Tree Surgery
The last tree that James works on is a crape myrtle that's been neglected for years. He doesn't like the way many people prune crape myrtles--especially if the trees are topped off every winter. Today he finds one ... [... more]
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Favorites In An Atlanta Garden
Starting with a clean slate (the one-story ranch house had a lawn in front with one large silver maple, a small crape myrtle and very poor soil), Sloan began planting around the perimeter of the property to screen ... [... more]
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Tree Surgery
The last tree that James works on is a crape myrtle that's been neglected for years. He doesn't like the way many people prune crape myrtles--especially if the trees are topped off every winter. Today he finds one that is too crowded with ... [... more]
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Southern Favorite Moves North
Crape myrtles are incredibly rugged plants that require little to no pruning. In some areas the practice of heading them back has spoiled many beautiful trees. Heading back and hard pruning only generates a lot of ... [... more]
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Ladies' Southern Florist
 First Printed in 1860 on the eve of the Civil War, Ladies' Southern Florist by Mary C. Rion was the first book to provide gardeners in the South with a comprehensive list of ornamentals -- trees, shrubs, flowers, bulbs, and roses -- ideally suited to the ... [... more]
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Gardens of Historic Charleston
With the increasing interest in small-space gardening, Gardens of Historic Charleston provides a wellspring of ideas for planning or improving a garden of limited expanse. Using these ideas, individuals living in condominiums, townhouses, and cluster ... [... more]
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Pruners Beware
The poster child for stupid pruning practices is the crepe myrtle. There is a common belief that crepe myrtles must be butchered each year. Many people cut them back by half or more on an annual basis. I could almost ... [... more]
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Know It and Grow It 2: A Guide to the Identification and ...
okay if you cant locate dirrs manual short on number of plants reviewed, good insight on the no. of plants covered.this mans other books on the propagation, nursery storage,planting, and landscape maintenance of plants are first rate. 3o years of ... [... more]
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Pruning Shrubs
Common landscape shrubs, like crape myrtle, yaupon holly, wax myrtle and wax-leaf privet are often pruned as tree forms (shrubs shaped like a tree with one or more main trunks). The best time to begin a tree form is ... [... more]
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Myrciaria Cauliflora
The bark of the Jaboticaba is very smooth, creamy tan with a pinkish tint and patches of soft gray. Its habit of peeling off in curls as the trunk and branches expand is similar to the guava and crape myrtle. It is ... [... more]
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Colonial Place and Riverview: One Hundred Years of History
Since their early 20th-century beginnings as streetcar suburbs of Norfolk, Virginia, the adjoining historic neighborhoods of Colonial Place and Riverview have evolved into a vibrant, active community that a diverse citizenry now calls home. " ... [... more]
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Potassium Bicarbonate, 1 lb.
Aids in the prevention of mildew and fungus. Great for roses and crape myrtles. Helps to prevent and control brown patch in lawns. Application Rate: 2 level tbs. to a gal. of water. One gal. of mix will cover 460 sq. ft. Add 1 tsp. soap to aid in ... [... more]
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