Summer Runners (in the Race for Garden Excellence)
We love to plan our gardens in winter and spring, but even the most educated guesses are subject to what actually plays out in your unique garden climate. Mary recalls a few of her early-summer hopes.
A Flurry of Roses
Summer is drawing to a close, but we, Georgia gardeners, have hope of at least one more good show of roses. The summer heat and drought were not kind to my roses. I had a few good blooms after spring, but not many. My hope is that, with good care, we’ll have a glorious close…
Hearts of Clay
My vegetables just weren’t thriving even though the soil looked so dark and soft. A few turns of the shovel and I could see the cause of difficulty: a thick layer of hard red Georgia clay. My plants could hardly grow in that compact soil. How is my heart like clay?
Why Start Plants Indoors
Gardening in January: Start the plants where it’s warm Last years flowers have hardly died and now it is time to begin planning for more. I love living in Georgia! My kitchen drawers fill with seed packets, my fingers itch to get those seeds in the soil and growing. Now, you don’t have to begin…
