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Ask a Master Gardener: A New Plant for the Mobile Area
Caesalpinia pulcherrima blossom by Alice Marty By: Alice Marty, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org ...
Jennifer McDonald
Aug 183 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: Preserve A Legacy: Mobile’s Tree Canopy
Government Street Oak Allee. Photo by Bill Boswell. By: Brenda Bolton, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org...
Jennifer McDonald
Aug 53 min read


Plant of the Month: Fatsia japonica
By Judy Weaver Fatsia ( Fatsia japonica ) is also known as Japanese fatsia, indicating its origin. It’s popular in our area as an...
Jennifer McDonald
Aug 51 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: Protecting Alabama’s Citrus: Why Quarantines Matter
Certified Citrus Plant Tag by Jacob Kelley By: Jacob Kelley, Regional Extension Agent, jtk0016@auburn.edu , www.mobilecountymastergardene...
Jennifer McDonald
Jul 222 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: The Oft-Maligned Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra Spek-tacular and close up. Photo by Theresa Davidson. By: Theresa Davidson, Mobile County Master Gardener,...
Jennifer McDonald
Jul 113 min read


Plant of the Month: Stokes Aster (Stokesia laevis)
Alice Marty, Mobile County Master Gardener Stokes Aster is a reliable perennial in your July garden, and you can find it in 5 colors. ...
Jennifer McDonald
Jul 41 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: “SCENTSATIONAL” TREES AND SHRUBS
By: Dr. Judy Stout, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org Mock Orange, Philadelphus Coronarius by Dr. Judy...
Jennifer McDonald
Jun 253 min read


Ask a Master Gardener:Do You Have BFFs in Your Garden?
By: Barbara Boone, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org Many of us humans have friends we put in the...
Jennifer McDonald
Jun 172 min read


June Plant of the Month: Echinacea
by Master Gardener Alice Marty Echinacea is a North American native species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. Its long...
Jennifer McDonald
Jun 31 min read


Ask a Master Gardener:Be On the Lookout For the Spotted Lanternfly in Alabama
Adult spotted lanternfly ©Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org By: Jack LeCroy, Alabama Cooperative Extension System,...
Jennifer McDonald
Jun 33 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: So, You Want to be a Master Gardener?
Master Gardeners offer gardening info at Earth Day 2024 By: Bob Howard, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.o...
Jennifer McDonald
May 203 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: The Second Fifty Years Begin at the Mobile Botanical Gardens
Dr. Cynthia Klemmer, Executive Director, Mobile Botanical Gardens By: MBG Board Members Jeb Schrenk (University of South Alabama) and Dr....
Jennifer McDonald
May 94 min read


Plant of the Month: Sago Palm - Cycas revoluta
By Mary Townsley While sago palms bear some resemblance to true palms, they are actually primitive plants called cycads and are related...
Jennifer McDonald
May 91 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: Alabama Extension’s Grow More, Give More Program Makes Lasting Impact
By: Jack LeCroy, Regional Extension Agent, jml0003@auburn.edu , www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org GMGM pic Alabama Extension’s Grow...
Jennifer McDonald
Apr 232 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: BOLO: Bad Bugs in the Vegetable Garden
Leaf-footed bugs and nymphs Photo by Courtney Walls, Virginia Tech Entomology (1).jpeg By: Mary Townsley, Mobile County Master Gardener ...
Jennifer McDonald
Apr 53 min read


Plant of the Month: Asparagus
Asparagus _iMarzi AdobeStock.jpeg By Barbara Boone One of the tastiest edibles around, asparagus requires a bit of patience before...
Jennifer McDonald
Apr 51 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: Chasing the Sun
Sungold Tomatoes ©AngieC AdobeStock.jpg By: Bob Howard, Mobile County Master Gardener www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org The Mobile...
Jennifer McDonald
Mar 223 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: Consider Native and Non-Native Plants for your Landscape
Mooshatanio by John Olive. By: John Olive, Retired Director, AU Ornamental Horticultural Research Center, Mobile ...
Jennifer McDonald
Mar 43 min read


Plant of the Month: Cuphea ignea - Cigar Plant
Cuphea ignea by Alice Marty by Alice Marty The cuphea plant family contains some of the best hummingbird-attracting plants you can grow. ...
Jennifer McDonald
Mar 41 min read


Ask a Master Gardener: Expanding your Butterfly Habitat: Is More of the Same the Way to Go?
Cloudless sulfur caterpillar on Senna. Photo by Mary Townsley. By: Mary Townsley, Mobile County Master Gardener ...
Jennifer McDonald
Feb 183 min read
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