r/SimpleGardening

My husband planted a couple of rows and 2 raised beds of wildflowers for me this year and it’s been so so exciting to watch them grow. Discovering new flowers daily and wondering what each will be as they grow has been so magical and fun! I’m literally out here every day taking photos 🌸💕💕🥰

I weeded and mulched this area. The previous owner planted mint and I've been fighting it, I know for I'm going to see the mint come back so im looking for suggestions.

I want to plant something nice and esthetic here, something that can help out compete the mint which im sure I'll still be dealing with.

Strong preference for something native to New York that encourages pollinators.

The spot gets a lot of sun in afternoon, no shade from foilage.

Tysm in advance! New to sub and rather amateur gardener.

4'x8' raised box. All dirt. Thyme, chives, oregano, sage, lavender, and rosemary never die. Parsley, dill, stevia, cilantro, and lettuce get replanted. Zone 8B. Fun experiment, love it.

This area was home to a very last maple tree (100 or more years ago) and it was cut down a few years ago. The area around the tree is very spongy but it grows some massive weeds. What kind of ground cover or plant would do well here? For context, I live in SW Ohio and it is a full sun area.

Hope they survive!

Have you seen Praying Mantis being born before? It’s truly amazing to witness. If I catch this clutch hatching, I’ll post it!

I had so much luck with basil last year, am I doing something wrong?

Also the blueberries I honestly can’t tell if something wrong or if I just need to be more patient.

Any help and/or wisdom? Thank you!!

So, I somewhat impulsively bought some live tomato plants from Amazon 🤦🏻‍♀️. Are they salvageable?

The paper in the package said to leave them in the pots they came in until they outgrow them. And says to transplant them when they have 3-4 sets of “true leaves”, and that they should be 3-6 inches tall. How can I tell if leaves are true? Also they are all about 3” tall, so maybe I should transplant them right away? I’m thinking to put them outside when I do transplant them.

Any advice? Thanks!

I do not get much sun. I have changed out the soil a couple times and no matter what it’s always crappy. I get a bit of morning sun in this spot but not for long. The bleeding hearts are doing fine but it dies off after spring. I’m in zone 5

I have this plant, I believe it’s an elephant ear plant? It was gifted to me and I’ve been doing my best to keep it alive. I have a horrible track record with plants but luckily it’s lived! I’m just a bit confused. Usually when it grows new leaves they grow out of the middle of the plant. But suddenly a couple days ago it started sprouting leaves from the outside of the plant. Is this good/ neutral/ bad? Do I need to do anything about it? Trim it? Or leave it be? I know nothing about plant maintenance. I assumed since all prior leaves sprouted from the middle of the plant that’s what it would keep doing so now I’m confused. Any advice would be great, thanks

Pictures included are the plant and the new little leaves, as well as a circled image of where the leaves usually grow from.

Does anyone have any advice or tips on what the next step is or pointers on if I'm doing the right thing?

(Dog picture for attention)

Apologies it appears reddit has nuked the picture quality

I am uni student back home for the summer and really want to revitalise and transform our family garden. Over time things have overgrown and been chopped down and atm it's a huge mess.

***I have a plan though (please tell me whether I'm delusional).***

Firstly, the plant in the last picture keeps popping up in spots all over the garden - what is and how do I get rid of it and stop it from coming back?

Secondly the 6th picture is of my plan for the garden.

The possibility of getting a new shed that faces towards the house rather than sideways is possible.

Garden is North-East facing.

Soil type is some sort of clay i think???

Living in the North-West means we get a decent bit of cold and lots of rain.

*So, my plan...*

I want to build a Japanese inspired bed where the acer and bamboo already sits (BED #1). The bamboo i think it's shapeable? And the acer is a bit of a mess but i think im right in saying you should only prune them in winter? It looks to have a lot of height but not much volume (any advice?)

Where the patio is below i want to build a nice tall flower planter for some seasonal things. On the left of it.

The left hand side (BED #3) already has a small veg patch i made a while back and I'd be looking to expand that (using sleepers instead of pallet wood) as well as possibly some berry bushes if possible? There are currently two stumps there one is manageable and I think I could do it myself but the other is from quite a large tree that was cut down. (Any advice on getting them out)

Bed #2 at the back of the garden id like to have some colour. I'm thinking some sort of lavender and hydrangea?

Honestly any advice at all would be great im already aware of the need for bordering and then compost and mulch but I really need help with what's viable (and low maintenance for when I'm away at uni)

I've also made a spreadsheet with costs and what i think I'll need equipment wise (my estate has a community tool bundle I'll be making use of for the most part) but any items you think I've missed or will definitely need please let me know!

TYIA for any comments I really appreciate all the help!