaped. It grows well in shade till the very end of the day, then a little sun comes thru lattice fencing.

Hello, I hope you’re doing well. I’ve had this grass growing in a moist, shady area along a northeast facing wall for a few years now. It’s spread very quickly, and seems quite aggressive. I don’t mind it being there for now, as I don’t have much growing there, but I’d like to know whether it’s native or invasive. If it’s native, I’m happy to let it grow, but I don’t want to keep it if it’s an introduced species. It usually grows to between 2 and 4 feet tall, and has thick, strong stems. It mainly spreads through underground rhizomes, and forms dense clumps. I don’t have any pictures of the seeds, but I did get some closeups of the stems. I can take more pictures if needed. Thank you!

- Peter

This April I planted asparagus crowns. I planted 20 asparagus crowns (millenial and jersey) in a trench 7 inches deep 20ft long. At the bottom of each trench I added compost to about 1-2inches. The one step I forgot was to amend the soil with high phosphate fertilizer as per recommendation. My question is can I still add dry granular fertilizer to the soil somehow. I would like to till it into the soil but am afraid of damaging the asparagus that is starting to come up. Will the granular fertilizer still get deep enough if it watered in front he surface?

In an effort to ward off my rotten moles that wreck my yard, I want to spread something to kill the grubs. What do you suggest? Believe me, I know about the other methods...I have tried with no success.

Hello! I am hoping you can give me some advice regarding the best trees for a privacy fence in the twin cities area? We are hoping to plant trees along the edge of our yard to block out some loud traffic noise. I have been doing some research but I thought I’d reach out to the experts in Minnesota! I really like the look of American Arborvitae. I like that they are cylindrical because we don’t want the trees to take up a large circumference (the yard is pretty small). Does American Arborvitae grow well in the twin cities? Are they prone to any particular diseases? Any other recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated! We hope to make the best, educated decision! Thank you!

What does "Check for Bee Hazard" mean.

I know to prune after the blooms, since the flowers for next year will be on this year's new growth. My question is how much to prune? I have a decades old, thin, tall-ish lilac that gave a grand total of two blooms this spring! I see beautiful, thick lilacs in my area, covered with fragrant blooms. I think pruning will help, but how much to cut back? Thank you.

My daughter has a weed in her lawn that looks like clover. None of the id sites shows how clover grows. This is about 18 in across from a central root and stays flat to the ground. It has small white blooms. It is not like the clover that roots where it touches the ground.

Hello, I bought a house this year with a beautiful row of lilac bushes, however there is a vine that is smothering several of them. Are you able to identify this vine? My neighbor called it a "grape vine". How do you recommend removing it, and what should I do to the lilac bushes to bring them back to life? Also, do you think it's worth trying to transplant the vine to a different spot or just kill it? The first pic is a close up, the second shows where it is coming out of the ground (stem set apart from the rest of the bush), and the third shows the most damaged lilac bush. Thanks for your help!

Our nanny was doing a project with the kids and wound up with a bunch of baking soda/water slurry. She dumped it out on to a patch of Leptinella squalida. In a panic, we dumped a bunch of water on the patch to try to dilute it out...I think we just managed to distribute it through a larger patch of soil. I am pretty sure the plants are dead, is there anything we can do to condition the soil or do we need to dig it out and replace it? It is probably around 6 to 9 cubic feet of material affected with about a cup or so of baking soda. I attached a photo showing the extents (the tape measure is about 3ft extended, I added a yellow outline just outside the affected area) and a close up showing the dead vs live plants. Thanks!