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The Greener View: Sumac and Yew
Q: My sumac (staghorn) is now sprouting many "little sumacs" everywhere. I have been trying to pull them up (seldom being able to get the root), but they are popping up faster than I can pull them. I guess the term is called colonizing! Can anything be sprayed on the babies that will kill only them? I'm afraid that chemicals would travel to the ...Read more

On Gardening: This new Surefire begonia is a floral cascade of red
It is a prolific bloomer, in the sun or shade and it artistically cascades or tumbles over the rim of hanging baskets and containers. It is the new Surefire Cascade Red begonia, which is making its debut in 2026.
I love it when July arrives, giving me the opportunity to share with you new flowers that we see both in industry and our own ...Read more

Plucked: NBC/Peacock cancels fourth show this year that was shot in Atlanta
ATLANTA — NBC Universal has been supportive of metro Atlanta as a home to shoot TV series for Peacock and NBC.
Unfortunately, metro Atlanta has not been the network’s lucky charm lately when it comes to successful programming.
Four have been canceled this year alone.
On Friday, trade publications reported that NBC’s “Grosse Pointe ...Read more

On Gardening: These dahlias delight, even in the South
The Garden Guy had the opportunity to trial the Virtuoso dahlias last year and I started off muttering, "This shouldn’t take long." The thought of a hot Georgia summer and dahlias sounded like a horticultural train wreck. But when the first Virtuoso Pinkerific bloom opened, I thought "OMG, I am a dahlia grower!"
Sometime in July I was head ...Read more

The Greener View: No-Prune Landscape
Q: I am in the process of having a home built. The builder will be supplying grass, a street tree and some shrubs across the front of the house. I can pick the shrubs from a list. I am not a gardener and don't have any interest in working in the landscape. There is a group of homeowners in the subdivision that have hired a lawn care company to ...Read more