Robert Trawick
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Most gardeners make efforts to protect tender plants in their landscapes when they know a freeze may be coming, but do you know what to do after such an episode is over? Here’s some general information on what to do and not do in your landscape after a freeze: Move Plants. Move container plants you…
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1) Start with a garden plan. Look up, down, and around. Be sure to avoid overhead power lines, underground utilities and always consider adequate spacing and placement based on the mature size of the plant. 2) Use mulches to reduce weed problems and conserve water. Mulch flower and vegetable beds about 1-2 inches deep and…
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We use a variety of decorative plants to dress up our homes during the holidays. Poinsettias, holiday cactuses and living Christmas trees play an important part in decking the halls. How well you care for them once you get them home has a lot to do with how long they will stay attractive. After purchasing…
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Since November through February are the prime months for planting hardy trees, shrubs and ground covers in Georgia, now is an excellent time to assess your landscape situation and begin to make plans. Landscaping is a great way to give your home a beautiful appearance as well as make outdoor spaces function usefully for the…
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Colorful, cool-season containers near the front door or entryway to your home serve as welcoming beacons to friends and visitors coming our way this fall and during the holiday season. If you think container gardening is just for the spring and summer, it’s time to adjust that thought pattern. Cool-season container gardening is just as…
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The shopping frenzy for winter plantings has begun, and as you shop for pansies and snapdragons, keep in mind flowering kale, cabbage and mustard. With their foliage in brilliant shades of lavender, purple, pink, red and white, remember that kales, cabbages and mustards add some pizzazz to the fall and winter garden like no other…
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September is a transitional month in north Georgia flower gardens. Many warm-season annuals have finished or are finishing, and gardeners’ thoughts begin to turn to cool-season bedding plants for fall, winter and spring color. When you decide it’s time to replant flower beds and containers, you can choose from lots of wonderful cool-season bedding plants…
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Our yards and gardens generally look a little frayed around the edges by this time of the year. On top of heat stress, plants also are more vulnerable to insect and disease problems now. Heat stress takes its toll on just about everything in our landscapes except the tropicals. The final really hot days that…
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Bromeliads are a wonderful group of tropical or semi-tropical plants that are popular container plants. Because they are easy to grow, colorful and stay in bloom for a long time, they also are commonly used by florists as gift plants. As a result, even people who are not familiar with bromeliads sometimes find themselves the…
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Drought. We have heard the word before and we are experiencing it now. Due to this extended period of dryness, the US Drought Monitor has determined that Cobb County is in a Severe Drought. https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?GA We have received several phones calls about brown patches, dead grass, fungus, etc. Just know that you are not alone…