Fescue – Fertilizing

Fescue grass is a cool-season grass. It does the majority …

University of Georgia Soil Test Handbook

If you want to get behind the science of how …

Tree – Transplanting

A couple of weeks ago I detailed Dr. Tim Smalley’s …

Wood Chips – Myths & Facts

I believe my third grade friend Thomas Robinson told me …

Lawn – Basic Maintenance

The sweet young couple seated in front of me at …

Jackman clematis

Clematis jackmanii

Big, bold, beautiful and deep purple, this summer …

Lawn – Beer for Fertilizer

One of the most ill-informed decisions of my life was …

Moss – Growing

More than a few gardeners have decided to switch rather …

Lawn – Fall Chores

For the first several months of new fatherhood I frequently …

Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

Among the showiest and most beautiful of ornamental …

Lawns – Diagnosing Dead Grass

I regularly drive by a church that has a nice …

Bamboo – Control

Technically, bamboo is a grass, but certainly not one you’d …

Mushrooms in Lawn – Fairy Ring – Dark Green Rings in Lawn

Rain in summer is appreciated but some folks receive unexpected …

Why I Weed By Hand

(written in 1993)

Those warm days around the first of …

Brown Patch – Diagnosing

You have brown patches of dead grass in your lawn. …

Storing Pesticides and Tools

Walter’s Garden Joke of the Day: How are my garden …

Brown Patch Control – N.C. State trial plots

Control of brown patch in tall fescue with monthly fungicide …

John Travolta – Gardener??

“Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah….Stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive….”

The disco beat …

Lawn – Soil Preparation

There are three distinct aspects of turfgrass establishment. The first, …

Take-all Patch – Control with Manganese

Take-all patch has become a problem for St. Augustinegrass, zoysiagrass …