Southeast Regional Reports
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Southeast Regional ReportsHow to Garden More in Spring So You Can Garden Less in July
I’m not here to pop the rainbow-colored bubble you call “spring,” but here in the Southeast, summer does follow closely on its heels. That first blast of humid air on…
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Southeast Regional ReportsA Guide to Growing Figs
We live in the perfect climate for growing an ancient agricultural crop pictured on pyramids and mentioned in Greek texts, the Bible, and the Quran. So if you’re not already,…
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Southeast Regional ReportsRose Rosette Disease: Can You Treat It?
Roses (Rosa spp. and cvs., Zones 3-9)might be a candidate for the favorite plant of people who don’t garden. The last interaction with a rose most of these people had…
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Southeast Regional ReportsSouth: April Garden To-Do List
Sow seed. You can direct sow easy-to-grow flowering annuals and vegetables. Some easy flowers to grow from seed include marigolds (Tagetes spp. and cvs., annual), zinnias, (Zinnia elegans, annual) sunflowers…
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Southeast Regional ReportsSoutheast: April Garden To-Do List
Take pictures. April can be a wonderland of bloom, so enjoy it! While walking the garden pulling weeds, testing hoses, and cleaning birdbaths and feeders, let yourself be distracted, and…
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Southeast Regional ReportsUnderused Perennials for the Southeast
1. Oldham's Gold False Foxglove Name: Titanotrichum oldhamii Zones: 7–10 Size: 12 to 14 inches tall and wide Conditions: Partial sun to full shade; average soil Native Range:…
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Southeast Regional ReportsSouth: March Garden To-Do List
Adjust to the cold. Don’t forget to harden off any transplants (slowly subject them to garden conditions) to reduce stress once placed in the ground. Care for your grasses. Cut…
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Southeast Regional ReportsSoutheast: March To-Do List
Get pruning. Early March is prime time for pruning just about anything, except spring-blooming shrubs or “bleeder” trees like maple (Acer spp. and cvs., Zones 3-9), birch (Betula spp. and…
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Southeast Regional ReportsConifers for Gardens in the South
See regional picks for conifers, and read the article by Andrew Brand for even more ideas. “Evergreen conifers provide the bones for any landscape. They offer a variety of colors,…
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Southeast Regional ReportsRegional Picks: Grass Companions – Southeast
1. ‘Reuben’ Pineapple Lily Name: Eucomis ‘Reuben’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9 Size: 18 inches tall; 3 bulbs per square foot Conditions: Full sun to partial shade;…
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