Apple

Malus cv.
With the availability of dwarf trees, nearly any …

Turnip

Brassica rapa var. rapifera
Turnips are cool-weather members of the …

How to Grow Kudzu

Tifton B.Merritt is a writer, raconteur and afficionado of all …

Daphne – Special Soil

The smell from the daphne shrubs growing near my front …

Blueberry – Selection, Care & Maintenance

Vaccinium spp.
Cultivated blueberry production in the South consists predominantly …

Rutabaga

Brassica napus
Rutabagas, also known as “Swedes” or “Swedish turnips,” …

How to Get Free Compost

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

Rose – Carefree Varieties

My favorite breakfast cereal has been “improved” once again. Now …

Mint

Mentha spp.

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Carrot

Daucus carota var. sativas
These vegetables with their bright orange …

Composting 101

Q: I am trying composting for the first time so …

Shrub – Planting

Shrubs growing in a plastic pot may be planted 12 …

Oregano, Greek

Origanum heracleoticum (True Greek Oregano)

taken from The Georgia Fruit …

How to Mulch Correctly

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

WHY MULCH?…

Caraway

Carum carvi

Gardeners like caraway for the seeds, for the …

South Africa 2010 – Odd Things

While on my trip to South Africa in January 2010 …

Anise

Pimpinella anisum

Many herbs, including anise, are members of the …

Angelica

Angelica archangelica

Angelica is a tall biennial plant that acquired …

Chestnut

Castanea spp.
American Chestnut once grew throughout the Northeast, Midwest …

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra
Black Walnut is native to North America and …