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Q: My pumpkins have turned orange, and it is still two months until Halloween. What do I do now?

A: If the last few inches of the stem next to the pumpkin have turned brown, it is best to harvest it. If it is still green, leave it in the garden. If you harvest it, it should be kept in a cool location until you need it. If it is kept in a ...Read more

If ever a summer called for tough-as-nails flowers in the landscape, it is 2026. As I write this, I am staring at a forecast with more triple-digit days ahead than I can bear. I grew up in West Texas, and 100-degree days in the summer were the norm. In Georgia the humidity adds its own touch to the misery index. These days beg for award-winning ...Read more

Spindle Galls and Moving Lilies

Q: I bring most of my houseplants outdoors for the summer. We have had a lot of wind and rain this summer, but except for a few tattered leaves, they are doing well. However, several different kinds of plants are producing new leaves that are a yellowish green. The leaves don't turn the normal green of their kind...Read more

Perfect Score, Director’s Select, Best of the Best and Leader of the Pack are just a few of the awards for Superlophus. I’m also reasonably sure you are thinking: What is a Superlophus?

Superlophus Sunglow is the official name botanically known as an Oenothera commonly called Texas primrose. That’s right: This golden yellow flower that is...Read more

Can You Save a Blown-Over Tree?

Have you been in the path of any storms lately? It seems like there have been a lot of storms in the past few weeks. The local sirens turned on a few days ago, so I headed to the basement. I quickly turned my phone to the Max Velocity YouTube channel to see if Max Schuster was doing a livestream about my storm. ...Read more