Plants with Colorful Fruits and Berries

TREES

Citrus Full sun
Cornelian cherry Cornus mas Full sun …

Miracle Berry

Berries that make a lemon taste sweet?? When retired Fernbank …

Crapemyrtle, Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle – Which is Correct?

When I exhorted my radio listeners to check out my …

How to Make Garden Footstones

At this time of year, I’m looking for any excuse …

How To Force Branches to Flower in Winter

In just a few weeks the daffodils and flowering magnolias …

Plant Names – Deciphering

The caller to my radio show a few Saturdays ago …

How to Make Homemade Bird Suet

Some time ago my newspaper colleague Charles Seabrook wrote about …

Sweet Flag (Acorus) – Scale

Former Extension agent Christi Heidt reports an unusual problem: scale …

Plant Hoppers (Planthoppers) – Roosting on Stems

The fuzzy white powder covering the upper stems of hosta, …

Wildlife – Attracting with Fruit Trees

Rick Hindman recently sent me an e-mail requesting information on …

Wildlife – Attracting with Good Habitat

Last week I listed food plants that attract wildlife to …

Deer Repellent (Deer Away, Tree Guard) – One Gardener’s Experiences and Evaluation

Deer can cause a LOT of damage to a landscape …

Asian Ambrosia Beetle – Control

There is no more accurate description of Asian Ambrosia Beetle …

Wildlife – Attracting

Rick Hindman recently sent me an e-mail requesting information on …

Homeowner Q&A about Pine Beetles

The following was written by Terry Price, Georgia Forestry Commission.…

Black Walnut – Allelopathy

Black Walnut trees have a chemical known as juglone in …

Dogwood – Diseases

Nothing can panic a homeowner like the threat of disease …

Magnolia – Transplanting from the Woods

One plants magnolias grown from seed only after deciding if …

Carolina lily

Q: I found this in my back yard in Lumpkin …

Dogwood Blossoms

Q: Why do dogwoods in Florida only have white blossoms …