On “Gardening
in Georgia” this week, host Walter Reeves shows how
he handles those floppy plants that can be a continuing garden
problem.

Reeves details how he made two forms to bend inexpensive wire and
rod to make plant supports just as good as the costly ones in the
garden store.

“Gardening in Georgia” will air Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 7:30 p.m.
and will be rebroadcast Saturday, Aug. 25, at 12:30 p.m. on
Georgia Public
Television.

On this week’s show, Reeves takes us to the Center for Applied
Nursery Research, which works at breeding and testing new
plants for Georgia. Kay Bowman describes her research on breeding
a better hypericum (St. John’s wort), using pollen from plants
having different blooms and shapes.

Margaret Mosley’s Garden

Co-host Tara Dillard takes viewers on a visit to long-time
gardener Margaret Mosley’s wonderland. Gardening in the shade
isn’t a contradiction for Margaret. Her shady long border, filled
with deciduous and evergreen shrubs, perennials and trees, is
always a delight.

Margaret has mixed in interesting foliage textures and colors
along with making sure there is always something in bloom. She
includes ferns, hosta, hellebore, camellias, viburnum, leucothoe,
mahonia, azalea, holly and daphne.

Duplicate the list of what Margaret grows for your shade garden
and you’re guaranteed beauty, blooms and low maintenance.

In its third season, “Gardening in Georgia” airs each Wednesday
at 7:30 p.m. and is rebroadcast every Saturday at noon or 12:30
p.m. Learn more about it at the show’s Web site.

The show is designed specifically for Georgia gardeners. It’s
produced by the University of Georgia College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and GPTV.