Banana – Overwintering

Given a mild winter and a sheltered location banana trees …

Poison Ivy – Control

My neighbor and I acted as if we were surrounded …

What to Do After the Easter 2007 Freeze

An extremely warm March in 2007 was followed by a …

Sod – Installed in Fall or Winter

In the Southeastern United States, horticulturists routinely recommend transplanting trees …

What to Expect after an Unexpected Freeze #2

This article on cold damage was originally written in March, …

Pokeweed (Poke Sallet) – Don’t Eat It

DON’T EAT POKE SALAD

Auburn, June 18, 2002—Pokeweed is probably …

Lawn – Watering Correctly During A Drought

Plants must have water to survive. Water in a plant …

Sod – Watering New

The best time to water a lawn is in the …

Disease Control – Fungicides

A friend of mine recently told me about his drugstore …

Gold Medal Plant Summary 1994 – 2016

The Gold Medal Plant Committee is a non-profit organization comprised …

Rain Barrels – Using

With summer temperatures in the nineties, creative gardeners think seriously …

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 …