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Ask a Master Gardener: Prepare Your Tree’s Root Ball Before Planting, for Long-Term Success
By: Joel Potter, Urban Regional Extension Agent, Certified Arborist SO-5743A | www.MobileCountyMasterGardeners.org Fall is the ideal time...
Jennifer McDonald
Sep 17, 20243 min read
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September Plant of the Month: Siam Tulip
by Alice Marty This beautiful plant caught my eye a year ago while driving through my neighborhood. It looked so much like a bunch of...
Jennifer McDonald
Sep 5, 20241 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: Plant Greens in Your Fall Garden…Harvest Into the Spring
By: John Olive, Retired Director, AU Ornamental Horticultural Research Center | www.MobileCountyMasterGardeners.org “ Greens” is the term...
Jennifer McDonald
Aug 30, 20243 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: The Simple Beauty of Swamp Sunflowers
By: Melissa Wold, Mobile County Master Gardener | www.MobileCountyMasterGardeners.org In late summer or early fall, you may spot a...
Jennifer McDonald
Aug 19, 20243 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: Fall is for Container Gardening
By: John Olive, Retired Director, AU Ornamental Horticultural Research Center | www.MobileCountyMasterGardeners.org Fall is the perfect...
Jennifer McDonald
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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Plant of the Month: Dollarweed Redemption!
by Mary Townsley Dollarweed, Hydrocotyle umbellata, also called pennywort, is a perennial weed that loves moist soil. While you may...
Jennifer McDonald
Aug 7, 20241 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: Foraging with Cedar & Moon: Gathering Plants, Fungi, and Community
By: Jennifer McDonald, Mobile County Master Gardener | www.MobileCountyMasterGardeners.org Throughout human history, plants and humans...
Jennifer McDonald
Jul 22, 20243 min read
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Plant of the Month: Echinacea
By Barbara Boone Echinacea, perennials belonging to the daisy Asteraceae family, are commonly known as coneflowers and originated as a...
Jennifer McDonald
Jul 8, 20241 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: To Deadhead or Not to Deadhead (With Apologies to William Shakespeare and Jerry Garcia)
By: Melissa Wold, Mobile County Master Gardener | www.MobileCountyMasterGardeners.org Thrilled with your new plant? A plant flushed with...
Jennifer McDonald
Jul 8, 20243 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: Best Landscape Watering Practices for the Gulf Coast
By: Jack LeCroy, Regional Extension Agent | www.MobileCountyMasterGardeners.org Watering your landscape in south Alabama requires a...
Jennifer McDonald
Jun 24, 20243 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: Figs for the Upper Gulf Coast
By: Jeremiah “Pepper” Woolsey, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.MobileCountyMasterGardeners.org Many Mobilians have fond memories of...
Jennifer McDonald
Jun 11, 20244 min read
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Plant of the Month: Digitalis purpurea
By Judy Weaver, Mobile County Master Gardener Commonly known as foxglove, Digitalis purpurea is a biennial, which in its first year...
Jennifer McDonald
Jun 3, 20241 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: Use Flowering Vines to Add Vertical Interest to Your Landscaping
By Judy Weaver, Mobile County Master Gardener | www.MobileCountyMasterGardeners.org Vines can create a beautiful show in the garden. If...
Jennifer McDonald
May 29, 20243 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: Plan Now to Become a Master Gardener in 2025!
By: Carol Williams, Mobile County Master Gardener www.MobileCountyMasterGardeners.org Every other week, Mobile County Extension Master...
Jennifer McDonald
May 14, 20243 min read
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Plant of the Month: Turk's Cap
by Master Gardener Alice Marty Turk’s Cap is one of the common names for an old, southern, pass a-long plant, in the Malvaceae family. ...
Jennifer McDonald
May 3, 20241 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: Growing a Salsa Garden
By: Barbara Boone, Mobile County Master Gardener Hola! If you are even minimally garden savvy or have a desire to be garden savvy, be...
Jennifer McDonald
Apr 30, 20243 min read
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Plant of the Month: Artichokes
Artichokes are in the thistle family. Those grown in the US largely come from California, but they thrive in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 7...
Jennifer McDonald
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to Hire an Arborist When Needed
By: Joel Potter, Urban Regional Extension Agent and Certified Arborist SO-5743A When it comes to home ownership, few tasks are as...
Jennifer McDonald
Apr 11, 20243 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: What Exactly Is a Hummingbird Plant?
By: Alice Marty, Mobile County Master Gardener They’re back! Hummingbirds are being spotted all over lower Alabama communities. ...
Jennifer McDonald
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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Ask a Master Gardener: Try Something New: Grow Your Vegetables in Containers!
By: Gary Bachman, Ph.D., Retired horticulturist, Coastal Research and Extension Service, Biloxi, MS; Head Grower, Heritage Cottage Urban...
Jennifer McDonald
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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