Archive for Category: Technical

What can I do in my garden right now?

Important plant care can, and should, be happening now. There are also a lot of tasks that shouldnotbe happening right now. We’ll help you decide what to do ~ and what not to do ~ to keep your plants healthy. Some of these decisions will be easy, others may...

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Make the most of Fall in your Garden

Fall in Atlanta – the leaves ablaze in rich, autumn colors, stadium lights shine on (half-empty) football games, and the air is crisp and refreshing… {sound of chalk screeching across the chalkboard}…okay, maybe the air isn’t crisp yet, but it’s still Fall. Woohoo! Unfortunately, with Fall comes that “’tween”...

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Pruning Crape Myrtles

At My Personal Gardener, we know pruning. We know how to prune and hownotto prune. We do not participate in one of the most bizarre rituals in Atlanta Landscaping: CrapeMurder. If you have driven the streets of Atlanta you have witnessed Crape Murder. Crape Murder is the pruning technique...

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Benefits of Proper Pruning

After years of being improperly pruned, this incredible hedge of Camellia Japonicas is now thriving.  First, we hand pruned the entire hedge to open the upper canopy, which will allow more sun and air flow throughout the entire hedge. Now after being properly pruned, for the first time you can...

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Sterilizing Pruners & Gardening Tools

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