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About Gardening: Drought-Tolerant Privacy Hedges for Georgia: Plants and Watering Strategies; Yucca Plant Decline: Why Fertilizer Spikes Make It Worse; ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia): The Nearly Indestructible Houseplant; ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia): Care Guide for Stylish Low-Maintenance Plant; Bringing Plants from New Mexico to Georgia; Join the Georgia Native Plant Society for Plant Rescues; Seed Cane (Sugar Cane) in South Georgia: Needs Long Season, Sandy Soil; Growing Hebe buxifolia in Georgia: Hardiness and Sourcing; UGA Plant Disease Publications: Free Diagnostic Guides for Georgia Gardeners; Native Plants for Georgia: Adapted Beauty for Heat and Humidity

Garden Articles

Cutting Back a Tall Corn Plant (Dracaena fragrans) for Indoor Winter Storage

Eradicating Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata): The Three-Year Soil Replacement Protocol

Growing Aspidistra (Cast-Iron Plant): Shade Requirements and Transplanting Tips

Equisetum (Scouring Rush): Living Fossil for Contained Gardens

Kochia: An Ornamental Turned Invasive Weed

UGA Plant Lists: Free Downloadable Guides for Georgia Gardens

Georgia Gold Medal Plant Winners 1994–2016: Complete Archive

Plants

Choosing Mildew-Resistant Phlox for Hassle-Free Perennials

Finding Wild Elderberries: Join a Native Plant Rescue

Growing Chia in Georgia: Challenging but Possible in South

Cranberries Won't Grow in Georgia's Heat

Planting St. Augustine Grass in August: Use Sod Squares

Growing Celeriac (Celery Root) in Georgia: Heat Is the Challenge

Jatropha: Ornamental Shrub with Biodiesel Potential