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The garden season in Georgia has already been a blast and Fresco has been my favorite. You no doubt are pondering what Fresco is. Well,

Fresco is a new hydrangea making its debut this year. So, I better get the correct name front and center. It is Fairytrail Fresco Cascade Hydrangea.

So, the fact that The Garden Guy is telling you that I have ...Read more

If you have a mother or are married to a mom who is a gardener, this article is for you. If you are the gardening mom, then leave this article where someone you know can read it.

Mother's Day is May 10. If it is not yet May 10, then keep reading. If it is after May 10, you need more advice than this article can give you.

One thing that moms ...Read more

In recent years, Queen Tut papyrus has become one of my favorite thriller plants for my mixed container designs. If you are wondering how I can consider a grass-like plant as a thriller while surrounded by colorful flowers, then I challenge you to grow it. You too will see that it is not only a thriller but the ultimate in art and architecture. ...Read more

Q: We moved to another area of the country, and the lawn grass is totally different. The grass variety here would be a weed in my former lawn. It is also being mowed much lower than our old lawn, but the company doing the mowing says it is the proper height. Is it OK to mow a lawn higher?

Q: There are several reasons that lawn grasses should be...Read more

Planting season has begun in earnest in the South and, as they say, it will be matriculating your way wherever you live. I visited a garden center this week and it took my breath away with the giant selection. There was the new Supertunia Vista Cool Jazz Petunia too.

With the addition of Cool Jazz, the Vista group has grown to seven and now ...Read more

"This Is a Gardening Show" is a gardening show hosted by Zach Galifianakis, who is not kidding when he says (and says again) that "the future is agrarian." (Or, more critically, "the only future is agrarian.") Premiering Wednesday, which not coincidentally is Earth Day, on Netflix, the six-part series spotlights the cultivation or gathering of ...Read more

Q: About a month ago, I harvested two seed pods from a beautiful waxed Amaryllis that was done flowering. The pods are in the refrigerator. One opened and the seeds are black, so maybe they are not good. I prepared a few flowerpots with expanded shale and potting soil.

What do I do with them? Please let me know the next steps. The original bulb...Read more

The National Garden Bureau has chosen 2026 to be the Year of the Sedum. It is always the year of the sedum at The Garden Guy’s house. As I pulled photos for this column, I was stunned by the beauty, and in this case, it is Lemon Coral sedum.

I quickly came up with 30 photos, which is about 25 too many, but I’ll submit around 9 and see what ...Read more

Q: We have fish and plants in our backyard pond, but now we would like to add turtles and dragonflies. How do we get them in the pond, and are they safe to have?

A: Some wild animals will find their own way into the pond, and others you have to add. Some wild animals are not invited, such as alligators in the South and moose or otters in the ...Read more