How do I create a flower garden around a tree? I am a beginner in gardening and planting?

I have an old tree in front of my home. I like to add a flower bed around the tree, but I am new to planting and gardening. Also, my lawn needs a lot of care. Last year my husband tilled part of our lawn and we replanted new grass, but our lawn looks very unhealty with a lot of try, burned like spots. What can I do to have a healthy lawn, and how do I go about creating my flower bed around the tree. I like to put a border around the tree like a small wall maybe. I want the flower bed be higher than the actual lawn. We have mostly clay dirt. Can you give me some advice and/or help. Thanks.

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My apple tree is in bloom. When is the best time to spray and what is the best pesticide?

This tree produces great apples, but we lose a lot to worms. We live in California, so some pesticides may not be allowed. I would also appreciate pruning tips.

How to remove marker from a wooden tree house?

I have had this tree house since i was a toddler, i even helped work on it. Then just the other day some kids were in my yard and drew all over it with markers. That tree house is the only thing left of my childhood. It isnt a a funriture wood, just the typical wood for building a tree house.

What is the largest tree ever transplanted?

I know that smaller trees sold in garden centers are easiest to transplant but I was curious if anybody ever successfully transplanted a much larger tree Like, if the Army corps of engineers was ever tasked with moving a 200 food Oak, could they do it?

Can the green shoots from a fully mature avocado tree be grown into trees? How?

I know nothing about tending trees. I just broke about ten shoots off and they came clean. Most were growing close to the base of the tree. They range in length from approximately 6 inches to 5 feet. Are they “baby trees”?

Will Camphor tree sawdust be harmful to new plants?

We just cut down a very large, old Camphor tree. The stump and roots were ground into sawdust and I’m wondering if just leaving it to be tilled into the soil is ok. We’re planning new planting beds and I’m wondering if they’ll be challenged because of all that stinky sawdust. Thanks in advance!

Can you help me save my lemon tree from the freeze?

I live in the Sacramento, CA area and we are expecting temperatures in the low 20s for the next few nights. This is very unusual for us which is why I need help! On the news tonight they were warning people to cover up their citrus trees but they didn’t say with what. I went out today and picked all the remaining lemons because I didn’t want them ruined but now I’m worried about the tree itself. It’s a dwarf lemon about 4′ high and about 4′ around and really resembles a bush more than a tree as the branches go all the way to the ground. What should I use to cover is up? Would an old blanket work or would that be too heavy?

What is a good tree to plant in the middle of a lawn?

I live in California. I am looking for a nice, deciduous shade tree that does not have wandering roots, cottony fluff or is attractive to insects. I have Sweetgum trees in the front yard…is there something similar out there I dont know about?

How do we get tree pitch off pants before washing ?

OK, I sat on a new tree stump and ended up with some cedar tree pitch on my shorts. IS there anything we can do to take it off before I wash and dry them ?

What tree has Dark Burgundy heart shaped leaves that feel velvety?

Additional info: Doesn’t flower, the leaves goes from a burgundy to green colour in the autumn, the tree is 25 ft at present. It isn’t a Cercidiphyllum japonicum. Very similar but the leaf is heart shaped with serrated edges and the veins behind the leaf are burgundy not green. It doesn’t flower but there are tiny seed pods on the tree. As I have already said the leaves are serrated. The Forest pansy has heart shaped leaves that are smooth.

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