What is Xeriscaping?

Xeriscaping is a form of gardening that uses sound methods of planting for water conservation. For example, using plants native to your geographical area that can do without supplemental irrigation. Colorado is one of the leading states doing research on xeriscaping and this website from Colorado State University is a good resource. Bookmark on Delicious [...]

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2010 American Garden Award Winners Announced!

by DianeinAtlanta on September 7, 2010

DOWNERS GROVE, IL, September 7, 2010 – The public has voted and it’s time to announce the 2010 American Garden Award winners! The 2010 American Garden Award, now in its second year, featured four new flower varieties chosen by their breeders for their excellent garden performance. Once these new varieites were planted and put on [...]

Tagged as: 'Purple Flash' ornamental pepper, Coneflower "Prairie Splendor', Rudbeckia Denver Daisy

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Nicotiana – 2009 Plant of the Year – National Garden Bureau

by DianeinAtlanta on September 7, 2010

2009 Plant of the Year – National Garden Bureau Their beauty is appealing and their fragrance is alluring. Nicotiana (ni-co-she-AA-nah) or flowering tobacco is a lovely heirloom flower gaining recognition among today’s gardeners. This ornamental fills the summer garden with large, brightly colored trumpets of star-shaped flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Older nicotiana species [...]

Tagged as: Annuals, Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana

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Vegetable Gardening Growing in Popularity

September 4, 2010

Vegetable gardening has greatly increased in popularity in the past year or two, as Americans have become more concerned about the quality of the food we are eating. For a long time, we were so entranced with the idea of eating foods out of season, that we didn’t stop to think about how far they [...]

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Vegetables and Flowers Make Great Bedfellows

September 4, 2010

Flowers and vegetables growing in harmony There’s a fresh look in landscaping today, but it harkens back to the kitchen gardens of our colonial ancestors. No longer situated out of sight, vegetables and herbs are sharing the garden spotlight with flowers. Contemporary gardeners seeking more color, texture and foliage options will find vegetables add a [...]

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Shade Perennials for Georgia Gardeners

September 4, 2010

If you’ve ever wondered why “shade loving” perennials survive, the answer is quite simple, according to Paul A. Thomas, a horticulturist with the University of Georgia Extension Service. The answer: perennials survive because they use sunlight more efficiently and are experts at conserving sugars. Hostas, for example, have great green leaves which form a large [...]

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Growing Annuals

September 3, 2010

Snapdragons Atlanta is famous for its flowers and every spring Atlanta gardeners flock to the nurseries to buy flowering annuals, often putting them out just a little too early and thereby losing the first crop to a late frost. The term annual means just that, a plant whose life span is limited to one season. [...]

Tagged as: annuals for Atlanta gardeners

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Creating a Butterfly Haven

September 3, 2010

By Tim Kimball Butterfly gardening has grown in popularity in the last few years. Introducing these winged beauties to a garden already brimming with flowers is something you won’t soon forget. With proper planning, you can not only attract adult butterflies, you can observe the entire life cycle. First the eggs are laid, followed by [...]

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Easy Planting Guide for Fall Bulbs

September 3, 2010

If you like bulbs and you are a Southern gardener, you should have this book in your bookshelf. It has been a favorite of Southern gardeners for more years than I care to relate! It’s time to plan your fall bulb planting. Every year bulb planting season sneaks up on me. August brings the same [...]

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Tomatoes – a most Delicious Fruit!

September 3, 2010

Choose from dozens of varieties Selecting Varieties One of the first things to know about tomatoes are that there are two categories: determinate and indeterminate. Determinate varieties yield all at once and only once. Indeterminate varieties will continue to produce throughout the growing season. As a matter of fact, you can start an additional crop [...]

Tagged as: Atlanta favorite tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, preserving seeds, tomatoes

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The Benefits of Vegetable Gardening in Raised Beds

September 1, 2010

A very popular style of vegetable gardening is using raised beds. There are many benefits of gardening using this garden style. If you want to find out the benefits read on. The drainage of the garden is improved. Your vegetables will grow very much better if they don’t have wet feet. Remember to build the [...]

Tagged as: raised bed gardening, raised bed vegetable gardening

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What is Xeriscaping?

August 31, 2010

Xeriscaping is a form of gardening that uses sound methods of planting for water conservation. For example, using plants native to your geographical area that can do without supplemental irrigation. Colorado is one of the leading states doing research on xeriscaping and this website from Colorado State University is a good resource. Bookmark on Delicious [...]

Tagged as: Xeriscaping

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Native Plants for the Home Garden and Landscape

August 31, 2010

Gaillardia F1 ‘Mesa Yellow’ Ipomoea ‘Bright Ideas Rusty Red’ Rudbeckia ‘Denver Daisy’ Pepper F1 Burning Bush ‘Chichen Itza’ Native plants are among the best new plants for American gardens, yet they have been growing in North American prairies, woods, and deserts for hundreds of years. However, the term native is often misunderstood and misused because [...]

Tagged as: Coneflower, Pepper Burning Bush Chichen Itza, Rudbeckia Denver Daisy

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August 24, 2010

If you like bulbs and you are a Southern gardener, you should have this book in your bookshelf. It has been a favorite of Southern gardeners for more years than I care to relate! It’s time to plan your fall bulb planting. Every year bulb planting season sneaks up on me. August brings the same [...]

Tagged as: Atlanta, Dutch iris, fall bulbs, Flaming Parrot, hyacinth, muscari, Schoonoord tulip, yellow cheerfulness

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Fruit Trees in a Pot

August 23, 2010

News from Habersham Gardens. On Sale! Take 20% off your purchase of their select group of fresh fruiting trees when you buy a container to plant it in! They have just received some fabulous fruits at the Garden Center and want you to have first pick! Persimmons, Pomegranates, Meyer Lemons, Muscadines plus they even have [...]

Tagged as: containers, fruit trees, Meyer lemon, muscasdine, persimmon, Pomegranate

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Have you started seeds for fall vegetables yet?

August 15, 2010

For those of you who are just beginning to experiment with growing your own kitchen garden, here is a link to an excellent guide as to when to plant. Although the guide is aimed at zones 3-6 and the colder areas of 7, I suspect that if you plant or start your seeds now you [...]

Tagged as: Seeds

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