Devil's Trumpet – Identification
Q: I spotted this small plant in my rose bed. The flower was closed during the day, but opened at night. It currently has one blossom, but others are forming. It's about a foot tall now. What is it? A: It
Sweetbay Magnolia – Identification
Q: In the front of my neighborhood in Marietta we have a tree that produces white blooms with an absolutely wonderful fragrance. The white blooms are similar, yet different, to Southern magnolia blooms. It also
Q: Could you tell me what kind of tree this is? We cut it down because it was just too dangerous with all those spikes coming out of it. The spikes are on the limbs as well as the trunk. The leaves look similar
Honey Mushrooms – Identification
Q: We had a maple tree cut down about three years ago in our front yard. We have tried to reseed and sow new grass but these mushrooms come up all over the yard. We have dug them up each time before cutting grass
Coral Bark Maple – Strange Leaves
Q: Both of my coral bark maples look like they are trying to revert to a standard maple. They are suddenly putting out these very "standard maple leaf" looking branches. Should I snip them off? W
Tomato – Seeds Sprouting Inside
Q: I thought you might enjoy seeing these photos. This is a tomato that a homeowner purchased at a fruit/vegetable stand. It was not homegrown. She left the tomato sitting on her countertop for a couple of weeks.
Q: A few weeks ago, I asked on the radio if you had heard about a wood product that was treated with glass for use in raised beds. You didn't have any information on it, but I found some and wanted to pa
Palm – Where to Get Special Fertilizer
Q: I've heard you recommend using fertilizer specifically labeled for palms, but local garden centers have never heard of it! Can you give me more information so I can find this fertilizer? A: Try Sunni
Q: I have perfectly round brown dots on the underside of some of my Boston fern leaves. I can scrape them off with my finger nail and it leaves an indentation of the same size in the leaf. They look like poppy se
Q: My sister and I have a question about the picture attached. What causes "spotty tomatoes"? A: The spots are caused by stinkbugs. These insects feed by sticking their sharp, hollow "nose̶
Snake – Black Rat Snake Identification
Q: I can see a birdhouse from my kitchen window and thought I had a leaf hanging out of it. Then I noticed a squirrel raising cane near it and saw that the leaf was getting longer. It was a snake! When we firs
Azalea – Yellow Leaves in Winter
Q: We've been in our house for 4 years, and I don't remember our azaleas ever looking like this in the fall or winter. The older leaves are yellow and turning red. Is this something I should worry abo
Purslane – Identification in Deer Plot
Q: Will you please help and identify the plant in the attached photos? It has started growing in our deer/food plots near Monticello and the deer are favoring it out above our usual winter grazing plants buck oat
Q: My Japanese maple hasn't grown at all in two years since planted. Now in September, it has sent out these two long shoots. What is happening? What can I do to promote even growth? A: There are literall
Q: I have many, many feet of liriope lining my driveway. A large section of it suddenly started turning yellow. When you gently pull on it, it breaks away easily and has a black area at the base where it breaks.
Container Planting – Low Maintenance
Q: Can you recommend perennials that I can plant in the planter boxes on my deck. They get full, blazing sun. I put that low-growing yellow lantana in there last year, but none of it came back this year…. I
Q: My zucchini plants (leaves and stems) look healthy and lots of blooms produce baby zukes. But after they're about 3-4″ in length, the blossom end begins shriveling. They don't rot; they just
Q: I planted a tomato six weeks ago and just recently the leaves have started to curl from side to side. Any idea what causes this? It seems to be doing well otherwise in its bushel basket filled with potting soi
Q: I have these strange pests on the bottom of my sunflower leaves. We have searched high and low to find what they are. I would greatly appreciate it if you could identify them and tell me how I may safely get r
Poison Ivy – Jewelweed Remedy (and Identification)
Q: I heard you on the radio tell about a native plant in the impatiens family that is a good treatment for poison ivy. Can you tell me the name of it so that I can get some and plant it in my yard? A: The radio
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