Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca

Joe Lamp'l and I talk about building healthy soil and keys to making compost. ALL of your plants need to hear this!

Dog-friendly gardens with Southern Living, beware of turtles (take it from Ashley), and the health of a palm

Tree recommendations as a gift for mom, maintaining a vegetative spot from the power company, finding a good pollinator plant, and playing 'is my tree dead?"

The Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail, calls about tree pruning and repeat-blooming gardenias, plus the Top 3 Things to do this weekend

Energy efficient planting, flowers at Phipps, and food safety with the USDA- what do those 'use by' and 'best by' dates really mean

A bit about hummingbirds, questions about vine heights, heavy pruning on camellias, caring for blueberries, and houseplants outside

Garden travels, ryegrass dying out of bermuda, dividing bulbs, treating poison ivy, and propagating peonies

Azalea and rhododendron care, south Georgia wildfires, preventing bird strikes, and safe digging with Atlanta Gas Light

Calls about dethatching and pruning Knock Outs, plus Dr Mark Czarnota with information about appropriate herbicides for all kinds of weeds

Mark Czarnota from UGA and I discuss poison ivy, safe weed treatments for family spaces, and the effect of drought on herbicides

Ashley and others share stories and pay tribute to the iconic Georgia Gardener. Walter Reeves, 6/2/51 - 4/10/26

Ashley and others share stories and pay tribute to the iconic Georgia Gardener. Walter Reeves, 6/2/51 - 4/10/26

Ashley and others share stories and pay tribute to the iconic Georgia Gardener. Walter Reeves, 6/2/51 - 4/10/26

Jutt Howard of NG Turf on how to care for sod greening up now, good mowing techniques, and Trent Ellis of Armor Wildlife Mgmt with keeping deer out

Bad news Bradford pears, bark scale and other things to look out for, plus what we can do to keep songbirds healthy

Clint Waltz from UGA answers your lawn questions and poses solutions for potential battles between homeowners and their HOAs

Growing a meadow, why Bradford pears are bad, and my two worlds of trees and traffic finally meet. And then Logan...

Calls about caring for a maple tree, azaleas (pruning and IDing), plus when fertilizing works best

Calls about buying seeds too good to be true, gardening in a drought, eliminating ivy, and identifying wild honeysuckle

Observations of plants growing like gangbusters now, hummingbird update, planting summer-blooming bulbs, and updating soil

Clemson's Dr. David Coyle updates us on pests to beware of this summer, and graduate research asst. Samantha Kennett with an issue for crape myrtles

Questions about watering, topping trees, and ants. Plus, Dr. David Coyle and Samantha Kennett talk ant stings and Bradford pears

Spring care, pruning, what to look out for, plus the Top 3 Things to do this week!

UGA Turfgrass specialist Clint Waltz with importance of mowing heights, what to do with grass clippings, and doing a soil test for fertility

Clint and Ashley answer questions about when to fertilize lawns, killing weeds in fescue, the difference in mowers, and why centipede is difficult

Upcoming garden events, the Top 3 Things to do, Ga Forestry's Firewise program, and help with weed identification

Joe Lamp'l with tips on starting vegetable seeds now, and Jutt Howard from NG Turf joins me!

With NG Turf - cool-season sod performance, fungicides for lawns, and leaving leaves and growing grass under large oaks

Calls about removing pines, soil testing a pecan, shopping local nurseries, and tracking hummingbirds

Trent Ellis talks about deer habits, what they eat, how repellent sprays work, plus a caller Q about when to plant tomatoes

The different types of repellents, when to apply them, and fencing as an option to exclude deer from the landscape

Seasonal fun with daffodils, colored mulch, garden events, and the Top 3 Things to do this weekend

Try your hand at beekeeping! Plus, pruning shrubs, daffodils, and trendy tomatoes

Calls about changing the state flower, crape myrtles (and pruning done right), dying ficus trees, and beetles

Caring for houseplants, tips for orchids, and does rosemary grow well here outdoors

Joe Lamp'l - benefits of native plants, raised bed gardening, and which summer veggies are better started from seed vs those best direct sown

Wrapping up with Joe Lamp'l and starting vegetable seeds. Also, questions about camellias, planting azaleas, and starting seed

Flower ideas for V Day based on their meanings, a call about dwarf fig bushes, and Birds Georgia celebrates a big milestone!

National Garden Bureau Green Thumb Awards, plus Cornell Lab of Ornithology & how to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count!

Jim Bearden, the Bluebird Guy, with everything bluebirds. In addition to Green Meadows Preserve, Kennesaw Mtn Nat'l Battlefield Park is a great Cobb Co. attraction

A lengthier conversation with Atlanta Coyote Project's Chris Mowry- how we can better interact (or not) with these historic creatures

Plant recommendations, care for crape myrtles, and what if a tree's roots get too large

Great questions about what to do with mulch, plants whose flowers change colors, and efforts to change Georgia's state flower!

Chris Mowry from Berry College helps us understand coyotes, plus talking about tasks to do in this cold weather

Gardeners know the mental health benefits of gardening, but what about the stress that can come along with farming? An important conversation about mental health

Groundhog Day, winter pruning, and the importance of sustainable urban landscaping (trees talk, ya know?)

Calls about propagating rhododendrons, when to seed for fescue and understanding when & how to prune hydrangeas

Allowing native plants to thrive, seasonal pruning, and big news from the Georgia Urban Ag Council!

Protecting plants- what to cover, how to, and what to use!

Cold weather plant advice from experts, as well as plant selections that handle colder weather