In This Issue:

• Look at Me! Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)

By: Will Afton

• Weed of the Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria sp.)

By: Chris Dunaway

• Peppers-From Sweet to Scorching Part 3B Pepper Diseases

By: Dr. Joe Willis

• What’s Bugging You? Cottony Cushion Scale (Icerya purchasi)

By: Anna Timmerman

• Bananarama

By: Dr. Damon Abdi and Dr. Jeb Fields

• Disease of the Month Fig Rust (Cerotelium fici)

By: Liz Langlois and Dr. Joe Willis

• September Planting Guide
• In the Kitchen with Austin
• Local Garden Centers
• September Garden Checklist
• Lawn Care Do^’s & Don’t^’s

^{Cover photo: Bird of Paradise flowers from the garden of Troy Gaubert in Bayou Gauche, LA}

^{Photo by Troy Gaubert}