Design Tip: Easy to Grow Annuals
- by Theresa Schrum
 This is the
last in the series of easy to grow plants for Georgia. Despite the fact
that fall and winter are approaching, our climate permits us the luxury
of gardening year round. Soon it will be time to switch out the summer
annuals for the winter annuals. Learn
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Cool Plant of the Week:
- by Theresa Schrum
Prairifire Crabapple (Malus x 'Prairifire') Deciduous flowering
tree of garden origin. As flowering cherries often succumb to a number
of pests in Georgia, I often recommend that gardeners take a look at
the disease-resistant line of flowering (and slightly fruiting)
crabapples. Prairifire has red flowers in spring, new red foliage, red
edible fruit in summer and good fall color. Learn
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The
Georgia Gardener Newsletter 
Q: We
have a vine that has killed a dogwood tree in our yard. The leaves look
like grape leaves and it has small blue-black berries. 
Q:
Can you ID this pretty little flowering plant? It is a ferny looking
vine with a tiny red flower. - Gaye L.
Q:
One of my deodar cedars is rapidly becoming a skeleton. I found it is
being eaten alive by clusters of spotted yellow caterpillars with
bright red lips.
Q: My
wife and I found some empty shells of what we thought was some sort of
beetle. Our first thought was that they were pine beetles from hell. -
Tim & Kay W. 
trim back
the tropical hibiscus you kept outdoors for the summer. Make plans for
where you'll place it indoors in bright light.
The EPA says
indoor air can be 100 times more polluted than outdoor air. Peachtree
Heating & Air offers a free indoor air quality analysis - a $59
value - with your air conditioning system tune up.