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, …

Lawn – Choices Before You Plant

I was once asked by a writer for Publisher’s Weekly …

Holly – Pollination

I spoke at a training meeting for nursery personnel recently …

Blackberry

Rubus cv.
Blackberries and raspberries are very similar. They are …

Mint

Mentha spp.

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Potato

Solanum tuberosum
The potato ranks with rice and wheat as …

Leek

Allium ampelopasum
The leek is a biennial onion relative that …

How to Make Muscadine Hull Pie

My mother was never one to let things go to …

Loropetalum – Varieties and Sizes

Loropetalum, Loropetalum chinense, sometimes called Chinese fringe flower, is …

Muscadine – Sources

Possums, yellow jackets and adolescents are aficionados of a true …

Hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea
Spinach is probably native to southwest Asia. Gardeners …

Beet

Beta vulgaris
Garden beets are closely related to sugar beets …

How to Get Free Compost

DeKalb County Public Works collects landscape debris and composts it. …