Q: Will Australian tree ferns grow in Atlanta? My niece says she wants one for her birthday. A: I've seen them labeled as a "hardy perennial" when sold at local home improvement stores, but th
Q: I've started mowing the hybrid bermudagrass of an elderly friend. It's been mowed tall with a riding mower. In her garage I found a McLain reel mower, which I repaired, but the grass is too thick t
Q: I'm planting a bed of white tulips, emulating Vita Sackville-West's idea of a white garden for moonlight viewing. I have a quantity of seashells that I want to use over my bed. Would that be too mu
Q: I would like to create a perennial garden the would look nice and attract honeybees from my hive into the garden. I recently moved here from south Texas and the plants are different here. Can you advise good p
Q: Will pruning English laurel, gardenias and other shrubs now harm the plants? How does drought affect my plans? A: Pruning now will stress them somewhat, particularly if the soil is dry. The shrubs' natu
Q: Our magnolia tree has beautiful red seed pods on it. Can I plant them to make baby magnolias? A: Get started now before the squirrels beat you to it! First, pick the seeds out of the pod. Remove the fleshy re
Q: We sodded our back yard with ‘Emerald' zoysiagrass. There was a small area that contained bermudagrass. Despite constant pulling, the bermudagrass area is starting to grow. Can I do anything else t
Q: My mother has crepe myrtles on which flying bugs have taken over. She says they are slowly dying and the leaves are oily looking. They also get on the hood of her car and turn it oily. A: Undoubtedly they
Q: Is there a loropetalum tree? One has been suggested for our landscape but I've not been able to find it. A: We've learned a lot about loropetalum in the last fifteen years. The first thing learne
Q: We have a twenty five year old flowering crabapple tree. Over the last several years, it has become covered in lichens, which we know are not harmful to the tree. Right now there are almost no leaves on it.
Q: Does fescue automatically have to be limed because it's fescue? My brother doesn't lime his fescue because he doesn't have pine trees. He says pine needles are acidic and cause fescue to requ
Q: My phalaenopsis orchids have finished blooming. Should I cut the stem off or leave it on the plant? A: It all depends on whether the flower stem is still alive. Scrape it gently with a fingernail. If the stem
Q: I have a four foot tall fernspray false cypress in a crowded spot and would like to move it. When is the best time? A: October is a great time to move shrubs and small trees. Air temperatures are cooling but
Q: I have some styrofoam packing. Can I break it up and mix into garden soil to make it lighter and easier to drain? I know potting mix has styrofoam mixed in already. A: The white balls in potting soil are per
Q: Why do some people paint the trunks of trees white? A neighbor recently did this to three large trees in their front yard. I have seen this in the countryside and guessed it was to reflect light, so cars on a
Q: I work in a garden center. A customer believes that we "train" our plants to need water every day because we water them regularly. Is this true? A: The plants were "trained" long befor
Q: Twelve years ago I planted a wisteria along a chain link fence for privacy. It is a constant pruning chore, at least every week or two. I'm trying to make my landscape less labor intensive. If I chop it
Q: I am looking for a vine to plant on chain-link fence to create a privacy wall. What would you suggest? A: My favorite vines include crossvine, evergreen clematis and Confederate jasmine. All are evergreen, gr
Q: I have a young maple and I've noticed some of the roots are showing aboveground. Should I cover them or just leave them alone? A: You'll do the tree a favor by covering the roots with a layer of p
Q: I installed ‘El Toro' zoysiagrass in mid-June. I mow it at 2.5 inches long. On your TV show you said the proper height for zoysiagrass is 1.5 inches. When I try to lower the height gradually, I get
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