LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, October 28

If you have not bought spring flowering bulbs yet, hold off another couple of weeks, because they will soon go on sale.

Metro-Atlanta benefits from a long growing season, and the ground seldom freezes in our area, so homeowners can take advantage of End-of-the-Season clearance sales, both locally and mail order from national companies long after northern gardens are covered with snow.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, Oct. 21

An adjustable ironing board can act as a "movable windowsill" to add extra room for overwintering house plants in south-facing windows. The narrow ironing board fits in, is easily wiped in case of spills, and is adjustable to windowsill heights.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, Oct. 14

When planting edible tulip or lily bulbs, plant a few cloves of garlic among the other bulbs to repel chipmunks, voles, squirrels and mice, keeping the bulbs safe.  Although the garlic cloves will sprout and grow, their narrow leaves will not interfere with the color display next spring.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, Oct. 7

Do  you forget where groupings of bulbs are planted after their foliage goes dormant for the summer? Use inexpensive grape hyacinths to mark the position of your other bulbs and avoid over-planting or slicing into them. The leaves of grape hyacinths (Muscari armeiacum) emerge in late summer or early fall and act as markers alerting you to the position of previously-planted bulbs.