Gardening & Landscaping
saisongbird
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RIP Dr. Irving Fishman - 10/1/19-7/25/10 - thank you for holding on for me.
You made my wedding day complete.
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Repairing a Sandy-damaged backyard
Hi all,
My beautifully landscaped backyard was destroyed during flooding from Superstorm Sandy. Our arborvitaes are beyond dead, as are several of our other shrubs. We're in Long Island. I am trying to find plants and shrubs that if we are flooded again will withstand salt water, but everything I'm finding is either some form of a noxious weed, can't grow up north, or is poisonous. I'd like something that flowers or that just isn't green all year round. Any suggestions?
RIP Dr. Irving Fishman - 10/1/19-7/25/10 - thank you for holding on for me.
You made my wedding day complete.
Re: Repairing a Sandy-damaged backyard
Sorry to hear what happened to your yard. I think people will feel the effects of Sandy for years to come.
I'd recommend going to a nursery in your area and speaking to a plant specialist. This is probably a question that comes up often now for
Plant something tolerant of salt. There is still a high level of salt in the soil, and it will persist for years, so that is your most important criteria to meet. You will not find a whole landscape full of col