Fence Swift Lizard – Identification
Q: Going to the compost pile this morning, I spied this on a butterfly bush limb. What is it? A: My friend Daryl Pulis (www.MrsGreenThumb.com) says it's a fence lizard, Sceloporus undulata . They mainly ea
Gloriosa Lily – Identification
Q: This is an amazing plant I came across in Brookgreen Gardens on Murrells Inlet SC unfortunately there was no ID tag or volunteer to ask. Could please ID it for me? A: It's a gloriosa lily See Gloriosa
Q: Please identify this plant and tell how to care for it. I thought it looked interesting with the spots on the stem . A: It's one of the voodoo lilies….probably Sauromatum venosum see Sauromatum v
Wax Vine (Hoya) – Identification
Q: Are you familiar with this vine and bloom? A: It is Wax Vine, Hoya carnosa. See Wax Vine hoya carnosa hoya
Q: Is it harmful or undesirable to mow grass when it is wet – like early in the morning when the dew is heavy? A: Turf expert Clint Waltz says "There is a lot of grass that is mowed in the morning ho
Holly ‘Sky Pencil’ – Euonymus Scale
Q: What is going on with my ‘Sky Pencil' holly? Thinking that it has scale, I drenched it with systemic insecticide. Can I save it? A: Yow – the holly is "Kivered up wiv it"!! You
Squirrel Damage – To Maple Roots
Q: I have a critter ripping, shredding and eating up my sugar maples. It's becoming a big problem. A: Wow- impressive! I think it's squirrels looking for water and/or something to eat. The base of a
Q: The silver maples in my front yard were put in 23 years ago when my house was built. One appears to be quite a bit less healthy than the others, and it's losing its bark. Last year, about half the tree
Q: This squash plant volunteered near my backyard garden. I've grown straight neck, crooked neck, and zucchini squash, but never seen any like this. Can you tell me what kind/name this is? My wife prepared
Rose (Tree Form, Standard) – Pruning
Q: I have two lovely rose trees in pots that did very well this summer. They are five feet tall and two feet wide. As cold weather arrives, should I cut them back? Should I bring them inside for the winter or lea
Q: My ‘October Glory' maples have something wrong with them. The bark is cracking and peeling. The trees were planted a year ago by the builder. There are a few other trees in the neighborhood that
Q: I am having a hard time identifying this plant. I dug it from a woodland edge near an old house place out in Paulding Co. GA. Can you help?
A: It's called spigelia
See Spigelia marilandica
Q: Please explain what might cause this. It looks as though the pine cone never fell off the tree but instead grew downward and sprouted new limbs. Is this normal? A: My forester friend Bill Blum says it looks li
Lawn – Dark Green Circles (Fairy Ring)
Q: What causes green circles of grass that grow higher and darker than the rest in my meadow? They appeared very quickly, just after I cut the area last week. This is a mystery to us. A: You are seeing fairy rin
Q: My wife and I moved into a house in Loganville. The house has trees which we can not identify. Any ideas what this could be? A: It's a china fir, Cunnimghamia lanceolata. seehort.ufl.edu/trees/CUNLANA
Cutleaf Coneflower – Identification
Q: We picked this up from a friend a couple of years ago. It blooms in August, producing yellow flowers with radial petals and a brown center, looks a bit like a coneflower. Leaves are three-lobed (my terminolo
Q: Do you know what this plant/weed is? If it is a weed, it sure is attractive. A: I initially thought your was Lady's Thumb, Polygonum persicaria. But when I checked with my friend Shannon Pable, she po
Walkingstick Insect – Identification
Q: I assume this is an insect. It's approximately 6″ top to bottom, with "feelers" taking half of total length. Is that pincher at the bottom used to protect itself? A: Your critter is a
Q: I have seen this strange bug all my life here in Georgia, but I've never known what it is. A bunch of them crawled out of a crack in a concrete block retaining wall in our back yard. A: You've fou
Q: I'm trying to identify spiders that are spinning webs around the outside of the house right now. One of the pictures is of his web, which may help identifying. A: I'm guessing it's Neoscon
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