Houseplants – Cleaning and Propagating

Last week I covered pruning and providing moisture for houseplants. …

Pomegranate

Punica granatum
Pomegranates grow as dense, bushy shrubs 6 to …

Garlic

Allium sativum

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Malabar Spinach

Basella rubra
Also known as “climbing spinach,” this ornamental summer …

Houseplants – General Care

Outdoor gardeners sometimes feel a little lost during the winter. …

Oleander – Growing

Oleander is beautiful along the Georgia coast and in Florida …

Persimmon

Diospyros spp.
Persimmons can be grown throughout the Southeast. Opossums …

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

taken from
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Leek

Allium ampelopasum
The leek is a biennial onion relative that …

Orchids – Best Growing Tips

Orchids have a reputation as being finicky. Far from being …

Rose – Carefree Varieties

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

Cherry

Prunus avium (Sweet Cherry);
Prunus cerasus (Pie Cherry)
Sweet Cherry …

Tomatoes – Evaluating Different Varieties

My friend Terry is a garden experimenter…but best of all, …

Eggplant

Solanum melongena var. esculentum
Most people recognize eggplants with their …

Holiday Plants – Care

Now that the holidays are just around the corner, your …

Mulberry

Morus alba
Mulberries are large, fast-growing trees that are good …

Tomato

Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Tomatoes are unquestionably the most popular garden vegetables …

Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris
Beans may be the most diverse garden vegetables, …

Ficus

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

Shrub – Moving

Two of my son’s best buddies moved to South Carolina …