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Got a gardening question you need answered? Send your questions to washingtongardener@rcn.com and use the subject line “Q&A.” Please also include your first name, last initial, and what city plus state you are writing from. Photos are also encouraged. Then look for your answered questions in upcoming issues of Washington Gardener Magazine in our "KnowItAll" column.

Our Q&A columnist, Debra Ricigliano (pictured here), is a Certified Professional Horticulturalist. She has worked as a Horticulture Consultant for the Maryland Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center since 1997. Debra enjoys gardening at her home in Highland, MD. Debra is a graduate of the Institute of Applied Agriculture at UMCP and a talented, all-round horticulturist.