Did you know that North Georgia was once the site of a gold rush? You can’t make a fortune in the mines there anymore, but you can strike gold in your own backyard when you use the 2009 Georgia Gold Medal winners in your garden. Gold Medal winners are plants that have won the approval [...]
I’ve got a question for you passionate plant lovers out there (and aren’t we all passionate about our gardens?). How far would you go for a plant? No, I mean, really. How far would you go for a flower or vine? Would you hop a plane and fly to Asia, then climb to the top [...]
Fifteen days to go! That’s right–just 15 more days until the flower show opens. Can you stand this sub-freezing weather until then? Just hold on, and when you visit the Cobb Galleria, you’ll practically think you’ve crossed over into spring as you see all the lovely gardens planned for you, and catch the scent of [...]
Flower show fans, you’re in for a treat today. I’m happy to share a guest blog contributed by Lucy Mercer. Lucy is a mom, a freelance writer, and an avid reader of cookbooks. She loves to discover new techniques and recipes to whip up delicious, healthy meals for her family, and, as you’ll see, she [...]
Dear Gardening Friends, Take a look at this picture. Don’t do this in your garden. Now, it’s not that I have anything against gnomes. They can be cute in their own stumpy, strange way. But why burden your beds and borders with–dare I say it? ugly statuary—when you can have a beautiful garden instead? Say [...]
Have you noticed that the stores are already putting out Valentine’s Day gifts? Hard to believe, since I’m still putting away Christmas lights, but it reminds me that florist shops will soon be bursting with gorgeous tulips in (almost) every shade of the rainbow. Sadly, I’ve never had any luck getting tulips to come back [...]
Made any resolutions for 2009? My list includes the usual (eat less and exercise more), but I’m also thinking green this time around. When it comes to my next year’s garden, I resolve to: keep my indeterminate tomatoes staked as they grow, instead of waiting until they start to fall over. weed more often, so the [...]
We admit, we’re a little nosy here at the 2009 flower show. What are you passionate about? C’mon, you can tell us. After all, the theme for the show is Passion: How Do You Bloom?, and there’s no wrong answer to the question. Passion is for… Flowers Gardening Life well-lived Garden parties Sharing with friends [...]
Lately I’ve been getting a new garden catalog in the mail almost every day. Today brought a packet of info from the Trial Gardens at the University of Georgia in Athens. Ooo la la….the gardeners there have given their thumbs-up to some stunning new plants for 2009. Known as the Athens Select 2008-2009 Plant Collection, [...]
Remember those bottle trees you used to see in yards all around the South? They were actually dead trees that creative gardeners decorated by sticking empty colored bottles onto the bare branches. Gardening author and radio personality Felder Rushing still has a couple in his front yard in Mississippi. Click here to see what I’m [...]