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If you’ve been out in your garden or lawn recently you may have seen what looks like a wad of spit in your lawn on a plant. This is actually the result of the aptly named twolined spittlebug. Spittlebugs are both turf and ornamental plant pests. The “spittle mass” you may have seen is the…
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On a gorgeous April morning, I visited Master Gardener site leader, Janet Hanser at the Demonstration Garden at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody. I wanted to speak with her about a unique project she’s been leading. She has been using the straw bale gardening method for 10 years in the back third of the small,…
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Azaleas are a very popular shrub choice in Georgia but I think that our native species are underappreciated and underused. I personally was not aware of the many native options we have until a few years ago when I worked with specifically native plants. I was really surprised by how vibrant and unique they are…
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You’ve doubtlessly seen white blooms lighting up the landscape everywhere this spring. These early white flowers are a beautiful sight but they are more insidious than they seem. You may recognize this tree as the much-hated Bradford Pear. It was originally brought to the US after the European pear crop in the Western part of…
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There are so many beautiful blooms right now that are finally brightening up the landscape after a gray winter. One of these blooms that I love to see is paperbush! It is so unique and provides gorgeous winter interest to the garden. I visited the Atlanta Botanical Garden last weekend and saw it featured throughout…
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We’ve started to have some pretty warm days recently, and it’s got me thinking a lot about what will be going into my garden this year. One plant I would encourage you to try is a sunchoke. It will definitely be in my garden this spring. Sunchoke, also known as a Jerusalem artichoke, or by…
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Since posting my first blog post about dead hedges, I’ve seen a few great examples in person around the city. Over the weekend I went to the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell. Although it was a bit rainy, I had the chance to walk around the grounds and was excited to see the use of…
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In December last year, I attended the Composting with Worms workshop held by Clayton County Extension. We learned about worm physiology and everyone got to assemble and take home a worm bin. I have done plenty of composting myself, but always in an outdoor bin or pile. I assumed worm composting would be pretty similar,…
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Welcome to the new DeKalb County ANR blog! My name is Caston Noorullah and I am one of the UGA Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agents for Dekalb County. I am creating this blog to inform and hopefully create a dialogue between myself and the residents of DeKalb County. This is my very first blog…
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