Ask the Patch Pro: Experts Answer Your Spring Gardening Questions

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It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week we're talking about gardening. Patch wants to help you get your questions answered, but we needed some help. We've compiled a team of experts to help us out. Meet the experts:

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Colleen

11:18 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013

You are so welcome, Laura. I think we could do more than you think without spending anything. I know of some resources, such as where to get free mulch, compost, etc., which, with a few nice plants, could probably get your soil in good condition and look good too. Sometimes less is more. A west facing home is something I would love, as I tend to love things that bloom. Most plants bloom better …   more ›

O'Fallon's Highway K, I-64 Intersection Sign, Landscaping Project Complete

The design incorporates an entrance sign and plants.

Construction is now complete on the entrance sign and landscaping project at the Highway K and Interstate 64 entrance in O'Fallon. This is the first step in a long-term plan from the Community Landscape Improvement Program (CLIP) committee, for a city beautification project. The City Council unanimously approved basic design concepts for the project at the council's April 26 workshop. They approved an ordinance establishing a licence agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) at the July 12 meeting. The design incorporates the O’Fallon City Hall building and clock tower into the stone posts and steel structure of the sign. It also includes plans for native plants. O’Fallon’s Director of Public Relations Tom Drabelle …

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Highway K, I-64 Intersection Sign, Landscaping Under Construction

The design incorporates an entrance sign and plants.

Highway K, I-64 Intersection Sign, Landscaping Project Begins in August

The design incorporates an entrance sign and plants.

Construction will begin in August on the entrance sign and landscaping project at the Highway K and Interstate 64 entrance in O'Fallon. This is the first step in a long-term plan from the Community Landscape Improvement Program (CLIP) committee, for a city beautification project. The City Council unanimously approved basic design concepts for the project at the council's April 26 workshop. They approved an ordinance establishing a licence agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) at the July 12 meeting. The design incorporates the O’Fallon City Hall building and clock tower into the stone posts and steel structure of the sign. It also includes plans for native plants. The original design also called for flag poles, …

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Council Approves Sign, Landscape Design For Highway K, I-64 Intersection

The design incorporates an entrance sign, plants and three flagpoles.

The City of O’Fallon is taking the first steps in a long-term plan for a community landscape and beautification project. The City Council unanimously approved basic design concepts for an entrance sign and landscaping at the Highway K and Interstate 64 entrance to O’Fallon at the council's April 26 workshop. O’Fallon’s Director of Public Relations Tom Drabelle presented the Community Landscape Improvement Program (CLIP) committee’s plans at the workshop. The design incorporates the O’Fallon City Hall building and clock tower into the stone posts and steel structure of the sign. It also includes plans for native plants and three flagpoles.  Drabelle said the city has about $150,000 budgeted for the CLIP program in 2012 and the total …

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Thomas J. Stein

3:57 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012

This is great for O'Fallon.   more ›