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Georgia Gold Medals make choosing plants easy Posted on 02/16/04 by Dan Rahn

Shopping for new landscape plants? Check out the Georgia Gold Medal Winners. Each year the Georgia Plant Selections Committee recommends a new list of beautiful, proven landscape plants.

Joseph's Coat provides nonstop landscape color Posted on 02/16/04 by Paul A. Thomas

Like glowing beams of sunshine, Chartreuse Joseph's Coat is a dazzling, trouble-free landscape plant prized for its ability to provide nonstop color from early spring until fall frost.

Anise Hyssop hybrids almost too good to be true Posted on 02/16/04 by Paul A. Thomas

How many plants have fragrant, pest-free foliage, bloom nonstop from May until fall frost, attract butterflies and hummingbirds like magnets, resist deer browsing, tolerate drought and come back each year with vigor?

Summer Snowflake viburnum offers months of color Posted on 02/16/04 by Gary L. Wade, Jim Midcap

Not many shrubs bloom continuously from spring to fall, then end the growing season with bright red fruit and rich, wine-red fall leaves. But Summer Snowflake viburnum does just that.

Bald cypress not just for swamps anymore Posted on 02/16/04 by Gary L. Wade, Jim Midcap

Most people think of bald cypress only in a swamp, growing in groves with roots submerged in water and branches draped in Spanish moss. But you don't have to live in a swamp to grow bald cypress.

Accent your landscape with container plants Posted on 02/16/04 by Bob Westerfield

There's no better way to accent a deck, patio or porch than with annuals in containers. The endless variety of colors available for sunny spots, shady spots and spots in-between is almost limitless.

Learning landscape basics can make a yard 'home' Posted on 02/16/04 by David Berle

Creating a functional and attractive landscape can be rewarding in many ways. Unfortunately, so many landscape design articles and books abound that the task can be daunting.

Starting a home landscape over from scratch Posted on 02/16/04 by Mike Isbell

Mike Isbell has been putting off redoing the landscaping at his house for a long time now. This may be the year he finally breaks down and does it.

Don't let environment stress your landscape plants Posted on 02/16/04 by Gary L. Wade

Stress in our own lives weakens us and makes us more susceptible to illness. And when environmental problems stress plants, they become vulnerable to diseases and pests.

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