After a hard morning of cleaning low-lying vegetation, gardeners aren’t the only ones looking for lunch. Chances are, they’ve already been feasted on by a few chiggers.
Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) was a popular plant in my grandmother’s garden. Today, thanks to the introduction of the Amazon series, this winter annual winner is making a dramatic comeback.
Gardeners are always searching for ways to disguise a fence, create privacy, cast shade over a patio or add low-maintenance color to the landscape. A Carolina jessamine variety known as Pride of Augusta fits the bill so well that it was named the 2008 Georgia Gold Medal winner for evergreen vines.
Whether it’s called ironwood, musclewood or its given name, American hornbeam is one tough tree. It’s this toughness that helped it receive the 2008 Georgia Gold Medal for deciduous trees.
When spring brings out unwanted insects and weeds, pesticides start flying off store shelves. While spraying a weed or dusting a flowerbed may seem easy, those quick fixes can turn deadly.
