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This year, why not skip the Mother's Day bouquet, and make mom a living collection of flowers and plants that may last for years? Matthew Chappell, a UGA Extension horticulturist, has several tips for creating the perfect, one-pot container garden. CAES News
Mother's Day gifts 04/18/13 Merritt Melancon
Every year Americans spend about $2 billion dollars on fresh flowers for Mother’s Day. While fresh flowers are gorgeous, they have a short shelf life — often less than 10 days after purchase.
Metro-Atlanta students will soon have an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at one of the hottest, most popular foods on the market today — pizza. CAES News
Farm-to-table pizza experience 04/16/13 Merritt Melancon
Metro-Atlanta students will soon have an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at one of the hottest, most popular foods on the market today — pizza.
A fistful of rich soil from the University of Georgia's J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center in Watkinsville, Ga. CAES News
Soil testing is essential 04/11/13 Sharon Dowdy
The key to growing prize produce isn’t buying the highest quality transplants, sowing seeds on Good Friday or planting by the signs of the moon. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension experts say the secret’s in the soil.
Soil temperature probe CAES News
Soil temperatures 03/19/13 Sharon Dowdy
Georgia’s recent warm daytime temperatures have home gardeners itching to dig in the soil and plant summer crops. But University of Georgia experts warn gardeners not to be tempted. Soil temperatures are still far too low for seeds to germinate and transplants to survive.
A crowd browses the Trial Gardens at UGA at an industry open house earlier this summer. The gardens are expected to be in full bloom for the public open house on July 9. CAES News
Plantapalooza 2013 03/14/13 Merritt Melancon
The staff of the UGA Trial Gardens will host the 2013 “Plantapalooza” plant preview and sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 6.
Hostas come in a host of varieties including 'Krossa Regal,' pictured here. This variety has frosty blue-green leaves and produces lavender flowers. CAES News
Hostas 02/28/13 Frank M. Watson
Versatile and hardy, hostas are quickly becoming one of the most popular perennial plants grown in Georgia landscapes
A vegetable garden in Butts Co., Ga. CAES News
Low yield fixes 02/28/13 Amanda Tedrow
There is nothing more frustrating than planting a vegetable garden and not producing a substantial crop of fresh vegetables. Numerous problems can contribute to low yields, but, fortunately, most of them can be avoided.
A homemade irrigation system provides water to corn growing in a Spalding County, Ga., garden. CAES News
Water, bugs and space 02/28/13 Michael J. Wheeler
Springtime brings questions about gardening, and some of the most common gardening questions have to do with watering, bugs and how to grow more food in less space. Here is some basic information from University of Georgia Cooperative Extension to help answer these common questions.
UGA Horticulturist John Ruter's new gardening guide book “Landscaping with Conifers and Ginkgo for the Southeast” will be out in April. CAES News
Landscaping with conifers 02/28/13 Merritt Melancon
Anyone who moved into a new house between 1995 and 2008 is probably familiar with the fast-growing, super-screening workhorse of the conifer family — the Leyland cypress. But while the Leyland cypress might be the most popular conifer in Georgia landscapes, there are a whole host of conifers that will grow just as well in home landscapes.
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension horticulturist Bob Westerfield displays several pieces of lawn and garden equipment during a class on the UGA campus in Griffin, Georgia. CAES News
Small engine repair 02/28/13
Is anything more frustrating than finding time to mow your lawn only to discover your lawn mower won’t start? Keeping a chainsaw running is a chore, too. A University of Georgia class, set for April 4, will teach you the basic skills you need to maintain small garden and landscape tools and save money in the process.