Bargain plants

On the July 13 show, Reeves shows how to prune an azalea’s top
growth to make a compact plant that, properly planted, can be a
low-cost bonus in your landscape.

“Gardening in Georgia” is produced by the University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and GPTV. It
airs twice each Saturday, at noon and 7 p.m.

Reeves demonstrates, too, how to make a tuteur out of an tomato
cage and long privet limbs. Small vines like clematis are well
suited for a small, upright structure like this. It’s an example
of how a bad plant like privet can do a good deed in your
garden.

Griffin vegetable patch

The show then shifts to the Research and Education Garden
vegetable patch on the UGA campus in Griffin, Ga. Master Gardener
Jerry Robinson and horticulturist Tony Johnson constantly
evaluate plant varieties, mulching practices, bed design and
other management methods in this garden.

Finally, Reeves introduces some members of the Quercus family,
commonly known as the oaks. Quercus is their genus name. Family
members are distinguished by their species name. He also shows
how three members of the Cornus (dogwood) family differ from each
other.