After the Freeze
Your landscape may look terrible from last weekend’s bitter cold. Wilting, blackened leaves and stems are common. Some plants, particularly tender annuals, tomatoes and peppers have turned to mush, even if you were able to cover them...

Styrofoam Cups Make Good Planters
The Styrofoam helps keep the soil at an even temperature for quick plant growth...

Erosion & Sedimentation Training Course Set for March
Anyone who is involved in 'land disturbing activities' really needs to take this very important course, offered through the Georgia Erosion & Sedimentation Training Institute...

Observe Arbor Day by Planting a Tree
Keep Forsyth County Beautiful offers free tree seedlings...

Master Gardeners Lecture Series at Sharon Forks Library
A variety of topics will be discussed, from designing with foliage to raising roses to cultivating veggie gardens...

Seal Those Outdoor Decks and Fences
We had a minor drought last summer. It was the norm to see new pressure treated wood decks, docks and fences, "drying out" in 30-45 days...

Mrs. Greenthumb's Lawn and Garden Calendar for January
Mrs. Greenthumb recommends hand-pulling weeds, planting leftover bulbs and ordering fruit trees and berry bushes in January...

‘Bring One for the Chipper’ Event Offers 7 Drop-off Locations
Recycle your Christmas tree and receive a free seedling, while supplies are available...

In Important Message From Mrs. Greenthumb
The Weather Bureau has issued a severe freeze warning, and the humidity is very low. Cold dry winds are very hard on new plants, so before the cold hits, give your new plants, especially your evergreens...

Don't Let Your Leaves Leave Home
Leaves are full of nutrients that the trees have pulled from the earth, and they provide wonderful fertilizer for your garden. You’ve never seen Ma Nature sprinkling 10-10-10 fertilizer in the woods, but look how big the trees grow...

Bats Eat Bugs and Should be Welcomed Halloween Guests!
Folktales that bats are vampire-like creatures that emerge during the darkest nights and fly and entangle into one's hair, possessing them with evil spirits - are just that -- folktales...

Waterfalls and Leaves in North Georgia Spectacular
This fall in north Georgia is one of the most colorful I've seen in a long time. Reds are really popping out, and yellows are bright and saturated...

Wild Bird Center Opens in South Forsyth
Bird lovers will be thrilled to know about a brand new resource in the neighborhood offering birding products and unique gifts...

Pine Straw or Mulch? Hmmm...
About once a week someone comes in the store and asks, “should I use pine straw or mulch?” While there are pros and cons to both, it really boils down to personal preference. However, one of these products does have a significant benefit over the other. Read on and see if you agree...

'Mrs. Greenthumb,' Daryl Pulis, Shares September Gardening Calendar
Here are some great tips -- from gardening 'goddess' Daryl Pulis -- for taking care of your lawn, trees, flowers and just about anything else that you nuture outdoors...