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Reader
Questions:
 Q: Squirrels are tipping my hummingbird feeders and
drinking the syrup. I guess they need to wash down the seeds. Nancy H.
 Q: My tomatoes are covered with aphids. What in the
world can I do to control them? Phyllis W.
 Q: My Annabelle hydrangea is making kooky blooms.
It tried to form a globe but instead has a wide, flat flower. Ricardo B.
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Garden
Knowledge:
Pruning
Hydrangeas
 There are several different kinds of hydrangeas in local
gardens. Each can be pruned in a different season.
Click
here for a guide to the identification and care of hydrangeas.. |
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New Zealand Trip
 Trip
Remember how cold it gets in Atlanta in January? Brrrrrrr! Would you
like to join me on a garden tour to a place where it's warm? How about
New Zealand and Australia?! I will be leading a garden tour Down Under
on January 8 - 21, 2011. Get all
the details here. |
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Garden
Calendar
Walter's To Do List for July
Plant marigold, prune basil, pick squash, ...more
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Ask
an Arborist
Tree Identification
 "What is that tree?" A curious person wrote me about a tree
he had seen along a trail in Kennesaw. Although he was unable to
provide me with an image, his description of long vertical sections of
peeling bark led me to believe he had seen a shagbark hickory. ....find
out here 
by
Theresa Schrum
Sponsored by: Bartlett
Tree Experts
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Cool
Plant
Canadian Ginger (Asarum
canadense)
 Deciduous ground cover native to the eastern half of the
U.S. and Canada. Less than six inches tall, Canadian ginger grows in
medium to heavy shade spreading to form a thick blanket of large
heart-shaped leaves. Because it isn't evergreen, there is no need to
remove fallen leaves from canopy trees every autumn. Learn
more...
by Theresa Schrum
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