Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca: Recent Episodes
Cox Media Group Atlanta
Defining how fall leaf color works, helping beneficial bugs, and calls about overwintering ferns, winter color, spiders, and IDing birds
Some unusual things to recycle, highway horticulture, and educating all of us on the emergence of the Spotted Lanternfly in Georgia
A discussion on all the favorite holiday plants to consider, plus a call about Hugelkultur and its benefits.
Armor Wildlife Mgmt - chipmunk behavior, deterring deer from new landscapes and the final GA Leaf Watch update from GA Forestry Commission
Armor Wildlife Mgmt - deer rut, why they eat new plants, tasty camellias, and winterizer treatment to repel deer
Calls on trimming juniper & hollies, berrying plants, and GA Forestry Commission with a great GA Leaf Watch update
Tips on keeping squirrels and moles away, but cautiously, and identifying a cool ground cover (with your help!) and when to prune hydrangeas
Becky Griffin with good news from August's Pollinator Census, plus weird words for groups of birds
Why ryegrass, importance of lawn pH, update on the GA Leaf Watch, and tips for growing fescue
Preventing lawn fungus & weeds, and techniques regarding mowing, and helping moss along
Beautiful fall blooms, fungus on perennials, updating avian flu H5N1 and the top 3 things to do
Turf talk with Clint Waltz, an update on the GA Leaf Watch, and a call about recycling potting soil
The Rome-Floyd ECO Center with reptiles, plus what's with those Joro spiders, pine trees dying and more
Joe Lamp'l (Joe Gardener) and I discuss composting, rodents, garden burnout and growing roses. Plus the top 3 things to do!
Joe Lamp'l and I discuss composting, rodents, garden burnout and growing roses. Plus Seth Hawkins with the GA Leaf Watch report
Plants deer don't like, they ate a caller's roses, replacing a shade oak, and caring for a peace lily
Helene's impact on timber, a caller about poison ivy, ambrosia beetle, and what's peeling bark off a tree
Keeping you up to speed on caring for your lawn this time of year with UGA turfgrass specialist Clint Waltz
GA Agricultural Commissioner Tyler Harper joins Green and Growing with a snapshot of the devastation, plus electrical tips from Ragsdale
Urban Ag Council's landscaping & tree tips for homeowners, and lawn dos and don'ts from UGA Turfgrass Specialist Clint Waltz
Downed trees, storm tips from Georgia's Insurance Commissioner, top 3 things to do in the landscape plus when you can always prune
Shannon Pable encouraging folks to use Master Gardeners; plants for an arid spot, creating raised beds, tips for peonies and dahlias
Great questions about recycling potting mix, wildflower mixes, soil tests and preparing to overwinter potted plants
Japanese maples- what to be doing now, houseplants, butterflies, and the American Chestnut
Preventing pests, fungus on lawns and leaf spot. Plus identifying an issue on Zoysia as well as a poorly performing butterfly bush
Fall transplanting & planting, caterpillars, and preemergence herbicide- do it NOW to prevent winter weeds!
Calls about pruning- figs, blueberries, loropetalum and prepping veggie gardens with Mickey Gazaway!
Horticulturalist and professor Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott on common sense gardening and debunking myths. Plus, overwintering tropical plants
The Rome-Floyd ECO Center in the house! Meet the American alligator, Kingsnake, Ratsnake, and we discuss black bears, opossums & raccoons
Fall planting for trees and shrubs, new Zoysia lawn, and Ben & Sarah from Rome-Floyd ECO Center bring in a guest!
Colorful maples, uses in the landscape, pruning hydrangeas, and repotting a Christmas cactus
Mahonias, hydrangeas, and begonias you know that Ozzie bred and marketed. Plus, how plants are allowed in from other countries
GFC talks Southern Pine Beetle- symptoms and treatments; and participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census
Participate in the GSePC Aug. 23 and 24. Plus, calls about hungry caterpillars, butterfly ID and harvesting grapes
Ashley hits the road for UGA Turfgrass Research Field Day and the 100th conference of the International Society of Arboriculture
Traci from Retreat Lane Flowers- how to be preparing for next season, protecting blooms from bugs and sun needed for growing flowers
Late season pruning, plus cut flower gardening with Traci Gables- what's blooming now, best time to pick, and pests on them
GA crop status update from GA Dept of Ag, plus identifying and treating fall armyworm, and a dying dogwood
Rose issues, tackling kudzu bugs, Top 3 Things to be doing, plus avoiding ticks and mosquitos with Elmer Gray from UGA
Michael Cowan with ReForest ATL and Dr. Jean Woodward from UGA - preventing diseased plants
Ga Urban Ag Council with how to find a landscaper, and come see me at UGA Turfgrass Research Field Day Aug. 7 - details here
Avoiding English ivy & bamboo, movement for a new state flower, and identifying butterflies
Dr. Richard Ludwig- gardening with kids, and Dr. Jean Woodward- plant diseases are everywhere, properly identifying them
ChopMyTree.com answers Qs about proper insurance, power companies cutting trees, girdling limbs, exposed roots, and trees in storms
Deer tolerant plants, plus Premier Tree Solutions- covering all of Atlanta, equipment vs. climbers, tips on hiring a professional tree company, and what questions to ask
Calls about nutsedge in sod, the health of gardenias and crape myrtles, plus the top 3 things to do!
