An article on Fine Gardening by Paul Zimmerman.
http://www.finegardening.com/i...

Very clever, and it makes perfect sense!

It works with layers of wet newspapers too! I use that method for all plantings near my big trees as the root competition is fierce. Gives the new guy time to get big enough to duke it out with the tree.

Sue: That is the most gorgeous picture of a bouquet I've ever seen. It is spectacular. Those colors are perfect. Yum!

How do you use the newspapers? Just line the hole with them?

Thanks Lisa, the two flanking the coral colored Brass Band bloom are Cafe and the top 2 yellow ones are my favorite, Eureka.

Yup I just line the hole and then water then until they are totally saturated.

I need to try that; I have a rose bed that is lined with trees and the roots are a problem for the recently planted roses, I'm sure. - Definitely easier than the box method.

By the way: did your striped flock ever come back?

They fooled us and never left They just waited us out and then made a new door behind the bird bath. Obviously skunks are smarter than the average baer My tru luv looks like this about it