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UGA Cooperative Extension: Columbus Cooperative ExtensionAgriculture & Natural Resources    
Mission StatementTo provide research based information to home and business owners in areas of landscape, maintenance, pest control, wildlife control, vegetable and fruit production, annuals, perennials, trees, and turf-grass.  Muscogee County's Drought Level LoweredThe Environmental Protection Division (EPD) advisory board has changed the drought level for Muscogee County. The EPD has lowered Muscogee County from a level 4 to a level 2 drought.
Under a drought response level two, the following restrictions apply:
To read the official EPD press release, click here. Let's Talk Crepe MurderCrepe Murder A terrible crime that only you can stop is sweeping the garden. Some call it pruning. We call it...Crepe Murder.
By Linda C. Askey from Southern Living Magazine
Styles come and go. Some are timeless, while others beg to be forgotten. So it is with crepe myrtles and the current trend of lopping off their tops. Remember crew cuts? They're out. Natural forms are in. The satin-smooth bark and sinewy trunks of a graceful crepe myrtle make a statement in the winter garden. But amputated, knuckled, and disfigured branches mar the tree's outline, just when it should be an asset. Crepe myrtles need pruning. If done correctly, the pruning goes unnoticed. Think of it as training. By enhancing the natural habit of the tree, you guide your crepe myrtle into a form that is both handsome and easy to maintain.
Agriculture and Natural Resources Staff  Horticultural Links Chattahoochee Valley Beekeepers Association Georgia Native Plant Society State Botanical Garden of Georgia Atlanta Botanical Garden Walter Reeves, Host of Gardening in Georgia Callaway Gardens GA Soil Temperature Map & Weather Information Local Environmental Education AgenciesKeep Columbus Beautiful Commission Columbus State University: Oxbow Meadows Columbus Botanical Garden Trees Columbus, Inc. |
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