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 The
Georgia Gardener Newsletter |
October 5, 2006 |
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Garden
Knowledge:
 Few plants create color
in a winter landscape better than pansies. Given a mid October
planting, pansies laugh at temperatures in the 'teens. They are even
known to bloom after a winter snowstorm. Now is the time to concentrate
on planting pansies well so they will reward you with bounteous blooms
this winter and next spring.
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Come see me in Gainesville!
I'll join several outstanding gardening speakers at the Hall County
Master Gardeners' Fall Symposium, which begins at 9:00 this Saturday.
It's filling up fast! Register
Now |
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Questions: |
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 Q: I
was cutting my grass around my cherry tree and noticed oozing from a
place at the bottom of the trunk. Can I fill in the hole?
- William K.
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 Q: I have found in
my yard something which resembles a potato, but I think is some type of
mushroom. When crushed it has a black core. - Patty M.
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Cool Plant of the Week:
- by Theresa Schrum
Purple Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) Ornamental grass
native to the Southern United States. This is without a doubt one of my
favorite native plants. I'm not much for ornamental grasses, but this
is a beautiful plant with its iridescent purple-pink flowers which
appear in early October and become golden by frost. Plant in full sun
with other fall perennials or shrubs. Learn
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Design Tip: Deer Resistant Plants
- by Theresa Schrum
You spent 30 dollars for a prized hydrangea. You worked hard
preparing the soil, planting, watering and mulching. You look forward
to the beautiful blooms it will produce next year. However by next
morning, your shrub is six inches tall and has no limbs or leaves to
speak of. Learn
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Garden Events
Winter
Pond Care
Holy Comforter
Plant Sale
Gwinnett
Rose Show
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Q: I
was digging up Easter lilies and unearthed these tiny eggs. I thought
they were snake eggs but my husband said snakes don’t lay eggs. - Libba
P.
Q: A
friend was on a trip recently and saw these on the side of the road. We
are at a loss as to what they are. - Therese W.
If you want
your poinsettia to turn color by Christmas, now's the time to begin
giving it 14 hours of darkness and 10 hours of bright light each day.