Posts in Q&A
Ep. 260- March Q&A Week: Moles, Voles, Wisteria, and Water Pipes

This week, Nathan answers all the questions that have been burning through your March gardens! Do you have moles? Do you have voles? Is there a difference and what can you do about them? Nathan helps Lee Ann deal with those irritating mammals

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Ep. 255- February Q&A Week: Growing Veggies and Native Blooming Vines

This week, Nathan answers your questions! Carol in Cleveland, Ga. is wondering if it's too early to plant vegetables. In short, yes and no. Nathan gives you the details on which veggies to grow now, which to grow later, and some

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Ep. 252- January Q&A Week: Growing Poppies and Preventing Fruit Drop in Peach

This week, Nathan answers your gardening questions! Nancy asks if poppies can be grown in the south and if there are any perennial kinds. Even though the south isn't the best place to grow poppies year round, Nathan talks about five poppies

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Ep. 247- December Q&A Week: Vines and Groundcovers, Evergreen Shrubs for Shade, and Forcing Bulbs Indoors

This week is the last week of the month...and the year for that matter! That means that Nathan answers your gardening questions for the last time in 2023. Josh wants to learn about some good vines and ground covers that provide winter interest.

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Ep. 235- Planting Peonies, Staking Trees, Curing Gourds, and Evergreen Trees

This week, Nathan answers more of your gardening questions! Planting and dividing peonies can be nerve racking but Nathan gives you the keys for success in doing it. He also discusses staking trees and harvesting and curing gourds. Then, he lists a number of evergreen trees and shrubs to add winter interest in your landscape!

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Ep. 212- Q&A Week April

This week, Nathan goes to the message board to answer your questions! We've had a bit of a backlog, but Nathan plays catch up and gets the answers you've been waiting for! Thanks to all of you who have submitted a question and made Q&A Week such a

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Ep. 182- September Q&A- Proper Planting, East Asian Joro Spider, and Deer Resistant Fall Plants

Another month has passed and Nathan, once again, goes to the mailbox to answer your gardening questions! This week, Nathan answers questions about proper planting techniques, a strange spider that is populating in North Georgia, and deer resistant fall plants.

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Ep. 175- July Q&A Week- Screens, Cottage Garden Plants, Topdressing Lawns, and Tropical Plantings

This week, Nathan opens up the mailbag and answers your questions! Sharon from Cleveland, Ga. asks about some small canopy trees that can add some height to their privacy fence. Rachel in north Atlanta wants to know some specific plants to use in a cottage garden. Bobby from East Tennessee wants to know if it's okay to top dress a lawn now with compost. Lastly, Michelle from Flowery Branch, Ga. wants to create a tropical-like garden around her pool. Leave your garden question for Nathan to answer here or on Facebook and Instagram!

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Ep. 170- Night Blooming Cereus, Naturalistic Planting, and Japanese Beetles

This week on New Southern Garden, Nathan opens up the mailbag and answers your questions! Night blooming cereus is first up on the ticket, but it's really a question about potting up houseplants. Then, Nathan answers a question regarding planting a

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Ep. 166- May Q&A Week- Groundcover Maintenance, Soil Mushrooms, Rose Worms, and Transplanting a Rose

This week, Nathan answers your questions! One valued listener has sent us a video question about maintaining ground covers and keeping them out of unwanted areas. Then, Nathan takes a look at a photo of some mushrooms growing in garden mulch and

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Ep. 157- 4 Critical Characteristics When Buying Plants

This week, Nathan answers Frank's question about what characteristics to look for while shopping for plants to make an outstanding display in the garden. Nathan starts by listing out what to look for in a healthy plant, but then switches directions and talks about

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