We moved into an older home last summer that was owned by an elderly lady who passed away. She had a beautiful garden on the side of the house with all kinds of perenials–daylilies, irises, daffodils, tulips, daisies, etc. We were too busy with the house to do anything with it then, but now things are coming up, and we’d like to bring it back to it’s former glory. Trouble is, it’s overrun with weeds, and we can’t tell what’s coming up at this point. How do we clean this garden up if we can’t tell what’s weeds and what’s good stuff? Any advice would be really appreciated, thanks!

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I just put in some plants and blubs yesterday in my garden. Almost all of them are still under the dirt. Do I still put the mulch down now or do I wait until they pop up above the dirt? If I can put it down now, will the plants come through the mulch?

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i am wanting to start a vegetable garden but my problem is my neighbor has cats that are always in my back yard thinking it is a huge litter box any ideas would be very helpful i also have 3 kids so want to make sure it is safe for them as i also just want to keep the cats away i don’t want to harm them in any way
wow thanks for all of these great answers

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