On “Gardening
in Georgia” June 20 and 23, host Walter Reeves talks about
how to tie up lazy plants, chase off bugs, propagate roses and
more.

“Gardening in Georgia” airs Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and is
rebroadcast Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. on Georgia Public
Television.

The show is produced specifically for Georgia gardeners by the
UGA College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and GPTV. To learn
more, visit the show’s Web
site.

Reeves calls on Parker Andes of Callaway Gardens to
show him how to tie up plants with string and with brushy
cuttings from other plants, such as bamboo.

Bugs, Shade and Great Guests

He explains the life cycle of columbine leaf miners, too, and
tells how to control them. And if you want to grow more plants
from that favorite rose, Reeves shows how to propagate roses from
cuttings.

Shade-tolerating plants rarely have blooms for very long. But
Reeves reveals some gold-foliage plants can really bring light to
a dark corner of your landscape.

Two more guests, both CAES professors, add to this week’s
show:

• Horticulturist Jim Midcap discusses the autumn fern
  (Dryopteris erythrosora), a 2001 Georgia Gold
  Medal Winner. This fern is another great plant for shady
  places.




• And entomologist Beverly Sparks describes the life cycle of a
  soft scale. Knowing its life cycle, she says, is a must if you
  want to successfully control the pest and reduce or avoid its
  damage to your plants.