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Design
Tip
Rain Gardens
 This week's approaching
tropical storm may provide us with some much needed rain. Hopefully, it
won't be a deluge. If your landscape has a low area that seems to
collect water or is slow to drain, why not turn it into a rain garden
with beautiful plants that will thrive in such areas. Learn
more... 
by Theresa Schrum |
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Cool
Plant
Toad Lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
 Perennial
native to Asia. The toad-lily, I assume, gets its name from the spotted
orchid-like flowers that are produced in the fall. This shade-tolerant
perennial is easy to grow, adaptable to drought and a reliable bloomer.
It flowers when many plants are finished for the season. Learn
more...
by
Theresa Schrum |
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Be sure to
listen to Garden Basics on The Lawn and Garden Show 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:
 Watch for
the red or yellow, spider-like flowers of spider lily, also called
surprise lily - because the foliage is nowhere to be seen when it
blooms.
more....
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Q: My tomato
leaves are turning chartreuse then yellowing and spreading out. I've
limed every year except this one to prevent blossom end rot. - Jill R.
Q: Can you help me identify this cotton
candy webbing that is on my daughter's oak tree in Valdosta? 
Q: I
found an odd bush in my back yard. It has light green hairy seed pods.
Any idea what it might be? - Billy S.
Although
not every native plant is drought-tolerant or carefree, their main
advantage is that they are more adapted to our heat and humidity. Many
are just as colorful as common non-native plants you'd find at a garden
center. The University of Georgia has just published a 