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By Paul Schubert, Manager at Pike Nurseries Holcomb Bridge
Spring is the prime time to get out and play in the dirt! We’ve got some helpful gardening and lawn care tips to help you make the most of your landscape and yard.... more
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PrintControlling Those Pesky Garden Pests (Naturally!): Do’s and Don’t’s
For many Southerners, early spring means preparing soil and planting a garden. Whether your garden extends over several acres or consists of a pot of basil and a hanging basket of petunias on a deck, you’re likely aware of the need to protect your plants from pests like aphids, caterpillars, Japanese beetles or spittle bugs, not to mention powdery mildew and other fungus diseases.... more
Objects in Motion
By Lisa Reeves
What conjures a more iconic notion of Southern leisure than folks sitting on a big front porch in a long swing and rocking chairs late on a summer afternoon? But we don’t just sit: we rock and swing, to and fro, back and forth, sipping iced tea, telling stories, winding down from a day. For many people, some of life’s best moments take place in porch swings.... more
Atlanta Botanical Garden Unplugs a Quarter-Million Watts of Flower Power
Springtime explodes in a kaleidoscopic extravaganza of hundreds of thousands of tulips and other bulbs from March – April during Atlanta Blooms!
“This is going to be the most dazzling spring spectacle that Atlanta has ever seen,” said Mary Pat Matheson, the Garden’s executive director.... more
Cooperative Extension’s 2013 Plant Sale
Winter is the perfect time to plan your spring garden and Gwinnett County Government’s Cooperative Extension Service wants to help by offering locally grown plants at their annual plant sale. Take a walk around your yard and envision where you could place some delicious blueberries, apples, figs or maybe some beautiful azaleas or gardenias.... more
Make Gwinnett Greener and Cleaner this Season
Beginning the day after Christmas, the Gwinnett community will continue the annual tradition of Christmas Tree Recycling through Keep Georgia Beautiful’ s ‘Bring One for the Chipper Program’. The annual tradition of Christmas Tree Recycling began in 1984 as a partnership between Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, 13 local governments, Georgia Power and Jackson EMC to reduce the illegal dumping of trees on roadsides.... more
Your Gardening Cheat Sheet: Expert Advice for Fall Planting
Fall is the best time of the year for planting! From exploring new fall foliage to adding color to the landscape, there are plenty of fall gardening activities to keep homeowners playing in the dirt all season long. Pike Nurseries has plenty of tips and supplies for gardeners of any l... more
Get the Buzz on Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center’s Honeybee Festival
It may be small but the honeybee arguably plays a huge role in the production of the foods Americans serve on their kitchen tables. Honeybees are the top pollinators of crops in the United States and are responsible for 80 percent of insect-pollinated c... more
Explore the Bounty of Herbs at McDaniel Farm
Herbs, those mystical, magical, wild, exotic plants from around the world have been the currency of kings, the pharmacy of healers and the delight of cooks from the dawn of time. The Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center (GEHC) hosts More Herbs, Less Salt program at McDaniel Farm on August 18 and August 25, 2012, to learn more about these valuable pl... more