Identify Me The following list is a list of several identification apps for plants, shrubs, diseases, insects. You can search for a plant based on its leaf, flower, or the entire plant. Pricing varies from totally free to $20/month. This list is not inclusive. You can also go to the web on your favorite browser…
Fall GardensThis will be somewhat different from other articles in that a major part of this month’s article is from an ACES (Alabama Cooperative Extension System) article with comments from me. The ACES article may be found here (Basics of Fall Vegetable Gardening). It is this article that I will base my comments on. Be…
Summer Wild Flower Gardens This article will certainly be longer than usual, and it will occasionally be modified over the summer. So, check back to see new pictures, primarily, and additional information. Any of the plants mentioned herein may be found as seeds and/or potted plants at most of the garden centers mentioned in a…
Wetlands areas in Fairhope As mentioned in the newsletter article – this is a short comment on wetlands and the Fairhope ordinance that defines what is a wetland, what can and what cannot be done with wetlands in the City of Fairhope. The defining document for wetlands is ORDINANCE No. 1370 with a rather lengthy…
This article will be rather digressing and some topics may not be at all about what you may think they should be. But, the background of, what we consider well known, may not be as well know as we thought and quite a bit more interesting. Consequently, not all of this article will deal directly…
Due to an unforseen accident I was unable to post for this month. I have posted this information on the December 2022 Holiday Flowers link.
There has been some difficulty in getting the latest URLs for the Back to Basics Wednesday for this fall. I hope to have this issue resolved by Sunday 31-Aug. If not it, will be on or abour 8-Aug as I will be out of town with NO computer access. I apologize for the inconvience! The…
Auburn, through its Alabama Cooperative Extension Service website, has a great series of articles that are presented live. Next month I will show/tell you how to access these webinars via ZOOM and Facebook in real time. They are also recorded and are available whenever you want to view or re-view them. One of the best…
There will be no column for December. However, we will be back in January 2022. We will, in January look at a potential pest you may have on your shrubs and how to handle it.In February, we will have Part 2/2 on Local Plants for Landscaping.
Last month we talked about “An Uncommon Plant” the Anise shrub. This month we will look at just the opposite – a very prevalent weed – Chamberbitter, Gripeweed, or phyllanthus urinaria. It shows up with a vengeance starting in mid-summer. You have prepared your flower beds, cleaned around your shrubs, applied an appropriate pre/post-emergent in…