Beautiful moss- learning to love it! Plus, where I was shocked to see a snake at my house.
Gardening with kids- ideas from Richard Ludwig; calls about bees, barberry, blueberries, splitting bark and more
Fertilizing trees and whether or not it's necessary, butterfly bushes, and timing butterfly chrysalises
Farm fresh foods at camp, and a little about the upcoming WSB Radio Care-a-thon. Find unique opportunities when you donate at wsbradio.com/careathon
Selecting and planting healthy plants, minimizing disease spread, boxwood blight, and more with Dr. Woodward
Diatomaceous Earth, Japanese beetles in cherry trees, and plant diseases with UGA's Jean Woodward
Featuring the Alpharetta Farmers Market, plus questions about summer-blooming flowers and gnats in houseplants
UGA Entomologist Elmer Gray with mosquito prevention- bodies of water to pay attention to, environmentally friendly solutions, and "tick questing"
Bee ID, Japanese beetles on roses, and Entomologist Elmer Gray busts common mosquito myths. Interesting stuff!
Concepts around sustainable gardening, favorite trees, and the top 3 things to do this weekend!
Jutt Howard with NG Turf shares tips for properly maintaining sod in the summer heat, plus answers questions about weeds and matching varieties
Father's Day gift ideas, issues with trees this time of year, and Jutt Howard with NG Turf takes your calls!
Know the problem before you 'fix' the problem; National Pollinator Week and certifying your landscape
Interpreting plant tags and common sense gardening with Dr. Allan Armitage; pruning tips from Rick Smith and Bruce Holliday
Norm Mittleider with summer care for maples, selecting the right one, and problems. Plus, guests from the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association
Growing citrus in Georgia with Via Citrus, and calls about a new weed, irises and bamboo!
Back with Mickey Gazaway- favorite perennials including daylilies, deer, hydrangeas, and transplanting trees and shrubs
Back with Mickey Gazaway- favorite perennials including daylilies, deer, hydrangeas, and transplanting trees and shrubs
Mickey talks about shade and vegetable gardening, plus calls on a tree dropping leaves, gardenias, and peonies.
Saving money filling raised beds, keeping soil cool, organic treatment for slugs, and more prolific blueberries
Could it be rose rosette? Also, enjoying gardenias, pruning shrubs, and what causes burgundy spots on leaves
Memorial Day remembrance, Southern magnolias, and the dangers of buying soil from unknown origins
Pruning golden mop cypress & boxwoods, Ashley rants & raves, and new weed, and what's important for pecan trees
Calls about propagating a favorite tree, a new weed, bamboo, irises, and what's turning the lawn brown
Norm Mittleider with summer care for maples, selecting the right one, and problems they may encounter. Plus, the dreaded Japanese beetles!
More about hummingbird feeders, keeping mosquitoes AND bamboo away, plus what are cypress knees?
What gardeners need to know about cicadas, plus pruning roses, magnolia wood, and keeping ants out of hummingbird feeders.
Getting to know your neighbors, Top 3 Things to do, caring for bromeliads (cool plants!) with Hans Rueffert
Leaf spots and insects on perennials, birds nesting in ferns, dead parts of a shrub and tomato hornworm
Watering the lawn, handling spring flowers, and Mother's Day gift ideas from Wild Birds Unlimited.
Invasive bugs you may encounter this summer, plus, Mother's Day gift ideas from Wild Birds Unlimited.
Recycling glass and 'hard to recycle materials' with Live Thrive. Plus learning about and caring for new plants.
ALL topics! Pruning that can be done now, hydrangea health, composting, watering lawns, and powdery mildew
Things to do around the city, birding with Birds Georgia, and what to do with camellias now, including air-layering!
Sustainable landscaping with Dr. Richard Ludwig- considering form, color and texture; questions about fruit trees, coring your containers and more
Dr. Ludwig discusses sustainability in landscaping, a cool way to grow tomatoes and native plants
Jutt with NG Turf- come see and feel the sod; soil testing, soil prep, when to lay warm-season sod, and a question about matching Bermudas.
Hemlocks, artichokes, and NG Turf in studio - grasses that can withstand shade, bluegrasses as lawns, and leveling lawns
What to do during national garden month, recycling pots, English ivy, and native azaleas
Unwanted birds, irrigating, problems with trees, rose rosette, and keeping cats out of the garden bed!
Featuring the Piedmont Park Green Market, and raising chickens with digital creator Michelle from N. DeKalb!
Clint answers questions about care for Centipede lawns, leveling and top-dressing Bermuda and the dreaded weed Poa annua (annual bluegrass).
UGA's Clint Waltz answers your questions about St Augustine, grasses for shade, and what NOT to be doing for warm season grasses right now
Farmers market feature, and how social media influences the garden industry, plus Southern Living plants for spring!
Questions about the 'disease triangle', kudzu and more, plus Jim Bearden with attracting bluebirds to your yard!
