Friday’s Features – A Collection of Articles from retired extension agent Theresa Friday

Timing is the key to success in gardening. Timely weekly articles are provided to help you enjoy a successful garden and landscape.


  • January 2011

January 1: Make a New Year’s resolution to help wildlife. (401KB pdf)

January 8: Save money by using leaves as mulch (365KB pdf)

January 15: Stop the improper pruning of crape myrtles (546KB pdf)

January 22: The gold gem of the citrus family (403KB pdf)

January 29: New resource available to diagnose palm problems (421KB pdf)

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  • February

February 2: For a greater variety of vegetables, grow your own transplants (393KB pdf)

February 12: 2011 winning roses announced (338KB pdf)

February 19: Start your battle with summer weeds now (342KB pdf)

February 26: Early flowering trees usher in spring (663KB pdf)

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  • March

March 5: Invasive species, wanted dead–not alive (501KB pdf)

March 12: One year of weeds means many years of weed seeds (514KB pdf)

March 19: Spring winds move oak pollen (475KB pdf)

March 26: Save water and money by evaluating your sprinkler system (342KB pdf)

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  • April

April 2: Gardeners’ dreams can be “squashed” by pests (382KB pdf)

April 9: Catering to stink bugs (460KB pdf)

April 16: If you are bitter about having chamberbitter, act now (377KB pdf)

April 26: Make basil a mainstay of your kitchen garden this year (449KB pdf)

April 30: Crazy, colorful coleus (495KB pdf)

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May 7: It isn’t necessary to kill every insect (429KB pdf)

May 14: Spice up your landscape with the color red (491KB pdf)

May 21: Pearls should be found in the sea, not the ground (389KB pdf)

May 28: Weedy vines are tough to remove once they are established (652KB pdf)

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June 4: Locally grown blueberries are available at u-pick farms (392KB pdf)

June 11: Watering wisdom (363KB pdf)

June 18: How will you celebrate National Pollinator Week? (403KB pdf)

June 25: When the flowers are gone, it’s time to prune gardenias and hydrangeas (489KB pdf)

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July 2: Show your patriotism by planting a red, white and blue garden (520KB pdf)

July 9: Black sooty mold is a sign of an insect infestation (471KB pdf)

July 16: Seeing spots on your crapemyrtle may mean a disease problem (346KB pdf)

July 23: July is smart irrigation month (215KB pdf)

July 30: Many factors causes the sudden death of plants (595KB pdf)

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August 6: Lumbering lubbers march through local landscapes (420KB pdf)

August 20: Aliens attack and drive out natives (526KB pdf)

August 27: Getting more out of your magnolia (567KB pdf)

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September 3: Prune roses for a display of fall flowers 316KB pdf

September 10: Onions are nothing to cry about (352KB pdf)

September 17: Invite hungry caterpillars and thirsty butterflies to dine in your landscape (470KB pdf)

September 24: The pagoda plant is sure to please the hummingbird and the hummingbird watcher (551KB pdf)

October 1: Tackle winter weeds with a well planned offense (515KB pdf)

October 8: Dividing perennials pays big dividends (269KB pdf)

October 15: Carrots are “cool” season plants (586KB pdf)

October 22: Rusty looking citrus fruit might mean an infestation of citrus rust mites (350KB pdf)

October 29: What’s brewing in the garden this Halloween? (663KB pdf)

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November 5: Colorful bedding plants can brighten up a winter day (394KB pdf)

November 12: New landscape trends focus on water conservation (487KB pdf)

November 19: Enjoy the colors of fall by planting the right trees (886KB pdf)

November 26: Are ash trees facing potential destruction? (392KB pdf)

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December 3: Be in the pink by adding Dianthus to the garden (526KB pdf)

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