May is when the grass begins to grow and their peers from the bush. Spraying weeds deciduous grass like dandelions and plantain, with a herbicide can begin once the temperature can depend on us to continue with 70 different hours.Creeping (Charley Nepeta hederacea) is called by many names (such as gill nets, on the ground ivy) that a definition might be in order. This herb is dragged along the ground, wire-thin stems rooting if longer. The leaves are toothed and rounded, its flowers are small peaks of the typical form of catnip. Creeping Charley thrives in the shade. You can be killed with sprays that materials developed for monitoring. This material, sold under several trade names, is widely available.Begin an insect control program for your roses when the leaves of the sticks are full size. Remember that the black dot, the most serious disease rose in the Midwest, can not be cured, can only be prevented. Keep the leaves at all times with a combination of dust cover. My capture the combination of PET and malathion. These "combo" has worked well for me in the years.Questions for the May issue of Landscape: I seem unable to grow successfully thoughts. They are fine in the spring, but fall by the end of June flowering.Answer: violets are cool-weather Massif, grow well in the Midwest until the spring, instead of trying to cultivate thoughts, a series of plant super beautiful, large – Scotch large flowered violas. They continue to thrive on hot days. Also perennials are quite reliable, live during the winter with only light protection.Question: Each year, our lawn bad burns on July 10. We fertilize regularly with a brand of sludge and replant bare spots each year. What could be wrong? Answer: I would say the grass is burned in early July, which is wounded by an overdose of nitrogen. Sewage sludge does not begin to decompose until mid-June and then releases nitrogen quickly so the grass is not fast enough to use. If you still use sewage sludge, reducing the application in half and fill with a good mix of fertilizers applied before growth begins in spring. Just what I do with my hand lady. This will require heavier, more growth so that plants can use nitrogen from the sludge later, when available. Also, the balances of the elements of plant food supplied by the two materials.Question: We want our house to plant shrubs, but do not know what varieties to purchase. How can we definitively what is best? Answer: First, visit your local park or a good nursery. If possible travel to the Chicago area to do, by all means at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. His collection of cover materials (examples of hedge planting formal and informal) is only worth the trip. In the Arboretum are all plants of the label. After seeing a variety of shrubs and trees, you will have a much better idea of the materials you want in your plant. Your breeder will be glad to know if you have selected shrubs thrive in your site.