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    Visitors to a Southern Georgia Garden

    Today Melanie Folk is sharing photos from her garden in southern Georgia. Melanie has a yard full of dragonflies and loves to capture them up close to see the beauty…

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    Recovering a Damaged Lawn

    I have young children, and I’m grateful they choose to spend lots of time outdoors. However, I’m also a gardener who appreciates how a nice lawn can complement my ornamental…

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    Rehabilitating a Flooded Garden

    The constant variable of water—too much or too little— is a part of gardening in the South. However, too much rain at once is often the case in our region.…

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    High Summer Perennials

    The South has a diverse climate that fluctuates from state to state. There are even large amounts of variability across individual states. For example, in the state of Tennessee where…

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    Midseason Perennial Pruning

    When most people think of pruning perennials, the first thing they think of is tidying up their garden before spring. However, there may be times you wish to take a…

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    Finding Inspiration at Public Gardens

    The South is one of the best places to see high-impact, high-quality horticulture. A multitude of public gardens and arboretums prove the value of Southern hospitality. Tradition, enthusiasm, and great…

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    The Transplanted Gardener

    Welcome to Elizabeth Kring’s garden in Plano, Texas. After spending my entire gardening life in California, where virtually anything will grow, we were transplanted to Texas, where gardening is a…

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    Crape Myrtle Bark Scale: A New Pest for Southern Gardeners to Watch Out For

    Crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia spp. and cvs., Zones 7-9) are truly one of the trees Southerners have come to rely on in the landscape. Plant breeding innovations over the last 30…

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    From Play Yard to Shaded Oasis

    Today Susan Amadio is sharing her Wilmington, Delaware, garden with us. My garden has evolved over the past 40+ years from a sunny play yard for kids to a shaded…

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    Garden/Bird Hang Out

    Today we’re visiting Jerry Hilker’s garden. My family and I have lived in Corpus Christi, Texas, for about 14 years now. We built a home about four years ago. The…