Japanese Beetle Big Game Hunt

You’ve seen the TV shows about big game hunting. The hunter quietly sneaks up on his prey while whispering into his microphone about the process. Walter goes on a "big game" hunt is his own back yard. The "prey"? Japanese beetles!

Conifers for the South

Conifers aren't used nearly enough in Southern landscapes. Elizabeth Dean at Wilkerson Mill Gardens tries to persuade Walter that conifers aren't "Yankee plants".

Common Georgia Spiders

Better skip this segment if you suffer from arachnophobia! Lisa Ames, University of Georgia entomologist, LOVES spiders. She shows Walter several common ones that are completely harmless.... plus a poisonous one that is often mis-identified... plus one that we think of as a spider but isn't a spider at all. Come back from behind the sofa and learn more about these eight-legged creatures.

Controlling English Ivy

How many times have you heard "I sprayed weed killer on that patch of English ivy and it didn't do a thing!" Walter says that English ivy can be a very invasive vine... climbing trees and smothering lower plants. And it CAN be controlled! Walter shows how to easily control ivy with pruners and with herbicide.