Interviews with the experts at UAC's Landscape Pro University, and Dr. Allan Armitage helps us decipher plant tags
When to prune, when and how NOT to prune, plus tips on growing citrus in Georgia with Via Citrus!
Trent Ellis of Armor Wildlife Management on deer behavior, and ways to deter them (and moles) from harming your landscape.
History of Indian Marker trees, welcoming new friends NG Turf & Wild Birds Unlimited, and the variety of woodpeckers in Georgia
Norm Mittleider explains vole damage to roots, lichens, and care for hydrangeas. And Ruby's Farm Nursery is back open for 2024!
Jap Maple expert Norm Mittleider answers questions about planting, transplanting, pruning, and sucker growth. Turfgrass expert Clint Waltz with advice for a persistent weed!
Check out farmers markets this year! Tips for gardeners new to Georgia and selling centipede lawn if you've never experienced it
Our state flower! To scalp or not to scalp, what to add to soil, magnolias, crape myrtles and planting daffodils late
Dr Dave Coyle about Invasive Species Awareness Week and Dr Ben Campbell talks about the USDA Census on Georgia horticulture over the last 5 years
Spring in bloom, finding community farmers markets, starting seed now and the disease triangle
Removing trees safely from ChopMyTree.com, shared responsibility of trees near property lines and using wood chips effectively
Handling and caring for seedlings/saplings and the importance of having an arborist help with caring for large trees
How to participate in the GBBC through Feb. 19th, and Georgia Power with money saving tips when it comes to planting trees
Tips for plant identification, planting in pots, and Qs about slugs, fertilizing azaleas & gardenias, and keeping deer & rabbits away
A visit with Dr. Armitage, plus designer and gardener extraordinaire Shannon Pable joins me in studio to talk shade gardening
10 steps for a healthy home lawn (from UGA), plus calls on Meyer lemon, weeds in ivy and types of Zoysia
Ornamental grasses, seed starting and calls about ground covers, grass on the cheap and an unwanted ground cover!
Norm Mittleider with great info about caring for Japanese maples and what does 'organic' mean?
A popular radio show announces its end, invasive plants & pruning crape myrtles and fruit trees
Rick Smith, The Pruning Guru, answers questions about pruners, rejuvenation pruning on hollies, and letting trees be...
Pruning made easier with The Pruning Guru- Qs about figs, persimmons, a Jap maple and hollies
A word to the wise about eating berries, National Seed Swap Day, and Dr. Armitage's thoughts on temperature swings & cut flowers
Qs about Japanese stiltgrass, hydroponic gardening, overwintering ferns and storing seed
Visits to the GA Aquarium & Gibbs Gardens for cheap, proper ways to cover plants, and the Top 3 Things To Do now
Legislation that could protect GA farms, rehabilitating birds of prey, and icicles coming out of the ground?
Mickey Gazaway joins me- how to fight those winter doldrums, prepping plants for below-freezing temps and what to do this weekend
Tasks on perennials right now, and Ragsdale with tips on keeping water flowing in the house with upcoming below-freezing temps!
Calls about nematodes, peace lily and other houseplants, plus watch out for this cannibalistic frog
Know your mushrooms, attracting birds and GA Power with advice on keeping your property safe this winter!
Know your mushrooms, attracting birds and GA Power with advice on keeping your property safe this winter!
What is cozy gardening, a popular color, help with the Top 3 from a birthday boy, and all my "thank yous" for this show's success!
2024 outlook for Piedmont Park in Atlanta, and busting garden myths- true or false information
2024 outlook from Trees Atlanta, young woodworkers appreciating trees, and the top 3 things to do in the landscape.
Mark Cohea & Tom Richards of LDC - putting greens, hardscaping, revitalizing your landscape and more
Why flowering shrubs aren't flowering, cautions when moving crape myrtle, pruning flowering shrubs and holiday plants as gifts!
Wishing a longtime colleague well wishes, garden trivia with THREE famous Marks, and the top 3 things to do
Premier Tree Solutions with some great stories, what it takes to become an arborist, and tree limbs growing back
Qs about watering before a freeze, timing on pruning, keeping moss, and Clark's Christmas Kids
Caring for azaleas, places for solitary bees, our new Zone 8a, and Dave Baker as a 'special' guest
Uncovering our new zone assignment with expert opinions, Christmas cactus, and benefits of perennials
Fall planting, reusing potting soil, houseplant pests, and a special guest with A Gardener's Thanksgiving Prayer
Dealing with armadillos & bamboo; ways to achieve a 'cozy garden' with Southern Living Plants
Questions about how and what to prune are answered, and rapid fire questions for Clint Waltz about November lawns
A record sweet potato, a delicious recipe, and a place for Veterans at Camp Southern Ground!
3 ways to overwinter inside, GA Leaf Watch w/ Seth Hawkins, and GAA Tree Climbing Competition
Christie Bryant of Speaking for the Trees on how to save trees, plus calls about concrete, banana trees and deer eating pansies
Winterizing tropical plants, pots and birding accessories, plus everything daffodils with Greg Freeman
UGA Turfgrass Specialist Clint Waltz talks about brown patches, fungus, and selectively killing one grass out of another
Participation in the Great SE Pollinator Census, hummingbirds and Top 3 Things to do in the landscape right now
Meet 17 yr old Lochlain Healy of Handmade by Healy. And, the programs and garden at Camp Southern Ground which help veterans!
