New gardeners come with a basketful of questions

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Dean Fosdick

Gardening-Beginner Q and A

This Sept. 26, 2010 photo shows a Halloween display at the Red Lion Inn, in Stockbridge, Mass. Parents new to gardening often ask how they can get their children interested in the activity. Industry reps usually suggest growing plants that have multiple uses, flavors or fragrances, such as pumpkins, strawberries, sunflowers, radishes and marigolds, along with others. (AP Photo/Dean Fosdick)

Dean Fosdick

Gardening-Beginner Q and A

In this August 15, 2012 photo, a Blackmail buck looks up after feasting on grapevines in a backyard vineyard near Langley, Wash. The area is surrounded by an eight-foot-high fence but it was of little use that day because the property owner forgot to close one of the gates. Some of the most frequently asked questions from people new to gardening concern predators, like how to deal with foraging deer that have voracious appetites. (AP Photo/Dean Fosdick)