Archive for September, 2010
Fescue FAQ
Fall is the best season to plant fescue seed. Nights are cool, days are warm….and best of all, you don’t have to sweat as much as you work! I’ve assembled some of my most helpful pages of fescue planting information:...
Callaway Gardens Annual Plant Fair & Sale
Hours are as follows: Thursday, March 24th – 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Friday & Saturday, March 25th & 26th – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday, March 27th – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm The Annual Plant Fair and...
25th Annual Southern Gardening Symposium
One of the South’s Premier Gardening Events Experience this three-day symposium devoted to gardening in the South! Program includes: in-depth workshops; garden tour; topics including Rick Darke’s livable landscape, Michael Dirr’s best plant recommendations, and best gardening practices; a silent...
Garden Bugs (ID complete)
Small bugs on butter bean plants. Have a faint odor similar to stink bugs. What do I need to do about...
BYO (BRING YOUR OWN) CONTAINER WORKSHOP
Are your summer annual containers looking really tired? With the cooler weather arriving, you can now plant Pansies for fall & winter color. So bring your own container to either one of Autumn Hill Nursery & Landscaping locations and we’ll...
Bacterial Leaf Scorch – On Oak
Q: My oak is turning brown and dropping leaves earlier than normal (late September). What could cause this beside drought? A: Art Morrist, a certified Arborist with Bartlett Tree Experts, says: “It’s possible that late-season browning on oaks could be...
Invasive Vine (ID complete)
Hello, I recently had 26 pines removed from my property in Marietta GA. About a week afterwards this vine appeared. Its growing all over my yard especially in the grass. It breaks at every joint and so I cant really...
11th Annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale
Trees Atlanta offers more than 1,000 plants including 200 species of trees, shrubs and tree-friendly vines for purchase by the public. This year’s sale, sponsored by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., focuses on shade trees and native trees that are disappearing...
Thorny Mystery (ID complete)
Found a few of these growing in the back of my backyard. Thorns on the stems and leaves. This one has made a couple of hard yellow/green...
is this a Cosmos (ID complete)
These flowers suddenly appeared in our vegetable garden. we planted (what we thought) was a celery stalk. What are these lovely...
two prehistoric looking plants (ID complete)
The last people who lived here left these two prehistoric looking plants. One is about 5 feet “tall” but grows crooked. (Maybe because it it too tall for the pot) It shot out leaves from the very tip around June....
Hebe – Growing in Georgia
Q: I saw a plant in Germany which I would like to grow here. The label from the plant named it “Hebe buxifolia”. Is it locally available? A: Hebe is native to New Zealand, where it is grown as an...
two mystery plants
purchased last spring at local garden center. they have been outside all summer. the round one bloomed a little, and they both have grown a...
11th Annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale!
The 11th Annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale will feature more than 1,000 native and unusual trees and plants. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Trees Atlanta, we will offer 25 species and varieties of trees, shrubs, and forest-safe vines...
Unknown Vine (ID complete)
This vine plant started growing rapidly in August and when I looked at it one morning, it took over my tomato plants and it had beautiful indigo colored flowers. I didn’t plant this and it was in a bed that...
Norcross Garden Club Fall Plant Sale
Join us for the Norcross Garden Club Fall Plant Sale. We will have a great selection of fall plants to choose from. Also don’t miss the great deals and great selection of pass a long plants from our member’s gardens....
“Fall For the Garden”
Clayton County Master Gardeners present their 5th Annual Symposium with speakers Jim Harrington (“Soil Preparation, Landscape Maintenance and Plant Idiosynccrasies”); Jason Magistro (“Wilson Brothers’ Nursery 20 Favorite Plants”); Shannon Pable (“Pruning”); Michael Francis (Japanese Maples”). Add vendors, good food, door...
unknown plant (ID complete)
This came up in my rose garden a couple of years ago. I cut it back but it came back even bigger. I dug it up (long tap root) and replanted in another area to see what it would do....
Japanese Beetle – Plants Resistant to Them
Q: Are there any plants that Japanese beetles DON’T eat? A: Sure – I never see them on pine, lamb’s ear, lantana or holly! On the other hand, the list of plants they DO eat is quite long. Here’s a...
Tree or plant? (ID complete)
My neighbor, knowing i was a Master Gardener left this on my back porch and i can’t identify it. She said it was growing in the ground, was about three feet tall. It has two opposing leaves on each node...
