National Gardening Association

February 14, 2008
Lower South
By Skip Richter,
Austin, TX

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In My Garden

Make Room for Fruit

Fruit trees, vines, and bushes are among the most rewarding and fun plants to grow, and if you've never tried growing fruit before, you ought to consider adding a few plants this year. It's really not that difficult if you provide a few basic...
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Resources

Favorite or New Plant

Satsuma Oranges Satsuma oranges are fairly cold hardy for citrus and can take a freeze down into the mid-twenties...

Clever Gardening Technique

Help for Lonely Fruit Trees If you have only one variety of a fruit tree that requires a pollinator, here is a temporary fix...

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Regional Reminders

Plant Woody Ornamentals Now
Start Warm-Season Flowers and Vegetable Transplants
Time for Taters
Plant Gladiolus Bulbs
Prune Shrubs

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National News

From NGA Editors

New Apricot Zinnia

Zinnias are one of the easiest annual flowers to grow in the garden, and they come in many sizes, shapes, and colors -- from pure white to deep red. Now gardeners have a beautiful new apricot...

A Solution for Heavy Containers

Container gardening continues to be hugely popular, and many gardeners love to experiment with large containers, mixing and matching edibles, flowers, and even small shrubs. However, large...

The Best Daisies

The Shasta daisy ( Leucanthemum x superbum ) is a carefree, widely adapted perennial flower that gardeners across the country can grow. The flowers reach 5 inches in diameter with yellow centers...

Kudzu Contributes to Air Pollution

As if there weren't enough reasons to dislike this ubiquitous Southern weed that is migrating northward with global warming, now it appears kudzu emits gases that contribute to air pollution....

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February 14, 2008 Lower South By Skip Richter, Austin, TX