Tree – How to Plant on Slope

Q: From the street to my house is a pretty …

Black Cherry – Identification

Q: Can you tell from the pictures attached whether or …

Cherry Laurel – Pruning

Q: I have several ‘Bright and Tight’ cherry laurels that …

June Landscape Tips

Collect the seeds from foxglove stalks. Scratch the soil around …

June Garden Tips

Like fresh tomatoes but have little space? ‘Patio’ tomatoes grow …

Columnar Trees – For Privacy

Q: We have recently invested in landscaping our back yard …

Walnut Caterpillar – On Walnut Tree

Q: My husband and I found these worms/caterpillars eating the …

Yellow Passionvine – Identification

Q: I have an unusual vine growing over a small …

Plants for Shade

These plants tolerate some amount of shade but a host …

Rat – Chewing Tree Bark

Paul H. solved his own tree mystery. I’ll allow his …

Garden Phrases – Misunderstood

I was reading late at night recently when I came …

Soil – Defining

I was explaining to someone recently that flowering cherry trees …

Poisonous Plants

Through a good part of my childhood, one voice of …

Shrub – Transplanting

Back in 2001, we threw a big party to celebrate …

Landscaping – Late Summer Jobs

One of the advantages of doing a vocation and avocation …

Pollination – Further Explorations

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the “Pollinator-Friendly” …

Plants That Move

I was recently asked by a writer for a list …

Plants for Septic Fields

With the tremendous growth Atlanta has experienced comes hundreds of …

Plants with Colorful Fall Foliage

TREES

American beech    Fagus grandifolia    Full sun -half sun
Ash    …

Plants for Screening

When I was a kid, we had no need for …