Creating a beautiful garden or landscape

We just put this fence in at the end of this last summer. I need some plant ideas to put in along the fence line. Perennials would be best. Also I have wet dry spots in certain areas. Right now there are only hostas under the cedar tree, 2 peonies, and a butterfly bush. Can you give me some ideas?

Most of the trees and plants on my lot were cleared away when the home was built, so there’s nothing left to attract birds or other wildlife. Can you suggest some fast-growing plants?

I have a very large evergreen tree in my backyard and I would like to have a bird and butterfly garden in that corner. What will grow under and around this tree that will attract birds and butterflies?

I would like to create a garden that attracts butterflies. I wanted to use milkweed, but I read that it is very invasive and hard to control. Can you recommend one that is not invasive?

I'd like to add several raised flower beds to my yard, but I'm not sure where to start.

I just moved to a new home with lots of sun. I would like to plant a cutting garden. How should I amend the soil? What plants should I include that will provide flowers all season long?

What are the zones that you refer to in your articles. I have not been able to find them anywhere. I was told they are on the back of seed packages, but cannot locate them there either.
I would appreciate any help you can give me.

I had a new landscape installed about five years ago. I thought with minimal maintenance it would still look good. It doesn’t. Some perennials are floppy, some plants have died and others have taken up more than their fair share of the landscape. Please advise. I work and really need some knowledgeable help.

I want to start a moss garden. Where can I get the plants and how do I care for them?

I want to create raised beds for planting flowers around the base of several trees. How much soil should I add?

We moved into a new home last year that sits among a forest and has many trees throughout the yard. I often see pictures of flowers, like hosta, planted around the trees and I would like to do this.  I have read in your articles not to put any soil over roots or near trees as it will kill the tree.  How do other people plant around trees?

I want to start a flower bed where there is now grass.  Would a thick layer of cocoa bean mulch kill the grass?  I don't think I can dig it out.

My garden is overgrown with perennials and weeds.  The garden just doesn't seem as vibrant as it should.  Do you recommend I start over or try to fix what is there?

I want to convert several areas of my lawn to gardens.  I do not want to use any chemicals to kill the lawn.  Do you have any suggestions for making this job easier?

I would like to plant a windbreak this spring but have 4 special requirements that the plants have to fit into. Let me tell you what they are and I'm positive you will be able to help me. I would like an evergreen. Deer resistant. I know nothing is deer proof if the little guys are hungry enough. Doesn't need to be pruned or shaped. Has a small base when full grown. The lot line is very narrow on one side of our property. My Dad had an evergreen with small thorns on the branches. It had a nice pyrimidal form. I don't have a sample of the tree to identify it because he removed it because it was growing into the gutters and rubbing them when the wind blew. Do you know of any tree that fits my description? If you can suggest something that has berries for the wildlife, that would be the bomb. The wind blows like the dickens over our property and we would like some privacy from the neighbors. I hope you can help us.