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Pink and green flowers in a planter next to a chair in summer

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Georgia Perennial Plant Symposium 2025

Spring is just around the corner and that means it's time to soak up all the inspiration for spring gardens. You'll have
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Fresh organic figs from a fig tree

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Grow an Organic Fruit Orchard at Home

This story on growing an organic fruit orchard first appeared in my local newspaper's Master Gardener column. Many
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Nasturtium flowers in a garden

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Growing Nasturtiums in my Garden

I remember growing nasturtiums in my mom's garden when we lived in South Carolina. I helped my mom plant the chunky
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UGA trial garden plants include coleus

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UGA Trial Gardens Open House Events 2024

Visit the UGA Trial Gardens in Athens in early June for its Open House events. The University of Georgia Trial
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Encore azalea shrub planted in the ground

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Planting Azaleas in my Garden

When you live and garden in Georgia, it's a given: you will grow azaleas. You may inherit them when you purchase a
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Cut flower bouquet on a table

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Fresh Cut Flowers Tips

This story on fresh cut flowers originally appeared in my local newspaper's Master Gardener column. Bouquets of
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Red pineapple sage growing in a garden bed

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Grow Pineapple Sage in Your Garden

Spring gardening is all about instant gratification, and who can blame us? We've been through a cold, dark season
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Oak seedling grown from an acorn in a container filled with garden soil

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Grow Oaks from Acorns

You know the proverb "from tiny acorns, might oaks grow." And it's true and I'm making it happen in my landscape. I live
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A planter with sorrel and impatiens with heuchera and perennials

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Your Georgia Garden in May

This story on Your Georgia Garden in May first appeared in my local newspaper's Master Gardener column. Spring is
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