ReForestATL and Ga Native Plant Society join me. Plus, GA Leaf Watch update from GA Forestry Commission
Qs about grass clippings, crape myrtles, and author Diane Flynt with the history of lost, Southern apples
My entire conversation with Josh Fuder of UGA Extension and 'Wild Tamed Lost Revived' author Diane Flynt- rediscovering lost apple varieties!
Rick Smith, The Pruning Guru, along to discuss pruning tips and tricks, plus plants STILL recovering from that freeze last Christmas!
Ashley is just getting warmed up! Top 3 Things To Do in the landscape, plus trees that want us dead
Ellen with GNPS has plant recommendations, and ReForest ATL helps us tackle invasive plants like kudzu and Japanese knotweed.
Benefits and pitfalls of grass clippings, GFC with Fall leaf color update, and meet Michael & Kate with ReForest ATL!
Things landscapers wish we knew; calls about weed preventers, gardening safely and pruning
Tree services business owners talking industry safety, and a fascinating interview about disappearing grasslands with Southeastern Grasslands Institute.
Rehabbing injured birds, and learning about a favorite spring-blooming bulb from an expert!
Caution with poisonous plants, keeping deer away, and the Top 3 Things To Do in the landscape!
Maintaining fall flowers, plus Ga Forestry Commission to talk about risk of forest fires, forest safety and fall color
What to do in lawns for fall, planting a wet area and things going on around Atlanta this weekend
Great questions about personal protective equipment, differences between herbicides, and herbicide use around beehives
Ga Native Plant Society w/ benefits of goldenrod; calls about overwintering houseplants, herbicides and care for hellebores
Calls about growing vegetables, hummingbirds, wildflowers, and soil temps for preemergence applications
Timely questions about hydrangeas, more things landscapers wish we knew, and identifying a nut in a tree
Information from Victoria Beeler about Monarchs' migration south, milkweed and hummingbird banding at Smith-Gilbert Gardens
Landscapers- what do you wish clients knew or understood? Ornamental grasses, summer heat and more
An educational panel discussion about GFASTI w/ Boutte Tree, Caldwell Tree Care, Premier Tree Solutions and Hierloom Tree & Garden
Georgians For a Safer Tree Industry- my panel of guests shares some fascinating insight into owning a tree company
Pollinator Census took place Aug 18 & 19, plus calls about jasmine and ornamental tree suggestions
More garden myths with Bob Westerfield, and seasonal things to be doing right now- calls about blueberries and hostas
Calls about English ivy- what it does to trees and how to control it, plus Bob Westerfield and I busting garden myths
Designing a landscape, ecological impacts of hurricanes, and the upcoming Great Southeast Pollinator Census
Dividing hostas, tree roots at the house, Becky Griffin about the Great SE Pollinator Census, and tennis!
All the benefits of gardens, running in the MUD, and the Top 3 Things To Do in the landscape
Meet a man inspiring kids with lawn care, plus we bust some garden myths with UGA's Bob Westerfield!
Learn about UGA Extension, consumer opportunities, landscaping tips and recommendations with Greg Huber and Campbell Vaughn
Questions and answers for what to plant for privacy/screening and perennial suggestions for full sun, plus the Top 3 Things to do this weekend
Calls about attracting butterflies, downy mildew on veggies, hydrangeas and lawn diseases
A discussion of invasive species during bad weather with U.S. Geological Survey, and it's National Blueberry Month.
Insects now, calls about deterring deer, crop rotation, English ivy, and carnivorous plants good in bog gardens
Summer allergens w/ Atlanta Allergy & Asthma, reactions to insect bites/stings, and a man inspiring kids with lawn care!
Pruning compact shrubs, caring for summer annuals, 7 common problems on tomato plants, and a good way to get rid of weeds
Floyd Co. Extension Coordinator Keith Mickler joins me - jobs of Extension, soil testing, and lawn care
Julie w/ Hello Daisy and Traci of Retreat Lane Flowers help us with insects, flower arrangements and what to grow after summer
How to tell the difference between insects, tips on caring for orchids, fertilizing, and trees
Inner workings of root systems, dealing with saplings and more from ChopMyTree.com, Premier Tree Solutions
Premier Tree Solutions discusses the tree industry in GA and tree damage from recent storms
Joined by Ben Winkelman of ECO Center and Chris Mowry, co-founder of ATL Coyote Project
Calls about daffodils, Angel trumpet, ambrosia beetle, and Dave torpedoes the end of my show
Calls about places to see in GA, replanting things killed by freeze, and how to treat figs not producing
Tempering expectations for GA peaches this summer and a swarm of bees in an unlikely place
America's forests from the perspectives of businesses and tree farmers. With Georgia-Pacific and Chuck Leavell
A visit with Red Oak Lavender Farm in Dahlonega and with Chris Mowry of the ATL Coyote Project!
