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Marianne Binetti 		 

Marianne Binetti, an Enumclaw writer, is the author of several garden books. Her latest are "Easy Answers for Great Gardens" and "Perennials for Washington and Oregon". She also gives daily one-minute gardening tips on KIXI-AM/880, at 11:37 a.m. and 3:37 p.m. Her column appears Thursdays in the P-I. Send questions from her Web site -- www.binettigarden.com -- or to: Ask Marianne, P.O. Box 872-PI, Enumclaw, WA 98022. Selected questions will be addressed on the P-I garden pages each week.

Marianne Binetti headlines: 2/1/2008 - 5/13/2008

- Just Ask: Mulch guards roses from invading fungi (5/8/2008)
- Trim or keep clusters on lily of the valley (5/1/2008)
- Just Ask: Herb lawn is a fragrant undertaking (4/24/2008)
- Just Ask: Chocolate cosmos is sweet but short-lived (4/17/2008)
- Just Ask: Spread your ashes, but keep them off rhodies (4/10/2008)
- Just Ask: Look for baby slugs munching phlox buds (4/3/2008)
- Just Ask: Magnesium deficiency is very common in gardenias (3/27/2008)
- Ask Marianne Binetti: Snip rebel branches and make them weep (3/20/2008)
- Ask: Wind-damaged foliage won't revive (3/13/2008)
- Just Ask: Cut hellebore blossoms are tricky to display (3/6/2008)
- Just Ask: Clematis will act as a living curtain (2/28/2008)
- Just Ask Marianne Binetti: Container tips to help get beginners started (2/21/2008)
- Just Ask: Tips for having the best time at the show (2/14/2008)
- Just Ask: Almost time to prune ornamental grass (2/7/2008)

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