Southeast Regional Reports
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Southeast Regional ReportsCatalpa Trees, Catawba Worms, and Southern Lore
I love catalpa trees (Catalpa spp. and cvs., Zones 4–9). If you travel through the South, you might often find them as grand specimens in Progressive-era neighborhoods and older city…
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Southeast Regional ReportsSouth June Garden To-Do List
For many gardeners in the South, May is a blur. When June rolls around and the warmest days of summer loom, perhaps we are ready for a short breather. From…
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Southeast Regional ReportsPruning Spring-Flowering Trees
Spring reaches its blooming crescendo with spring-flowering trees. Dogwoods (Cornus spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9), redbuds (Cercis spp. and cvs., Zones 4–10), crabapples (Malus spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9)—the list…
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Southeast Regional ReportsNative Alternatives to Invasive Plants in the Southeast
Say the words “invasive plant” and you’ll get a wide range of reactions, from horror to defensiveness to irritation to confusion. But rarely will you get no reaction at all.…
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Southeast Regional ReportsSoutheast June Garden To-Do List
Divide bearded irises. If your garden includes good old-fashioned bearded irises (Iris × germanica, Zones 4–9), ask yourself when you last divided your clumps. If it’s been longer than five…
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Southeast Regional ReportsRegional Picks: Variegated Plants for Shade—South
See regional picks for variegated plants for shade, and read the article by Andy Brand for even more ideas. “While the cool, shady areas have provided me with the opportunity…
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Southeast Regional ReportsSouth May Garden To-Do List
Plant warm-season veggies. For diligent vegetable gardeners, sometime in May is often a good time for the second round of planting for some warm-season crops (corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes). Planting…
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Southeast Regional ReportsSoutheast May Garden To-Do List
There’s still time to sow certain summer veggies. This might be the year to add something more to your patch of tomatoes and herbs. If you like okra, it’s my…
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Southeast Regional ReportsSpring Bulb After-Care in the Southern Garden
I am happy to declare there is no such thing as a normal spring in the South. Or, perhaps, unpredictability is what is normal. For Southerners, spring often seems early…
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Southeast Regional ReportsSoutheast: How to Satisfy Your Zone Envy
Why is it that I’m bound to fall the hardest for a plant that can’t grow in my zone? I call this feeling “zone envy.” When zone envy begins, so…
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