ChopMyTree.com - tackling tree suckers, removing limbs and proper pruning. Plus the Top 3 Things to do in the landscape
ChopMyTree.com on the show- trees shedding bark, dangers of the tree industry, and finding the right tree company based off safety, impact and efficiency.
Defend yourself against mosquitoes, plus identifying weeds and flowering shrub recommendations
Killing everything back to the dirt, pruning crape myrtles, and the Top 3 Things To Do this weekend!
Earth Day events are more I share on the website, grass under trees or not, and powdery mildew
Discussion about Japanese Maples, troubles with boxwoods, slime mold, hydrangeas and more
Calls about growing pecans, ambrosia beetles, freeze damage, planting okra and the grand opening of Ruby's Farm in Lula, Ga
My visit with gardener extraordinaire Allan Armitage. No one knows more about how plants and flowers function in the garden than Dr. A!
Rivermont Golf Club Super Mark Hoban with fun facts about The Masters, your gardens Qs and more
Atlanta one of the best cities for urban gardening, caring for chicks ~ City Chick with some great advice for raising chickens
Debating ryegrass as a lawn, choosing Tahoma 31 or TifTuf sod and importance of breaking up hard soil for good grass growth
Update on GA peach crop, look-alike plants commonly misidentified, and creating a garden bed
Yep, screaming tomatoes, Qs about poa annua in the lawn and tea olives rebounding from the December freeze
Dr. Dave Coyle of Clemson joins me to warn of some pretty fascinating bugs and a tree people are rewarded for removing
Moon gardening with Southern Living Plant Collection and UGA's Clint Waltz with timely info for your lawn
Reasons to aerate your lawn; animal safety around lawn chemicals and grasses bounce back after a freeze
Eliminating one grass from another in the lawn; what is topdressing and do you need to do it
Covering plants for a spring freeze, and Clint Waltz talks sod harvesting and ways grasses perform for us!
Licensing, insurance and permits for tree work- ChopMyTree.com answers those questions, plus a visit with Jimmy Carter
Taking care of orchids and hydrangeas; Jeff Roth w/ Premier Tree Solutions answers FAQs from homeowners
Tips for a healthy lawn, combatting moles, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Great Backyard Bird Count
GA Power with planting tips, and Wild Nest Bird Rehab with tips on keeping songbirds happy and healthy
Busy weekend w/ GA Arbor Day, the Great Backyard Bird Count and seed starting, plus a Q about hellebores
Interesting facts about the Super Bowl turf, and a learning opportunity with me. Plus, top 3 things to do in the landscape this week
Cutting pampas grass, moving shrubs, and a local place for veterans to garden and receiving coaching
Encouraging struggling farmers, Master Gardener education, importance of crop rotation and more calls
Joe Gardener empowers us to start seed indoors and my visit with the Commissioner of Atlanta's Parks and Recreation Dept.
Rick Smith with what you CAN prune now, plus Pike Nursery and their landscape design services
Rick Smith, the Pruning Guru, joins me with timely info about freeze damage on plants, what NOT to do, and why some were affected more than others
Opportunities for all to enjoy the parks across Georgia, how to help on MLK Jr's Day of Service, and "Kids Outside"
Convo with Joe about Master Seeding Starting, learning opportunities, and Pike Nursery with low-light houseplants
Keep holiday plants going; Joe Lamp'l joins me & talks about a second chance at cool-season crops
Look out for scammers when tidying up your yard. Top 3 things to do this weekend, plus Pike Nursery with how many ways gardening is good for you
Questions about propagating nandina, hemlocks, finding a place for your old Christmas tree, and inspiring garden resolutions for 2023
Making houseplant care easy, plus Christie Bryant of Speaking for the Trees with protecting our tree canopy in Atlanta
Planting wildflower seeds, gardeners' resolutions and scents of the holiday from Pike Nursery!
Meteorologist Christina Edwards talks cold weather, tips for covering plants and year end updates!
Questions about hemlocks, storm damaged trees and improper limb removal. Plus, Pike Nursery with holiday gift tips!
Premier Tree Solutions in studio talking about the latest in tree removal equipment and looking for unhealthy pine trees
Tips for watering houseplants, a question about clover as a cover crop, plus the top 3 things to do in the landscape
What to do with fallen leaves, mulch and how to care for irrigation and other outdoor things in winter with Pike Nursery
Gazaway family guests- we talk transplanting trees, feeding pecan trees and what to be doing in the landscape
Rick Smith, the Pruning Guru, and Bruce Holliday share pointers about their professions; Pike Nursery with deals on holiday décor
Different ways of landscaping and bringing nature to golf. My interview with Superintendent Mark Hoban. Plus, help planting trees
Spring-flowering bulbs, what to do with dried flowers, and exciting plants for the holidays
Interview with Rick Smith, The Pruning Guru, and landscape architect Bruce Holliday. Plus, Pike Nursery with Christmas greenery
More from Armor Wildlife Mgmt, plus tips for getting a live Christmas tree from Pike Nursery
Trent Ellis from Armor Wildlife Management talks about keeping deer out of your landscape
Good ways to amend clay soil, and the importance of TREES and tree ordinances with Christie Bryant of Speaking for the Trees
Pleasantries of purple oxalis, growing blackberries and pansies and hellebores at Pike Nursery!
