Poison Ivy – Pictures and Mimics

Poison ivy can easily be mistaken for other flora outdoors.…

Plants of the Bible and Middle East

Plant enthusiasts come in all stripes. There have been many …

Lawn – Soil Preparation

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

Soil Temperatures – When to Apply Pre-emergent in Spring

Summer weeds, like crabgrass, must have several consecutive days of …

Poison Ivy – Control

My neighbor and I acted as if we were surrounded …

Drought – Watering Rules – Current May, 2017

In 2015 the Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued permanent …

Lawn – Aeration

Anyone who has wielded a shovel in Atlanta knows that …

Brown Patch Control – N.C. State trial plots

Control of brown patch in tall fescue with monthly fungicide …

Smilax ID and Control

It has wicked thorns, it laughs at herbicides and it …

Importance of Soil Temps

The following is a partial list of soil temperatures (°F) …

Pokeweed (Poke Sallet) – Don’t Eat It

DON’T EAT POKE SALAD

Auburn, June 18, 2002—Pokeweed is probably …

Animal-named Plants

A readers recently posed an unusual question: “I am preparing …

Lawn – Growing in Shade

OK. I admit it. I have given up. I came …

Why I Weed By Hand

(written in 1993)

Those warm days around the first of …

Bluegrass (Thermal Blue) – Homeowner Comments

When turf companies market a brand new grass without submitting …

Invasive Plants – Cautions About Mimosa

Several plants that were once considered ornamental have escaped and …

Gardening – Yields Unexpected Results

My friend Vickey C. once gave me a few plants …

Lawn – Leveling

A new home in my neighborhood had bermudagrass sod planted …

Landscaping – Late Summer Jobs

One of the advantages of doing a vocation and avocation …

Plant Societies – Locating

Lois M., who describes herself as “a seventy year old …