Planting Wave Pansies and Snapdragons

Early fall is the time to plant winter annuals. This will help them get established before the winter cold sets in. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows how to plant wave – or trailing – pansies and snapdragons.

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Breaking up a Stream of Water

This week in the garden University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows how to use your hand to break up a stream of water coming out of a watering can. It sounds simple, but it is necessary to keep the water from moving the soil and uncovering the roots or burying the crowns of newly planted plants.  >>Watch

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Shot Hole Disease

Shot hole disease is a common fungal disease of cherry trees. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper shows the symptoms and talks about cultural practices that will help reduce the occurrence of shot hole.   >>Watch

Plant Superstitions

Through history, plants have been part of superstitions. Retired MSU Extension Agent Dr. Lelia Kelly talks about some of the superstitions and also some plant-based causes of “supernatural” events.  >>Watch

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Fall Rose Care

Rose bushes can be beautiful in the fall. Rose expert Bill Dickerson shows how to prune and maintain rose bushes for spectacular fall blooms. He starts with a floribunda rose bush and shows how to lightly prune it to encourage more blooms and open up the center to allow air circulation. He fertilizes it and talks about how to fertilize roses late in the growing season. He also prunes and fertilizes a hybrid tea rose.  >>Watch

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​Chrysanthemums

Director of Landscape at The University of Memphis Joellen Dimond talks about chrysanthemums or mums. Chrysanthemums are popular for fall color. Chrysanthemums are early, middle, or late blooming, that’s how the stores keep blooming mums in stock for so long. Each plant will bloom for about two weeks.  >>Watch

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​Intro to Birdwatching

Birds are a colorful and sometimes secretive garden visitor. Mary Schmidt from Lichterman Nature Center in Memphis, TN talks about how to get into birdwatching and shows some of the basic tools you need.  >>Watch

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Moving and Renovating Strawberries

Tom Mashour shows how to prepare a strawberry bed and move strawberries into it. After the location is marked and the grass killed he rototills organic matter and fertilizer into the ground. He then goes to the existing strawberry bed and digs up some plants to move. He shows how to prepare them and then plant them in the new location.  >>Watch

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How can I get rid of dollar weed in my lawn?

Dollar weed, or pennywort, is a perennial summer weed with a round leaf about the size of a silver dollar. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper talks about where it likes to grow and how to change those conditions to discourage it. He also lists come chemicals you can use to control dollar weed.​  >>Watch

How do I get my iris to bloom?

After checking the other potential problems, they can’t get their irises to bloom. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond wonders how much fertilizer is being used. Irises don’t need to be fertilized very much. If they get too much nitrogen they will have pretty leaves, but no blooms. The Iris Society only recommends fertilizing two times a year. >>Watch

My rhododendron’s leaves are curled and yellow. Can it be saved?

It does not look good. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond says rhododendrons are evergreen and with all the leaves dying she does not think the plant will survive. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper says this might be stem dieback or root rot. Either way the plant will likely not survive.  >>Watch

My limelight hydrangea’s limbs bent down in the rain. Should I cut the blooms now?

Spring is the best time to prune limelight hydrangeas, but University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond says you can cut the flowers off now if you want. But she recommends staking the branches up so you can enjoy the flowers. Next spring she recommends putting in some supports to help the branches stay upright.  >>Watch

My trees have many small branches growing out of their trunks. Should we have them trimmed?

This is epicormic growth. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond says you should remove them. There are too many branches to allow them to develop properly and they are taking nutrients away from the canopy of the tree.  ​ >>Watch

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