Protecting plants in colder weather, more about bamboo and the Top 3 things to do in the landscape
Tips to ensure your plant grows to the size you anticipate, plus winners at the UGA Trial Garden
Identifying disease in Zoysiagrass, properly planting trees, and reasons to NOT plant bamboo (and some alternatives)!
Calls about composting, roses and maples. Plus, my biggest regret of this show and it relates to Coach Vince Dooley's passing. Go Dawgs...
THIS is the weekend for peak leaf color, from GA Forestry Commission. Calls about mint, beautyberry, fruit trees and soil tests.
The impact of Hurricane Ian on FL that we'll see in our grocery stores; UGA with tips on growing your own wildflowers!
More garden calls, updated leaf watch for N. Ga from GFC, and Pike Nursery with cold-hardy color for fall/winter
My tour to the Urban Garden at MBS and the initiatives they have to make everything green and sustainable. It's impressive!
Will overnight lows hurt lawns? Clint Waltz recommends a tough Bermuda cultivar, decorating for fall and leaving the leaves!
UGA's Clint Waltz- benefits of becoming a Master Gardener and lawn maintenance. "Germination doesn't have a pause button."
Winter blooms, spring flowering bulbs to plant now and Pike Nursery with great fall trees to plant now
Hello Daisy Flower Farm and Retreat Lane Flowers talk about their favorite cut flowers, plus how to dry them. GA Forestry Commission with Ga Leaf Watch!
Premier Tree Solutions as to whether or not your tree is healthy, and Pike Nursery with colorful fall plants!
Premier Tree Solutions with how to handle storm damage, answering Qs about leaf change, and the Ga Forestry Commission with our first GA Leaf Watch report
Shannon Pable joins us with garden art ideas AND tips for successfully installing a veggie garden
When to prune, when NOT to prune; Pike Nursery with info on cool-season veggies to plant right now.
Things to do around metro Atlanta, dried flowers, and gardening to help your roof, with Roof It Forward!
Listeners hit me up with flowers I wasn't aware of, propagating blueberries from cuttings, and the top 3 things to do
Digging up amaryllis, using a spreader, and Pike Nursery with mums and shrubs for fall color
The time is now for preemergence herbicide to prevent winter weeds; tips for poison ivy & calls about mushrooms and houseplants
Georgia Audubon with the important relationship between birds & native plants; pine straw done right and poison ivy
Calls about weeds, armadillos and crape myrtles; Pike Nursery with great plants that transition between summer and fall!
An update on bluebirds from Jim Bearden, plus a vigorous discussion on premergence herbicides and tackling different weeds
Talking about milkweed bugs, moths and butterflies, then about ragweed vs goldenrod with Ga Native Plant Society
Looking for witch hazel, milkweed and trees for privacy screening on a slope. Plus, Pike Nursery's Landscape Design team
Mickey joins me to answer questions about propagating a dogwood, dollarweed and attracting butterflies
Details on the fall migrations of hummingbirds and monarch butterflies and looking out for snakes and stinging caterpillars
Count pollinators this weekend! The top 3 things to do in the landscape and cool ideas for a moon garden from Pike Nursery!
Homegrown at Macedonia Elementary School, plus the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail and free milkweed!
Norm Mittleider addressing maple tree concerns and Becky Griffin with the Great Georgia Pollinator Census
ChopMyTree.com - neighbor's tree dead, pruning out dead limbs, evening up a bad trim job, and Pike Nursery about fertilizing.
Mushrooms- why they're appearing & what to do about them, plus citrus trees and two tomato pests
Qs about pruning lantana, beekeeping, bulbs, dry ice, and Pike Nursery with great tips to deal with deer
Monarchs, the Great GA Pollinator Census, Mrs. Rosalynn Carter and more with UGA's Becky Griffin
Norm Mittleider with great tips for transplanting a tree in the heat, plus Roswell Police with the latest landscape scam
At the UGA Trial Gardens research done for breeders around the world, and who better to show me than Dr. A and garden manager Sandy Begani. Also, Pike Nurseries with houseplant tips!
Tom Cox, conifer enthusiast, expert and owner of Cox Arboretum teaches us a lot about trees he's obtained from all over the world!
Calls about winterizing banana trees, critters eating flowers, orchid care and tips for properly planting a tree
Aerating zoysia, getting rid of kudzu, wisteria, rose tips from Pike Nursery AND an appearance by Dave Baker
Virginia Buttonweed, mosquito control, moving a tree and the Top 3 things to do in the landscape
Ashley explains how to propagate a cutting from a woody plant and overcoming common problems
Overwintering banana trees, top 3 things to do, and disease control in the landscape with Pike Nursery
Summer bugs, storms and growing your own charcuterie with Southern Living Plant Collection
As you can imagine, everything here to know about growing your own! Advice from Pike Nursery and Jim Putnam of Horttube!
