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Come
See Me!
Come see me! We'll do a live radio broadcast this Saturday at the
Lindbergh Pike Nursery and at the
Marietta (120 Loop) store on Apr. 26. I'll be answering garden
questions and signing books at 2:00 at the
Hawkes Library in West Point, GA this Sunday, Apr. 20.
Garden Knowledge:
It's easy at this time of year to notice which lawns look great and
which are a bit ratty. The good looking ones are free of weeds, dark
green (for fescue) or  evenly greening up (for
bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, etc). Certainly some of them are cared for
by professionals...but you can get results that are just as good if you
follow a regular schedule of maintenance. I have assembled
Care Sheets and Maintenance Calendars on all turfgrasses just for
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Reader
Questions:
 Q: My pansies
are filled with small bugs. I think that they are lacebugs, but didn't
think that they were out this early. Todd F.
Q: I recently found a shrub with weeping limbs and tasty-looking
fruit. I don't recall ever seeing this before. Isn't it odd that
anything would fruit in late March? Larry U.
 Q: My Peace Lily
has serious problems. The leaves are coated with a shiny, sticky
crystal. It looks like somebody sprayed it with a can of Sprite. The
stems have brown growths on them. Dan L.
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on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. We'll open the phone lines for first time
homeowners to ask their most puzzling questions.
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Garden
Calendar:
 Plant the seeds of
annual flowers such as marigold, cosmos, zinnia and celosia. Mix lots
of soil conditioner in beds to help them be drought tolerant.
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Design
Tip
Perennials for Dry Shade
 Having a lush garden in
dry shade is not impossible but it does require making some good plant
choices as well as good soil preparation. You may be surprised that
even perennials that usually require more moisture can adapt to dry
shade even during a drought.
Learn
more...
Cool Plant
Green and Gold (Chrysogonum
virginianum)
 Semi-evergreen
perennial native to the Southeastern U.S. Green and gold is a cheerful
creeping groundcover that can be seen blooming now with five-petaled
bright yellow flowers in hardwood forests around Georgia. It's easy to
grow and adapts to a wide range of garden conditions, including dry
shade.
Learn
more...
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Listen to Walter Reeves' "Lawn and Garden Show"
on
News-Talk 750 WSB, Saturdays 6am - 10am.
Walter Reeves, The Georgia Gardener | 1601 West Peachtree St. NE |
Atlanta,GA 30309 |
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