Roses need love, too: Prune soon
For beautiful garden roses in April, start pruning around Valentine's Day.
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Gloves to gadgets: Great gifts for gardeners
There are plenty of practical gift ideas for the gardener in your life this holiday season.
Extension seeking master gardener
The Bibb County office of UGA's extension service is looking for master gardeners. You don't even need a green thumb, just enthusiasm and a willingness to learn.
Fall is best for treating problematic vines, fire ants
Learn how to remove unwanted vines and prevent fire ants.
Don’t wait until spring to tackle annual lawn weeds
fall is time to treat cool-season annual weeds. Henbit, annual bluegrass, chickweed, and Carolina geranium can be prevented with a preemergence herbicide application
What’s all the buzz about pollen? It’s time for the pollinator census
Everyone can be involved in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census next week Aug. 22-23.
Keep tomato plants healthy to avoid problems in the garden
Tomato plants and fruit have their share of diseases, but what about those imperfections we find on tomatoes in our vegetable garden? That's Blossom End Rot.
Japanese beetles arrive for summer feast
Lawns are not immune to the culinary preferences of Japanese beetles. The beetle grubs munch on grass roots, resulting in dead patches of turfgrass.
Planting, maintaining color with annual flowers in the landscape
Properly planting annual flowers for your summer landscape and making sure they look nice throughout the growing season requires a little work. Keep reading to learn how to get your annuals to thrive.
Adding color to the summer landscape with annual plants
Learn how annual plants can spruce up your summer landscape with tips from the Bibb County Cooperative Extension.