Azalea - Growing, Pests and Propagating
Few plants are as beautiful and as varied as the azalea. These shrubs are emblematic of spring in Georgia.

A recent Un more...

Azalea and Rhododendron - Difference
According to David C. Zlesak at the University of Minnesota:

"Rhododendrons and azaleas are spectacular flowering shr more...

Azalea and Rhododendron Diseases
When an azalea or rhododendron just "up and dies" on you, it's hard to figure out why.

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Azalea Pruning and Lace Bugs
Azalea blooms are only a memory in June but there are still things to do for their care. If the shrubs are threatening to gro more...

Azalea-Planting Properly
In high dudgeon, Dave Hudak wrote me recently:

“Last year I planted twenty one azaleas. They were inexpensive one gal more...

Azaleas – Summer Pruning
If your azalea has been growing in a spot for a few years, it has likely reached the size you want. But the size an azalea wo more...

Bamboo - Clumping
A reader recently asked me "Is there a recommended clumping bamboo for Atlanta? I need one that grows to sixteen feet or more more...

Boxwood - Varieties
Boxwood Notes from Oklahoma Garde more...

Boxwood - Warts on Stem
Not long ago I discussed the symptoms of boxwood leaf miners. If your boxwood leaves do not have the characteristic reddish-y more...

Crapemyrtle - Pruned Correctly - Pictures
In my view, a well-pruned crapemyrtle has architectural form and a graceful appearance.

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Crapemyrtle - Pruned Poorly - Pictures
A poorly-pruned crapemyrtle is one where the top has been thoughtlessly hacked back to a knob.

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Crapemyrtle - Pruning
One of the most confounding arguments I face is whether and how to prune crape myrtles. They are mercilessly “murdered” by un more...

Crapemyrtle Cultivars
Crape myrtles are one of the most beautiful and carefree flowering plants of the Southern landscape. There are many different more...

Crapemyrtle Pruning - Shannon Pable's Comments
"Here’s how I look at it:

"For pollarding, you cut above the last pollarded cut; i.e. cut the newer wood and avoid cu more...

Crapemyrtle Pruning - Art Morris' Comments
"I think we all agree that the preferable treatment for a crape is to plant in the right place and let it go.

"Pollard more...

Crapemyrtle Pruning - Steve Pettis' Comments
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Crapemyrtle, Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle - Which is Correct?
When I exhorted my radio listeners to check out my webpages on more...

Daphne - Special Soil
The smell from the daphne shrubs growing near my front door has been intoxicating this year. I have two there, in front of th more...

Gardenia - When to Prune
Gardenias can often get too large for their spot. Their flowers are so beautiful and fragrant, many gardeners don't want to d more...

Harry Lauder's Walking Stick
Harry Lauder's Walking Stick is the folk name of contorted filbert, Corylus avellana L. 'Contorta'

These note more...

Hibiscus - Identification
I’ve received several questions over the last few weeks regarding hibiscus. Tropical hibiscus owners are bringing their plan more...

Holly - Pollination
I spoke at a training meeting for nursery personnel a few weeks ago and was inundated with questions about how hollies pollin more...

Hydrangea 'Lady in Red'
Few shrubs have caused the excitement engendered by 'Lady in Red' hydrangea. It is a patented selection of an Asian hydrangea more...

Hydrangea - Changing Flower Colors
"Lime makes 'em pink, sulfur makes 'em blue"....or is it the other way around? Indeed, adding lime to the soil around the com more...

Hydrangea - Pruning
Pruning hydrangeas is made complicated by the fact that gardeners grow several different species in the South. Each seems to more...

Hydrangeas - Pruning Late
Even though July is the preferred month to prune bigleaf hydrangeas, sometimes circumstances intervene to keep you from doing more...

Hydrangeas - Why They are Blue or Pink
We all know that life depends on chemistry. We may not understand the chemistry...but life goes on whether we understa more...

Juniper - Planting on Bank
Juniper is reputed to be a tough plant. It certainly is...but it’s not immune to poor soil conditions. A common problem occur more...

Lilac Success!
Just wanted to send you a picture of my lilac growing in my backyard in Henry County.

I am a transplanted Northerner a more...

Loropetalum
Loropetalum, Loropetalum chinense, sometimes called Chinese fringe flower, is a versatile shrub that is a member of th more...

Nandina - Pruning
Nandina is sometimes called "heavenly bamboo". The jointed, multiple stalks vaguely resemble bamboo, but the plant would neve more...

Oakleaf Hydrangea - Wilt
Armillaria root rot is common in landscape plantings of oakleaf hydrangea. The initial symptom is wilting of one or more shoo more...

Rose - Carefree Varieties
My favorite breakfast cereal has been “improved” once again. Now I’m implored to “Try It Hot!”.

Never mind that my mot more...

Shrub - Transplanting 1-2-3
Most shrubs and trees should be transplanted when the demand for water is least, in late fall or winter. Since many roots wil more...

Shrub - Fertilizing
It is easy to forget that shrubs, perennials and annuals need to be fed regularly during their growing season. If they were f more...

Shrub - Moving
Two of my son’s best buddies moved to South Carolina last summer. They were a familiar part of our family life for several ye more...

Shrub - Planting
To transplant shrubs, evaluate the site to determine its suitability. A soil test for specific plants now can save you proble more...

Shrub - Propagate from Cuttings
Early July is an excellent time to collect cuttings from favorite shrubs and to root them. Azalea, camellia and holly are ea more...

Shrub - Pruning
As spring approaches, the first yellow blooms on forsythia plants remind some gardeners that they have once again put off pru more...

Shrub - Pruning Calendar
The Home & Garden section of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution published a very nice pruning calendar several years ago. < more...

Shrub - Transplanting
Back during the summer, my wife and I threw a big party to celebrate the end of remodeling our kitchen and sunroom. In honor more...

Shrub Propagation - Soil Layering
Summer is a great time to propagate favorite shrubs by rooting stems underground. This is one of the simplest ways to multipl more...

Shrubs - No Flowers
I visited the proud parents of a new baby last week and was allowed to hold the young beauty in my arms. Just fed, she gradua more...

Shrubs – Protection in Winter
BLACK PLASTIC Though it seems counterintuitive, black plastic is a better covering for plants than clear plastic. The object more...

Viburnum - Distinguishing Snowball-type
As if gardeners didn’t have enough confusion sorting out plants which are not roses, but have rose in their name (rose of Sha more...

Viburnum - Pollination
Although hollies are better-known for their berries, viburnum shrubs can also have striking fruit each fall.

Two of th more...