Gardenia – As a Memorial Plant
Q: I want to give my friend a gardenia bush, rather than flowers, for the loss of her child. I think it will be nice to give her the bush so she can plant it herself, as she is a bit of a gardener. Personally, I
Q: I love this tree! I know of three in LaFayette, and I have seen one near the carousel at the Grant Park Zoo. The flowers bloom about the same time as dogwoods, and they are strung out all along the branches.
Q: Can you please tell me what kind of fungus this is? It is about as wide as the palm of a hand and is shaped like a flower flush to the ground. A: My trusted expert, Mary Woehrel from the Mushroom Club of Georg
Spittlebug – Control in Centipedegrass
Q: I have a problem every summer with an infestation of twolined spittlebug in my centipedegrass. How should I control them? A: Adult spittlebugs are black with two orange stripes across their wings. The nymphs
Q: Can you tell me where to find fertilizer for a Windmill Palm I've had for 10 years, or what to use as a substitute? I have had to remove fronds 5 feet up already and most of the tips above have turned sl
Q: My wife noticed this on one of our pine trees. Do you have any idea what it is and how to treat it? A: The knots and orange powder are signs of fusiform rust disease. The orange spores will be blown by the w
Manure in a Garden – Not Harmful
Q: We are new to gardening. My husband wants to put horse manure in our vegetable garden prior to planting. I don't agree with this as I don't want bacteria that close to my food. Can you please tell
Protecting Garden Timbers from Termites
Q: We put in some raised beds last year using untreated wood (didn't want to ingest any nasty chemicals). Now we've discovered an infestation of termites in one of the beds. How can we get rid of th
Q: We installed germander as a potential hedge plant, per instructions from our landscape planner. However, as the germander grows (10″-12″ long), the sprouts have begun to lie down due to their weig
Red Fescue – Suitable for Atlanta?
Q: Would the no – mow lawn mixes described at Prairie Nursery be suitable for the southeast, or the Atlanta area? (The description is, "This specially designed blend of six low-growing Fine Fescue tur
Angel Trumpet – Poison Worries
Q: I have been told that angel trumpet plants are poisonous. Since we have a lot of small children living near us I don't want to grow a possibly hazardous plant. A: If you're worried about poisono
Q: Is there a company you would recommend to help me control the population of snapping turtles near my house? A: I certainly can recommend Urban Wildlife Control.
Q: I've had this houseplant for a few years now and it flowers like crazy every winter into spring. Can you help me ID it? A: Walking iris, Neomarica gracilis is a tropical iris. It can't stand cold
Cinnamon Fern – Identification
Q: Could you please I.D. this fern? They are growing in a low wetlands area in Gainesville, GA. They are appx. 4′ tall already. Can they be transplanted? A: Neat huh?! You've found cinnamon ferns, Os
Q: We have an older Witch Hazel (yellow bloomer) that we transplanted a few years ago. The first and third growing season we've found these wierd green and pink growths on the leaves. There appears to be a
Florida azalea – Identification
Q: I have this shrub in the front of my house. It's absolutely beautiful. However, I don't know what it is. I was up at Amiacola Falls this spring and saw some growing wild. They also had white and pi
Q: My wife and I have found several small snakes in our front and back yard. They have each been about 12 inches long with the same markings. Do you recognize this type of snake? A: Yours is the most common snake
Q: I just found out that I have rats in my crawlspace, which I'm having trapped by an expert. I also have a gazillion chipmunks. They are soooo cute, but I worry there are too many and I may start noticin
Q: Can you please tell me what kind of flower this is? We took a photo of it at Callaway Gardens in May. A: Patricia Collins replies: "That's the infamous Painted Tongue (Salpiglossis). We sell it
Q: I have a large planting of Formosa azaleas which normally produce beautiful flowers but this year is different. Many of the buds did not produce flowers. In addition, most of the buds that did produce flower
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