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Garden Writing

Georgia Master Gardener Conference Slated for October 2025

Georgia's Annual Master Gardener Conference will be October 17 to 18 at the Macon Marriott City Center in Macon. This
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A pink and white azalea bloom in a woodland garden

Garden

What is an Azalea Sport?

Azaleas bring masses of color to gardens, and the tremendous variety of cultivars is part of their appeal. You can find
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A tomato fruit with a soft, black end

Garden

How to Solve Blossom End Rot in Your Tomatoes (Without Using Eggshells)

Growing tomatoes is one of the great joys of a summer garden, and managing the quirks of the harvest with homespun
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Green jalapeno peppers on a white plate

Food Garden

How to Roast Jalapeno Peppers

Learn how to roast jalapeno peppers in your home kitchen and store them in the freezer. You can use them in soups and
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A white mouth dayflower bloom in a garden

Garden

3 Sweet Native Flowers in My Garden

Summer is full of surprises in my landscape. Between the natives that I've planted and the ones already in the garden,
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Weed growing in crack in sidewalk

Garden

How to Control Weeds Without Using Chemicals

This story originally appeared in my local newspaper's Master Gardener column. They’re the enemies of every gardener:
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Incrediball hydrangea in a one-gallon pot in a garden

Garden

How to Over-Summer New Plants

When you love plants like I do, people tend to give more of them to you. This is generally not a problem and is, in
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Cilantro blooms in a garden

Garden

Let Cilantro Go to Seed

Here's a short and simple tip for you: when cilantro is ready to bolt, let it. Cilantro is a cool season herb that
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A round white wool sower gall on an oak stem

Garden

Wool Sower Galls

A woody Southern landscape in spring is full of surprises, for instance, delightful spring ephemerals like trilliums.
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