The UGA Trial Gardens are so fantastic!! Research there done for breeders around the world, and who better to show me than Dr. A and garden manager Sandy Begani
Tom Cox, conifer enthusiast, expert and owner of Cox Arboretum teaches us a lot about trees he's obtained from all over the world!
Armor Wildlife Management with how a deer repellent spray works and its positive impact on your landscape. Plus, Pike Nursery helps us with mosquito control!
Innovative practices Mercedes Benz Stadium employs to help the environment. Crape myrtles, snakes and more.
Premier Tree Solutions- tree health, black ooze and stump grinding. Plus Pike Nursery with good pollinator habitat!
Taking notice of things in the landscape, attracting bluebirds and propagating cuttings
Listeners follow up about oak tree leaf drop, herbicide damage, plus Pike Nursery with heat-loving plants
Fireflies, pollinators and questions about asparagus and the Top 3 Things to do in the yard
Listeners battling nutsedge, and burweed (but some good news for that), plus pruning tips for azaleas
Father's Day gift ideas from Pike as well as from some of my favorite gardener dads. Calls about crape myrtles, hydrangeas and grass on a slope
Calls about planting trees, gardenias, moss on the roof and favorite flowers to attract pollinators
Mossin' Annie with the advantages of moss gardens; now is the time to take cuttings of woody shrubs to propagate a new plant!
When is it too late to 'fix' a plant that was accidentally sprayed? Pike Nurseries too with fun succulents, and keeping houseplants watered while on vacation!
Cool horticultural stuff happening on UGA's campus, plus GFC with info on oak leafminer and needlecast on pines
Questions about pruning azaleas, protecting figs, Zoysia for shade and tree recommendations
ChopMyTree.com answers tree questions like "what is wrong with my leylands", "how do I move a maple", and "can I do something to get less acorns and sweetgum balls?"
Hello Daisy Flower Farm & Retreat Lane Flowers share tips for cut flower gardening as well as for flower arrangements
Shade loving grass, planting flower seeds, a hydrangea struggling, and easy-care perennials with Pike Nursery
Hello Daisy Flower Farm and Retreat Lane Flowers with hacks and tips! Pike Nursery with plants for attracting pollinators.
Unwanted Zoysia, keeping squirrels out of beds, and talking cut gardens and flower arrangements with Julie and Traci!
Nicole from Griffin checks in, questions about wood in a raised bed and the Top 3 Things to do
Mickey and I answer questions about amaryllis, tomatoes and summer flowers for full sun
Ways to attract butterflies from Dahlonega Butterfly Farm, unwanted groundcover, and Pike Nursery with tomato gardening!
ChopMyTree.com with tree health advice & tips; Pike Nursery shares plants great for shade
With CHaRM: thinking twice before throwing old materials away, and welcoming ChopMyTree.com back to the show
The Dahlonega Butterfly Farm, plus In the Garden with WSB reporter Sandra Parrish, sharing her plant recommendations
An update from Augusta National, and calls about keeping trees away from power lines and proper pruning
Everything lawn: bagging clippings, the 4-1-1 on overseeding with Ryegrass, mowing heights and more!
Piedmont Park Green Market, the upcoming ATL Dogwood Festival, plus attracting and feeding birds in your yard
Your calls, plus a trip to Cherokee County's new Backyard Agriculture Education Station
Bark and ambrosia beetles, lightening strikes, and maple tree issues- Qs answered by Premier Tree Solutions
What can recover after last weekend's hard freeze, plus great questions about fruit tree maintenance
Southern Living Plants in the color of the year, and Pike Nurseries with tips on planting berry bushes
My visit to the Marietta Square Farmers Market, plus tips on protecting plants from a hard freeze
My interview with a teenage orchid enthusiast, plus your calls and tips about caring for orchids
Questions about St. Augustine plugs, traffic guest Alex Williams, and strawberries with Pike Nursery
Berries, bluebirds at Green Meadows, and warnings about invasive plants from GA Native Plant Society
Getting a healthy lawn, when to start veggies, and plants in bloom right now with Pike Nursery.
Daffodil blooms & bulbs now, plus questions about getting ahead of spring weeds... now's the time!
N. Ga Camellia Society with grafting advice and plants from the Southern Living Plant Collection
New homeowner question, lawn burweed and making GA count in the Great Backyard Bird Count!
Fungus gnats, daffodils and starting your favorite veggie plants from seed with Pike Nursery.
Dr. Dave Coyle discusses a bug not here in Ga yet, but get ready. Plus the top 3 things to be doing in the landscape!
Calls about planting new trees & shrubs this year, plus Pike Nursery with everything you need to be successful with new roses!
Your calls- about orchid care, keeping seed, and how glass recycling benefits one county and its citizens!
Meteorologist Christina Edwards and Ragsdale Heating, Air & Plumbing talking colder temperatures. Pike Nursery with pet-friendly houseplants
Meyer lemon success, apple tree pollination and Pike Nurseries with an evergreen, winter-blooming plant!
Concerns with stinkhorn mushrooms, and health benefits of houseplants with Pike Nursery!
