Gardening Tips
Pollinator Gardens
A pollinator‑friendly garden supports bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial insects that keep North Alabama’s ecosystems thriving.
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Insect
Army Worms in North Alabama
Armyworms are one of the most destructive warm‑season lawn pests in North Alabama, capable of turning a healthy bermuda or zoysia lawn brown in just a few days. If you live in Madison, Huntsville, Athens, Decatur, or surrounding areas, here’s what you need to know to protect your lawn during peak armyworm season.
Plant Spotlight
Hardy Hibiscus
Hardy Hibiscus Hardy hibiscus are one of the most dramatic, eye‑catching perennials you can grow, and customers love them because they deliver tropical‑looking blooms without
Plant Spotlight
Autumn Kiss Azalea
Autumn Kiss wows with truly unique bicolor blooms, flowers heavily and reblooms season after season. The gorgeous semi-double blooms glow on a compact, rounded habit.
Disease
Fire Blight on Fruit Trees
Fire Blight is a destructive, highly infectious, and widespread disease caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. Fire blight attacks blossoms, leaves, shoots, branches, fruits, and roots.
Insect
Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
The crape myrtle bark scale has three life stages: eggs, nymphs, and adults. Females lay eggs in a white or gray feltlike egg sac or ovisac. A female can lay up to 100–300 eggs.