Q: What is the best way to protect a three-year old gardenia plant from the winter elements? If I wrap it in burlap and leave that around it until spring would it help? A: Generally speaking, gardenias don’
Rugosa Rose – Growing In Georgia
Q: While on vacation in Maine we loved seeing beach roses They smelled beautifully. Would these roses grow here? A: I’ll bet you were seeing rugosa roses. The leaves have a characteristic corrugated surface. The
Q: I have two young rosemary bushes outdoors. Should I put them in pots and bring them in the house during the winter? A: There’s no need to bring rosemary indoors. It’s one of the hardiest herbs you can grow. I’
Q: The label on my bag of daffodils recommends they be planted eight inches deep. I think this is too deep. Do you have a preference? A: In typical heavy Georgia soil, planting daffodils so that the top is burie
Q: Can you cut off the top of tomato plants when they get too tall? I had some Better Boys that were twelve feet high ! A: It's good practice to prune tomato vines before they get too tall. Remember that th
Q: A U.S. Navy captain’s hat has gold oak leaves on the bill. What kind of oak leaves are these? A: I think the oak leaves used for Navy insignia are stylized versions of live oak, Quercus virginiana, leaves. Liv
Q: I read your recent article about water lilies and how invasive they are. Do you have suggestions on how to get rid of water lilies already growing in a one acre private pond? A: It's very difficult to c
Q: You said on your radio show that gardeners should shake off the dirt from potted trees and shrubs before planting so the roots could be untangled and separated. A few weeks ago I planted three oak trees that w
Q: What is the advantage, if any, to burning a Bermuda grass lawn when dormant? A: You might get an unanticipated conversation with your insurance person, but it might not be so pleasant. My father was an insuran
Q: I went to a nursery and they sold me a Bartlett pear. Doing my research after the fact, I found this pear is not recommended for Georgia. Why? A: ‘Bartlett’ pear isn’t recommended because it gets fire blight d
Q: Can we grow chia in Georgia? I like to sprinkle the health-giving seeds on my cereal. A: I have fond college memories of growing chia on a clay figure of Richard Nixon. He had a scraggly green beard but not mu
Q: We have bugs coming from our Christmas tree. They crawl onto floor and then die. Any way to stop them from coming out of the tree? A: They are probably aphids. Christmas tree growers do a great job controlling
Q: My mother has a a white iris in her flowerbed that bloomed in the spring and then again in September and December! Could you tell me what variety it is? A: Mark Franklin, iris expert at MP Flowers (Birmingham
Q: My camellia bush has been full of buds in fall for the last two years but none of them open. They eventually all fall off. What can I do? A: An hour after you called, a listener named Kip rang me up to say tha
Q: I have a pair of four- year-old common hydrangeas. I need to know how to overwinter them. Do I need to cover them to protect next year's blooms from frost and hard freeze? A: It's generally not nec
Q: We have some bulbs that are beginning to sprout. The foliage is two inches high. Is it too late to divide and replant them? A: You can accomplish two things at once now: divide and fertilize. We have had a war
Q: In September, I cut back my ginger lilies, dug out some rhizomes, and sent them to my friend in Massachusetts. He put them in pots in his house. They are now growing leaves. Should he cut the leaves back or l
Q: We have fifteen red cedar saplings about a foot tall growing in shade. We’d like to relocate them but the new location would be in full sun almost all day. Can these be transplanted? A: Redcedar (CQ), Juniperu
Q:Will it damage my bermuda lawn if I mow it when it has turned brown? I just want to clean it up a little. A: Mowing your lawn high once or twice in winter is a good way to clean up leaves and cut down any winte
Q: All the hollies I see have no berries this year. What event occurred to cause this phenomenon? A: I went out back and spoke to my holly friends Nellie, Savannah, Foster, and Burford. They all reported copious
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