Bluegrass (Thermal Blue) – Homeowner Comments

When turf companies market a brand new grass without submitting …

Invasive Plants

When I was a kid, I loved melting plastic toy …

Plants with Colorful Fall Foliage

TREES

American beech    Fagus grandifolia    Full sun -half sun
Ash    …

Frost – Predicting First

Predicting the date of the first frost is tricky. And …

Mowing Height – Calculating

When a homeowner complained that his bermudagrass was showing lots …

Landscape – Choosing Healthy Plants

I’ve mentioned before all the advantages of planting in fall: …

Bog – Building

It has gotten harder and harder to impress my son. …

Cold weather – Protecting Plants

(written in 2000)The predictions of the weather forecasters have proven …

St- Augustine – Take All (Take-All, take all) Disease

I am very pleased with my St. Augustine lawn. Despite …

Landscape – Effects of Wet Weather

In my line of work, few things give me more …

Pond – Low Oxygen Levels

High temperatures can wreak havoc in fish ponds warns George …

Planting zones- Explanation

I was following a slow-moving compact car on a suburban …

Lawn – Leveling

A new home in my neighborhood had bermudagrass sod planted …

Landscape – Fall Planting

A couple of weeks ago I described how to plant …

Pond – Winter care

Q: I have two small fish ponds that are connected. …

Irrigation Systems – Maintenance

Summer’s hot, dry weather can force many Atlanta irrigation systems …

Reveille bluegrass – Not Recommended

When a radio listener asked me about a new bluegrass …

Landscaping – Late Summer Jobs

One of the advantages of doing a vocation and avocation …

Mysterious Clay Particles

This garden mystery started innocently enough. In July, I got …

Compost – Why We Do it

“My whole life has been spent waiting for an epiphany, …