The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Georgia FACES SEARCH STORIES:  
"News to use about Georgia Family, Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences"    November 23, 2009


  Calendar
  Economics
  Environment
  Home and Garden
  Lifestyles
  Science
  State & Region

The University of Georgia
UGA Home
CAES Home
GA FACES Home
 
Latest News
Media Resources
Tips & Trivia
Q&A
Special Info Sites
Images
Infographics
Other News
Search Archives
 
Subscribe Me!
About Us
Contact Us
   
 
October 1, 2009
 
“Gardening in Georgia” bids adieu in exotic style
 
The series' final show features exotic orchids, pecan pests, bamboo.
 
The final episode of “Gardening in Georgia with Walter Reeves” will air on Georgia Public Broadcasting stations Oct. 10 at 12:30 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. Learn about orchids, pecan pests, cleaning houseplants and controlling bamboo.
Complete Story
Photo: John Amis/UGA
Walter Reeves hosts Gardening in Georgia seen weekly on Georgia Public Broadcasting.

University of Georgia

The final episode of “Gardening in Georgia with Walter Reeves” will air on Georgia Public Broadcasting stations Oct. 10 at 12:30 p.m. and again at 6 p.m.

For 10 years, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Georgia Public Broadcasting provided the show for Georgia viewers to get the latest in gardening advice and research.

But fans shouldn’t fret. Show host Walter Reeves will be back next season with “Your Southern Garden.” Produced by CAES and University of Florida Extension, the show will include experts and gardeners from across Georgia and north Florida.

“Our tenth anniversary seems like a good time to venture into a new phase of garden education,” Reeves said. “’Your Southern Garden’ broadens our reach and the exciting new material we can cover.”

The last “Gardening in Georgia” will finish its run with an exotic flair.

They are so beautiful and alluring smugglers risk their lives to steal and sell them on the black market. On the Oct. 10 episode, Becky Brinkman, curator of orchids at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, will bring Reeves several rare and exotic orchids and explain where they live and how they can be grown indoors.

They look like warts on the pecan leaves, but pecan phylloxera galls are actually the handiwork of insects. Reeves will give his official prescription for treatment.

When you are cleaning house, don’t forget the houseplants. Their leaves can collect dust just like countertops. All you need to do the job is a clean white sock.

It’s beautiful, but bamboo can be quite rambunctious in the wrong place. Bamboo expert Alexis Caffre shows Reeves several ways to control the unruly plant in the landscape.

“Gardening in Georgia” has been produced by the CAES and supported by a gift from McCorkle Nurseries. Learn more about the show and download useful publications at the Web site www.gardeningingeorgia.com.

 
 
Back to Top
FORMATTED FILES
  View 'Clean' Text File
   
 
AUTHOR
Faith Peppers
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
770-640-4840

 
SOURCE
Walter Reeves

 
 
RELATED WEB SITES
  Gardening In Georgia
  Georgia Public Broadcasting
  McCorlke Nurseries
 
MULTIMEDIA

Graphics included in this story:
  waltergig07.JPG
 

 


 
 
Georgia FACES Calendar | Economics | Environment | Home & Garden | Lifestyles | Science | State & Region | Latest News
Media Resources | Tips & Trivia | Q&A | Special Info Sites | Images | Infographics | Other News | Search Archives
UGA Home | CAES Home | GA FACES Home | Subscribe Me! | About Us | Contact Us
"News to use about Georgia Family, Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences" © 2009 The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
An equal opportunity/affirmative action organization committed to a diverse work force