Poinsettia – Choosing the Best One

Examine the tiny yellow-green flowers at the ends of the …

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra
Black Walnut is native to North America and …

Ficus

Q: I just moved my ficus to a bigger pot …

Pecan – Choosing, Planting, Maintaining

Carya illinoensis
The Pecan is a member of the Walnut …

How To Get Rid of Stumps

Mother Nature has been cooking stumps for millions of years. …

Tomato

Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Tomatoes are unquestionably the most popular garden vegetables …

How To Force Branches to Flower in Winter

In just a few weeks the daffodils and flowering magnolias …

Potato

Solanum tuberosum
The potato ranks with rice and wheat as …

How To Make Well-Drained Soil

I was explaining to someone recently that flowering cherry trees …

Onion

Allium cepa
One of the oldest crops in human history, …

How to Mulch Correctly

You can’t have a productive,long-lived landscape without mulch.

WHY MULCH?…

How to Make Colored Flames for Fireplace

A reader recently asked me. “Do you know where I …

Tree – Covering Exposed Roots

D.S. recently sent me a question I have heard over …

Foliar Fertilization – Pro’s and Con’s

When and How to Use Foliar Fertilizers
Carl Rosen and …

Labels – Read Before Buying

Some people collect stamps. Others accumulate coins. I collect garden …

Pine Beetles – Diagnosis and Control

Several kinds of beetles ferociously attack drought-weakened pine trees in …

Southern Pine Beetle

Several kinds of beetles ferociously attack drought-weakened pine trees in …

Millipede – Control

Spring rains often bring creatures which are not seen at …

Magnolia – Care

Magnolias are fast growing trees and grow well in Georgia …

Cherry – Bleeding

Ah, what a beautiful thing is the marriage of intelligent …