Bring Your Hardest Questions!
It's your last chance of the season to visit a radio remote broadcast.
Bring your plants, insects and weeds you want identified! We'll be at Champion
Windows and Patio Rooms this Saturday from 6:00 to 10:00.
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Garden Knowledge: Chimney Swifts
A chorus of shrill "cheeps" coming from the fireplace chimney in May
does not signify bats. Bats almost never live in chimneys..... but the
common chimney swift does! I look forward to their return to my open
chimney in late spring each year. Our cat, however, does not!
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The
Georgia Gardener Newsletter 
Q:
My wife and I have found several small snakes in our front and back
yard. They have each been about 12 inches long with the same markings.
Do you recognize this type of snake? - Patrick C.
Q: What
is wrong with my 'Heritage' raspberries? About 25% are healthy green
but the rest look like this. 
Q:
I have a three year old sycamore tree. No leaves have appeared yet;
should I be concerned? I ask this because all of the other trees in my
subdivision seem to have leaves on them already. - Nancy P.
Q: We
have an older witchhazel that has these weird green and pink growths on
the leaves. There appears to be a hole in the back of the leaf, as if
something burrowed into it. - Betsy M.
Early Sunrise Tickseed (Coreopsis
grandiflora 'Early Sunrise') : Perennial native from the Great
Plains to the East Coast. Showy semi-double yellow flowers atop nearly
2 foot stems make this plant stand out in the late spring garden.
Flowering begins in early May and continues for some time. Plant in
full sun and well-drained soil. Deer resistant. 
A dry
streambed can be a beautiful as well as functional addition to your
garden. The design can create a focal point or be used to draw your
attention to a particular area as well as handle excessive runoff and
prevent erosion that can occur from heavy downpours. 
