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Stinkhorn mushrooms earn their name
Georgia gardener Walter Reeves answers questions about stinkhorn mushrooms, beetle damage in Japanese maples and dying azalea branches.
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Rose rosette is a horrific disease
Walter Reeves answers question from AJC readers, ranging from the universally fatal rose rosette to spider silk stretching from tree to tree.
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Where can I find it?
Sabine Morrow helps readers find butter and vanilla-flavored emulsion and music box repair shops.
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Midtown hideaway reveals treasure trove of art
Everett Long and Fred Smith's Atlanta home is a treasure trove of art, memories, books and a collection of houseplants that would make any millennial weak in the knees.
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Surprise lily won’t bloom
Walter Reeves explains why spider lilies may not bloom, plus tips on hosta leaf damage and how to treat armyworms in Bermuda grass.
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Where can I find it?
AJC readers are looking for help finding actual toothpaste (not gel) and Mayfield cottage cheese.
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How to check if plants are root-bound before buying
There are ways to salvage a plant that has a hard root ball, however.
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Not practical to protect isolated pine trees from beetles
A Cobb County resident asks how to protect pine trees from beetles. Plus: advice on drying onions indoors and removing overgrown arborvitae.
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It is OK to cut the ‘beard’ off muscadines, other grapevines
What do I do with grapevine 'beards?' Should i put fake grass in my backyard? What tool should I use to move mondo grass and liriope?
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River birch losing leaves is not a serious problem
Walter Reeves explains why a river birch tree might be shedding lots of leaves and why a crape myrtle tree might be send up suckers.