Creeping Charlie vs Pennywort (Dollarweed) vs Dichondra – Identification
Q: What is the difference between creeping Charlie, pennywort and dichondra? A: All three are ground-hugging weeds that love damp soil. I collected leaves of all three so you could compare what you have. Note tha
Landscape Soil – Preparing for Planting
Q: Our developer has left our subdivision with only compacted clay for yards. Any holes we dig hold water for 2-3 days! The developer planted fifty trees last winter, 30% died, 30% are declining and the rest are
Q: I have an ‘October Glory’ Red Maple that I planted in May,1999. It is in good health, about 20 feet tall with a 3 inch diameter trunk. The problem is that the trunk forks 4 feet above the ground and it looks l
Q: Can you give me some information on pansies and how they stay alive during the freezing weather? Do they have plant anti-freeze in them? Does the water go down to the roots at night? A: Pansies are members o
Q: For the first time, after many attempts, I have gotten lavender plants to grow. My question is, do I need to cut them back in winter or protect them from the cold or what? The plants are in a sunny location. T
Imperial Moth Caterpillar (Green Form) – Identification
Q: I found this caterpillar on an evergreen shrub. It's 4+ inches long, with a diameter of just less than a quarter. Any ideas what it is? A: I love fall caterpillars!! You’ve found the caterpillar of an im
Lady Banks Rose – Too Big for Arbor
Q: In 2001 my husband built a beautiful arbor for my Lady Banks rose . In April 2005 she was beautiful on the arbor, bloomed profusely, everything was lovely. Now, for the past several years she has totally cover
Why Are Jerusalem Artichoke and Jerusalem Cherry So Named?
Q: Why are Jerusalem cherry and Jerusalem artichoke so-named? What do they have to do with the Holy Land? A: Email me if you have better answers than these: Dr. Douglas A. Bailey, UGA Department of Horticulture:
Black Twig Borer – Sweet Bay Magnolia
Q: My 5+ year old sweet bay has some dead branches. When I cut open the branch there were small black beetles inside. Do you have an idea what is going on? A: I’m seeing more and more example of black twig borer
Q: I have a river birch tree from which I had to cut a large section near the base. I covered it with pruning sealer but after a year I noticed decay has left a big hole. I cleaned it out and covered with a new t
Q: I am worried about our windmill palm. All the new leaves at the top are dead. We have not had a live new leaf this year. We have had the palm since it was two feet high and it has done wonderfully up until now
Q: We have a ton of spider webs in our shrubbery. My neighbor and I were concerned if this is an aggressive spider that is very busy or is it something else? A: Fall is a great time of year for insects to be flyi
Groundhog (Woodchuck) – Control
Q: I have a problem with a groundhog that is eating the leaves off my hot pepper plants in Gordon County The only solution I can come up with is to put chicken coop wire around the plants. A: If there is a small
Q: I planted couple of apple trees and this year I have a number of fruits. But I see black spots on them. I am wondering if this is some kind of disease and how I can prevent it. Are these apples safe to eat? A
Q: There are some strange-looking "sticks" growing from my mandevilla. A: Break out the cigars….you have seed pods! If you let them dry until brown they will split and show a bunch of seeds that
Q: This was planted in late June for our new home landscape. Is this a dogwood? Is it normal for the leaves to curl? A: It's a ‘Wolf Eye' kousa dogwood, one of my favorites. I think the curled l
Q: We have a 60+ year old pecan tree that is dropping limbs. We've been told that pecan trees are self pruning. Is there a way to stop the limbs from dropping? The tree appears healthy with no visible damag
Q: I've never heard a caution about how toxic the sap from a fig bush can be. In my case, I pruned a bush without a shirt on and got the sap all over me. When the sap gets on the skin, it will photosensit
Banana – Insulating With Leaves
Q: I have had a banana tree for five years. I was told that bananas will not grow on the tree. For four years there was nothing but this year I noticed a growth on one of the trees. A: You sure enough have a flow
Oak Tree – Ambrosia Beetles in Trunk
Q: I have a large tree that is very sick. A part of the trunk at bottom is infested with some sort of insect. A: Woooo….this isn't a happy tree! My bet is that the damage was done several years ago, m
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