Spring is so delightful when plants are opening and the weather isn’t too hot and the pests and diseases haven’t yet struck the garden.

This year everything seems to be accelerated.  Even though I have been […]

by Lynn Coulter

“I can’t tell a gladiola from a grapefruit,” Barbara Dooley says with a laugh. “But that’s okay, because I’m married to my yardman.”

Barbara’s husband isn’t just any yardman. He’s former […]

Most of us love living in Atlanta partly because we live in a forest. The canopy of trees softens the concrete aspects of the big city. The drawback to those stately old trees is the heavy shade beneath them. […]

You may enjoy this video of folks in New York gardening on rooftops. Could this be the future for intown Atlanta high rise residents?

by Bob Sargent

Hummingbirds have excellent eyesight and have great fidelity to established feeding stops along their migration route. Attracting hummers to your yard will require a bright splash of […]

Daylilies were considered a simple roadside wildflower, always orange singles, when I was growing up. Admittedly, that was a while ago, because now there are over 1100 varieties available.

People simply […]

When my next door neighbor decided he didn’t care for phlox, I was happy to give it a home in my border. Although phlox has been cultivated and now comes in other colors and various sizes, the native variety […]

EZ from Seed
1. Grow your own food, it’s healthier and more nutritious, at a fraction of today’s supermarket costs.

2. Save your gas money with fewer trips to the store – “shop” in your own backyard.

3. […]

by Lynn Coulter

(Editor’s note: Lynn is one of our regular viewers who is also a freelance writer. Lynn’s work has appeared in such publications as Southern Living and Georgia Journal. She has just […]

by Kathryn Doubrley, Master Gardener

The weather is still disgusting and you have spring fever – what can you do?

Start SEEDS!

Starting seeds is a lot of fun because it convinces that little skeptic […]

Bareroot planting season for roses is just around the corner (February)

. If you are planning to plant roses this spring, you may want to look to local forums to find out which varieties do the best in our […]

Today, urbanites all over America are looking for ways to grow their own fresh food.  Enjoy this video from Monkey Pots, who make hanging planters just right for balcony gardeners.

by Lynn Coulter
http://www.LynnCoulter.com

To learn more about showy, beautiful camellias, check out the American Camellia Society’s extensive list of publications at: http://www.camellias-acs.com/

Lynn is the […]

My friend, Adriana Hernandez, who owns Arcoiris Design, gave me a tip to control black spot on my roses. She suggested I dig in banana peels around the base. It seems to be helping.

Brunnera Macrophylla – ‘Jack Frost’. For those of you who have a lot of shade in your garden, this will be a welcome option for ground cover. The common name for this plant is False Forget Me Nots.

It is a […]