Norm Mittleider helps us avoid crape 'murder' and a caller with advice about growing okra
Dr. David Coyle with a bounty on Bradford Pears, emerald ash borers, and Pike Nursery with winterizing your garden
Defining 'biodiversity' with Joe Lamp'l, plus Becky Griffin with tips for educators and for discovering new plants!
Grass in creeping juniper, eliminating English Ivy, and live Christmas Trees with Pike Nursery
Dr David Coyle with a bounty on Bradford Pears; Emerald Ash Borers and more Christmas memories from you
Joe Lamp'l and Ashley discuss diverse gardens, plus Pike Nursery with winterizing your garden
Questions from you, plus Becky Griffin with tips for educators and for discovering new plants!
Gardening Giving Tuesday, leaf spot, and pass down plants. Plus live Christmas decor at Pike Nursery
YOU weigh in with concerns about leaf blowers, plus picking out a Christmas trees at Pike Nursery
Your questions about pruning trees now, plus Pike Nursery with holiday and spring-flowering bulbs
Great garden calls about mums, berries and fruiting plants for the landscape with Pike Nursery.
Pollinator appreciation, frost prep and the Top 3 Things to do in your GA landscape this weekend
Calls about ants, privet, woodland gardens and then Trees Atlanta along with helpful info for homeowners
Clint Waltz back answering your turf questions; Walter Reeves w/ overwintering houseplants
Adventure to Blairsville: apple orchards, honeybees & precision ag. HortTube with camellia advice
Your garden questions about a variety of things, plus Pike Nursery with ideas for planting fall containers!
Japanese Maple help, GA Forestry Commission with the best leaf color, and Pike Nurseries!
Meeting Dr. Armitage and Dan Cathy (finally), Walter's tips on tree planting, and gourds!
Callers with weeds, preventing them in the winter, and the Top 3 things to do in the yard this weekend
Camellia chat with Jim Putnam, host of HortTube; Pike Nurseries with great perennials with fall interest
Ashley & Clint take calls on different grass types, the need for fungicides now and pumpkins with Pike Nurseries!
UGA Turfgrass Extension Specialist Clint Waltz talks fungicides, preemergence and takes your calls
Paulding County Extension Coordinator Mary Carol Sheffield discusses just how bad armyworms have been this year
Plant breeder Buddy Lee gives gardeners advice to succeed with his renown Encore Azaleas
Ferry-Morse's Chief Gardening Guru Rebecca Sears, plus Walter Reeves with slug & snail deterrents
Ashley visits Dr. Clint Waltz for updates on the latest turf grass research in the industry
Walter Reeves along with great suggestions for groundcovers, and where Bradford pears have been banned
ChopMyTree.com Qs about evergreens and fruit trees, plus Pike Nursery with products to combat diseases
Wet, humid weather and its affect on the landscape, plus a great conversation about invasives
UGA's Becky Griffin and Pike Nurseries with great information about fireflies and pollinator friends
Our friend Nichole saving seeds from flowers, and 'Walter Wonders' about staking plants
Ashley's WSB colleagues strive to keep her tomato seedlings alive. Laughs are guaranteed!
Greg Levine from Trees Atlanta joins me- nature spotters, arboretums and your questions
Vigilance watering veggie gardens, flower beds and lawns. How much? Best time of day? These tips & more
Update on pollen season with Atlanta Allergy & Asthma, plus Pike Nurseries has your veggies!
Landscape industry talk with Ga UAC and plant origins- knowing their origins helps you be more successful with them
Many parents buy their kids chicks for Easter. It’s a commitment, and CityChickATL offers advice
With a shady yard or garden, sometimes figuring out WHAT to plant can be hard- Pike Nurseries helps
Preemptive pest control, centipede weeds and Spring bloomers- Carolina Jessamine featured
Dr David Coyle & Invasive Species Awareness Week, plus applying preemergence herbicide to combat spring weeds
Garden expert Joe Lamp’l shares his extensive knowledge on starting garden seeds successfully
Questions about annual bluegrass, stump removal, meyer lemon; Camellia planting with Pike Nursery
Celebrity Gardener Games, plus what local gardeners are doing in their landscapes this time of year
Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for the Allman Brothers Band & the Rolling Stones, weaves together trees and music
Walter Reeves and Ashley talk tree care and health, in reference to recent storm damage
Keyboardist, musician, tree farmer, conservationist, land owner, husband and father Chuck Leavell teaches us a lot about the trees of the South
Combating fall weeds and an update on GA leaf color from the Georgia Forestry Commission
Atlanta radio's only full-time meteorologist joins Ashley with his forecasted outlook for fall!
Clint Waltz joins Ashley to discuss fall lawn myths, and Walter joins her for some weed talk.
Ashley gives you the top three things to do this week to keep your lawn and garden healthy
Country music star and Grand Ole Opry member Mark Wills is an outdoorsman. He and Ashley cover it all!
Ashley and Seth Hawkins, Community Forester with the Georgia Forestry Commission, take listeners' calls about proper tree care and maintenance.
Ashley quizzes Steve Craig's knowledge of music-related plant topics as this week's Celebrity Gardener.
Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. helping others through Strike Out Hunger initiative
Community Forester & Certified Arborist Joe Burgess answers your great tree questions during GA Arbor Day weekend