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Many new homes built over the winter don't have a lawn. If your home is being built this summer, save this article for use later. Some lawns need touch-up work from winter injury.

In northern climates, early fall is the best time to install a new lawn or renovate an old one. Warm days, cool nights and the expected rainfall favor lawn grass ...Read more

The National Garden Bureau has named 2026 "The Year of the Azalea," and The Garden Guy thinks that is Perfecto Mundo! As you might guess that is exactly the name of one of the newest series of re-blooming azaleas.

In case you are wondering, Perfecto means perfect and Mundo is an intensifier thanks to the Fonz and "Happy Days." One thing is for ...Read more

If you're thinking about installing a new lawn or renovating an old one, it is crucial to prepare both your property and your budget.

If it is possible in the initial budget, try to put as much of your property into landscape beds and as little into lawn as you can. Lawns are less expensive to install initially, but properly installed beds are ...Read more

Zone 8 gardeners may feel a little timid when it comes to growing tropical hibiscus. That is somewhat understandable, but as I wrote about creating a hydrangea heaven, your hibiscus dazzle may come from the partnerships you choose.

This will be my third year growing four selections of the Hollywood Hibiscus series. The series now totals 14, if ...Read more

Q: I want to do more organic gardening this summer, but I am not sure how to tell if something is organic or not. I want to make my garden soil better by adding more organic matter. How much should I add?

A: There is a lot of confusion about what is organic and how to garden organically. What we need to understand is the difference between ...Read more

This growing season marks the sixth year that Augusta Lavender heliotrope has been at home in my garden. This isn’t bad for a plant first predicted to be hardy to zone 9. (I am in Georgia, zone 8.)

The first few years it seemed like Augusta Lavender was not an annual or perennial but an eternal. I suppose it still might be, but in saying that...Read more

Q: We are moving into a new subdivision, and we will have room for a raised vegetable garden. From what we have seen, the soil in the neighborhood is not very good. Since we are starting from scratch, what can we do to get good soil?

A: If your house and/or the subdivision is still under construction, try to get as much good topsoil as you can ...Read more