Houseplants – Light Levels Needed

Plants need strong light in order to grow well indoors. …

Composting 101

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

Strawberry

Fragaria cv.
Growing your own Strawberries means that you can …

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Anise hyssop is a large perennial plant, a …

Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbita mixta

Pumpkins are …

Christmas Cactus – HUGE!

My mom told me that you talked about Christmas cactus …

How to Make Colored Flames for Fireplace

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

Shrub – Moving

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

Apple

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

Chestnut

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

Horseradish

Armoracia rusticana
This hardy, easy-to-grow perennial member of the cabbage …

Houseplants – Cleaning and Propagating

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

New Zealand and Australia Garden Tour – 2011

Remember how cold it gets in Atlanta in January? Brrrrrrr!…

Shrub – Pruning

As spring approaches, the first yellow blooms on forsythia plants …

Fig

Ficus carica

Figs suffer from winter damage in some parts …

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra
Black Walnut is native to North America and …

Turnip

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

Houseplants – General Care

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

Grape, Bunch

Vitis cv.
American and French hybrid bunch Grapes can be …

Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…