Steep Slope – Controlling Erosion
Q: My sister has purchased a house with a steep drop off from the road to her home. It is eroding badly. Terraces are essentially out of the question for this area, since it is very steep. What groundcovers, shru
Tomato – Using Blossom Set Spray
Q: Would you recommend the use of a "blossom set" product on tomato plants? Are there any problems with trying to take over a bee's job? I just want the best tomatoes I can get. A: Blossom sett
‘Windsor' Dark Cherry Tree – Bacterial Canker
Q: In February this year we planted a ‘Windsor' dark sweet cherry tree in an orchard with other fruit. The tree looked healthy until a month ago when one of its branches turned brown, proceeded to bla
Pine Tree – Reviving after Lightning strike
Q: A 70 foot pine tree right next to my house was hit by lightning. It blew the bark off in a line 1-2 inches wide from the top of the tree all the way down, including disrupting the dirt for a couple of feet alo
Q: In summer where I grew up there were wild vines that bloomed similar to passion vine. They produced a globe-shaped fruit. As kids, we'd throw the ripe fruits at each other like bombs. My mother told us t
Q: We just bought a house on the beach and we've been told that most regular plants will not grow there due to the high salt content of the air and soil. We need to put in grass and shrubs for landscaping.
Crabapple Tree – Sucker control
Q: We have two ‘Sugar Tyme' crabapple trees in our backyard. We love the trees and the small fruits that they produce for the birds, but the suckers are driving us crazy! Is there anything we can do t
Q: My boyfriend & I are planning on buying some shrubs to plant in urns for the front door. We were looking into buying boxwood because we wanted to shape them into topiaries. A: ‘Green Mountain’
Q: I have a crabapple that is not doing very well. I would guess it is about 35 years old. Do you know what the average life span is for a crabapple? A: All trees (like humans) have a natural tendency to absorb
Q: We live along the river bank and recently planted two maple trees, 4 magnolias and a weeping willow. I noticed that the weeping willow, about 6 ft tall was cut down and removed by a what I'm sure was a
Q: I have a chitalpa tree (cross between a catalpa and chilopsis) that has been in the ground about 2 1/2 years. About mid-summer each year, after it has bloomed it has a bad leaf drop. They turn a rather pale c
Q: I heard you state on your radio show this past Saturday that tulips DEFINITELY only last one season in Georgia. That has not been my experience. My current batch, which are blooming beautifully now, are in th
Q: We have Weigela and they blossom in the spring; but don't continue into the fall as promised. They are supposed to attract humingbirds. A: Hmmmm…..who did the promising? In my experience, weigela
Q: I'm having a problem with my azaleas. They seem to have lichens on the trunk. I cut them back as much as possible, fertilized and sprayed with liquid Sevin but they don't seem to be getting any bet
Rose Bush – Butterfly/China Rose
Q: Last year Theresa mentioned a rose bush call "China Rose" as a nice bush rose. It is suppose to bloom all summer and change colors. I have not been able to find this rose. Is there another name for
Piedmont Azalea – Characteristics
Q: We have a tree, growing in wooded areas but mostly found along the banks of a small stream which runs into Lake Oconee. It flowered about the same time as the dogwood and just in the last week has started to l
Q: Over the years, with tree growth and much more shade, our bermudagrass has thinned out terribly. Where the soil is bare, in places where water accumulates, there is a black cast to the soil. After things had a
Q: I have some bugs throughout my perennials and roses. It is a half-inch long, chocolate brown, with a couple of slim orange lines across the top of its body. What is it? A: Undoubtedly it's the adult form
Climbing Rose- Encouraging Blooms
Q: Two years ago we planted Queen Elizabeth climbing roses against trellises at our back fence. I had envisioned the foliage disguising the board fence. What I got was bare branches to the top of the fence and th
Q: I have a bush/shrub that I need to identify-I have been told it is a wild azalea. It has woody stalks, very similar to the 4 different varieties of azalea in my yard, but it sheds it's leaves in the wint
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