Garden Maven Index
The Garden Maven is in every issue of our garden club newsletter.
2024
Jan Maven's New Years gardening resolutions
Feb Maven is Nandina Berries, their darkest secrets
Mar Maven is Propagating in water vs. soil
Apr Maven is attracting Hummingbirds
2023
Jan Frost damaged plants
Feb Plants that do well in our area
Mar Ground bees and the Franklinia miracle
Apr Maven's cleanup plan
May Rock mulch pros and cons
Jun Loving your azaleas so they love you back
Jul Deadheading summer blooming shrubs
Aug Improving exhausted soil
Sep Bromeliad care
Oct Growing chrysanthemums in our climate
Nov Maven is saving seeds for next year
Dec Maven is vegetables to plant in December
2022
Jan New Year's resolutions for the garden
Feb Maven is going bananas
Mar Show your Azaleas some love
Apr Low maintenance shade plants
May Mandevilla care
Jun Two plants never to plant in your yard
Jul Propagating a rubber tree
Aug Care and feeding of rosemary
Sep Recalcitrant dogwood and geranium care
Oct Plumeria propagation and pruning
Nov When will lemon tree grown from seed bloom?
Dec Christmas cactus care and easy Christmas centerpiece.
2021
Jan Cutting back unsightly dead foliage
Feb Rehab for a derelict crape myrtle
Mar Maven is Pruning drift roses, Vegetable gardening, Hibiscus care
Apr Red Cordyline care
May Yellow Bellied Sapsucker
Jun Camellia leaf spots
Jul Wildlife Maven and the goose problem
Aug Orchid care
Sep Night blooming jasmine
Oct When to give up on a plant
Nov Things a St. Marys gardener is thankful for….
Dec Hydrangea questions
2020
Jan. New Year's Resolutions
Feb. What to plant around a holly tree
Mar. Removing moss removal from crape myrtles
Apr. Another letter from the failed chicken farmer.
May Amaryllis care and attractive weeds
June Garden of Daily Living
July Pruning azaleas
Aug Leafcutter bees and rosebush
Sep Yellow leaves on roses
Oct Cutting back gingers
Nov Growing Rosemary
Dec. Protecting citrus fruit from frost
2019
Jan. Poinsettias
Feb. Azaleas choice and care
Mar. Aphids and scale on camellias
Apr. How to prune a Weeping Yaupon
May Angel Trumpets: large bushes with giant hanging trumpet flowers
Jun. Rejuvenating older Gardenias
Jul. How to start plants for plant sale
Aug. Night Blooming Jasmine and mealybug
Sep. Butterflies and Passion Flower Vine
Oct. Crinum lily - Why you should have one
Nov. Confederate Rose and Cassia
Dec. Which houseplants to bring in for the winter
2018
Jan. Coontie Palms, all you need to know for successful planting and care
Feb. Reasons why Jade plant’s leaves are turning yellow and dropping off
Mar. New to St. Marys - Where are the Garden Centers?
Apr. Good roses to grow here
May "wildflower or weed"?
Jun. Crinum Lilly - planting and care
Jul. What's attacking my tomatoes?
Aug. Jasmine
Sep. Weed Control, alternates to chemicals
Oct. Plants for color in the cooler weather
Nov. Pruning Hydrangeas
Dec. Growing Herbs indoors
2017
Jan. Why Christmas Cactus blossoms change color and how to get them to go back to the original color
Feb. How to root Camellias
Mar. Bee invasion and non-native Milkweed problem
Apr. Gardening Woes
May Spring spruce up for house and yard plants
Jun. Loquat fire blight
Jul. Amaryllis not blooming
Aug. Variegated shell ginger
Sep. Mold, mildew, and confederate roses
Oct. Spanish needles, Bidens pilosa. Weed or not.
Nov. Will no one rid me of this asparagus fern?
Dec. Vines on Live Oaks
2016
Jan. Azaleas need discipline
Feb. When to cut back after winter
Mar. Gardening zones-- clearing up confusion (If I’m in zone 8, why can’t I grow hostas?)
Apr. Improving sandy soil
May Agapanthus won’t bloom
Jun. Reliable color for garden
Jul. Crape myrtles are sad – how to cheer them up?
Aug. Bleached out annuals
Sep. Pecans dropping early
Oct. When is the best time to move shrubs in this area?
Nov. Gardening to attract birds and butterflies
Dec. Dracaenas and Crotons: How to prune and start new plants.