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10 Two-lined spittlebugs 02/24/05
The two-lined spittlebug is an increasingly common pest of Georgia turf grasses. It will feed on all turf grasses, but it hits centipede turf especially hard.
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15 Georgia Blue veronica 02/24/05
Given Georgia's unpredictable climate, most gardeners are looking for tough, drought-tolerant, heat-tolerant, low-maintenance plants with outstanding seasonal qualities. Georgia Blue veronica has all these qualities and more.
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14 Dragon Wing begonia 02/24/05
Dragon Wing begonia isn't a typical begonia. Named after the mythical beast of books and movies, Dragon Wing begonia is a fire-breather when it comes to heat tolerance. It blooms nonstop from spring until fall frost.
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13 Georgia Gold Medals 02/24/05
For a dozen years now, the Georgia Plant Selections Committee, Inc., has been recommending each year a new, short list of beautiful, proven landscape plants. Anyone looking for new landscape plants should definitely check out these Georgia Gold Medal Winners.
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12 Hydrangeas all summer 02/24/05
Many gardeners enjoy the blue flowers of the summer-flowering hydrangeas. But some of us just can't seem to get any flowers at all.
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11 Aristocratic dogwoods 02/24/05
Flowering dogwoods are the aristocrats of the small, flowering trees in Georgia. They provides interest and excitement in the spring, summer, fall and winter.
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16 Creeping raspberry 02/24/05
Most landscapes have difficult sites, like hot, dry, erodible slopes or ditches where soil moisture fluctuates from very wet to very dry. Not many plants tolerate conditions like these. But creeping raspberry (Rubus pentalobus) not only survives there but thrives.
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19 Spring flash, fizzle 02/24/05
The normal way of buying flowering plants tends to produce landscapes with three stages every spring: a glorious flash, a fizzle and wait-till-next-year.
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18 Glowing Embers 02/24/05
Glowing Embers isn't just another Japanese maple. It's a stunning Georgia Gold Medal Winner.
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17 Hot new abelias 02/24/05
Two great new shrubs are Rose Creek and Canyon Creek abelias. These exciting new shrubs come from the breeding program of Michael Dirr at the University of Georgia.