Lavender is one of the most popular garden plants. Unfortunately, it doesn’t tend to love our southern gardens. Many gardeners can talk about utter failures when it comes to lavender. But this week, Nathan talks about things you can do to give lavender a fighting
Read MoreGarden hedges are as old as gardening itself. For thousands of years, gardeners have created and maintained hedges to keep things hidden, separate garden rooms, and create garden mystery. This week, Nathan talks you through the basics of installing
Read MoreAnother month has passed and Nathan, once again, goes to the mailbox to answer your gardening questions! This week, Nathan answers questions about proper planting techniques, a strange spider that is populating in North Georgia, and deer resistant fall plants.
Read MoreAs usual, we tackle your toughest garden problems at the end of every month. Thanks to all who have submitted a question! We love to hear both your gardening troubles and successes!
Read MoreWater is one of the most powerful forces of nature. Even though our gardens LOVE it, we still have to deal with its mighty powers. Join Nathan on this week’s show as he discusses how to work with water in the landscape, instead of trying to fight against it. From
Read MoreIn this episode, Nathan gives you a brief history of cottage gardens, the people who influenced them, and essential elements of a cottage garden to build your own!
Read MoreThis week on New Southern Garden, Nathan opens up the mailbag and answers your questions! Night blooming cereus is first up on the ticket, but it's really a question about potting up houseplants. Then, Nathan answers a question regarding planting a
Read MoreThis week, Nathan continues his discussion on issues in the vegetable garden and how to prevent and deal with them. He revisits tomatoes and adds a few other favorites to the list! Let's get to growing great vegetables this year!
Read MoreThings are growing in the vegetable garden! As our veggie plants mature and begin to produce delicious fruits, pests like insect and disease begin to invade! This week, Nathan talks about some common issues you might experience or help prevent when
Read MoreThis week, Nathan answers your questions! One valued listener has sent us a video question about maintaining ground covers and keeping them out of unwanted areas. Then, Nathan takes a look at a photo of some mushrooms growing in garden mulch and
Read MoreThis week, Nathan talks about a major plant pest-- the rabbit. Like deer, if rabbits are hungry enough, they will eat just about anything. Nathan talks a bit about important rabbit characteristics that need to be known when trying to fight them off in the landscape. Then,
Read MoreThis week, Nathan discusses a variety of gardening topics. He begins by sharing what all is going on in his veggie garden and some ideas you can employ in your own! Then he goes in a deeper discussion of rejuvenating gardenias that might have been affected
Read MoreThis week, Nathan talks about some great plants are blooming in his landscape this week! You might be seeing some plants, particularly gardenias, revealing some yellow foliage. Most folks think that yellowing leaves means the plant is dying, but Nathan says
Read MoreThis week, Nathan answers Frank's question about what characteristics to look for while shopping for plants to make an outstanding display in the garden. Nathan starts by listing out what to look for in a healthy plant, but then switches directions and talks about
Read MoreLast weekend, we had a terrible freeze! So this week, Nathan discusses what happens to plants that might have already put out new growth or blooms before a late freeze attacks. He talks about some common plants that tend to succumb to late freezes
Read MoreWith prices of products on the increase and supply on the decrease, it's time we consider how to make our gardens self-sufficient. This week, Nathan gives you seven steps to making sure you can keep growing and growing well even if the zombie apocalypse
Read MoreThis week, Nathan helps you prioritize your garden spaces and plantings! Sometimes we experience roadblocks such as time, labor, and budget that get in the way of our gardening goals. Nathan has worked with many clients and their landscapes to
Read MoreThis week, Nathan opens the inbox and checks for your questions to answer! Nathan answers questions on topics that span the vegetable garden to the ornamental flower bed. Starting seeds, pruning camellias, transplanting baby hellebores, the basics of
Read MoreThis week, Nathan continues the discussion on pruning your plants! He talks about the different types of pruning tools you might need for certain jobs and mentions some unusual pruning techniques you can use to add some drama to your landscape.
Read MoreThis week Nathan prepares you for an important upcoming gardening task: pruning! Nathan touches on the reasons why we prune, when and how to prune, and the two basic types of pruning cuts we make on a plant.
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