Q. Every year about this time master gardeners start getting questions, like, “What’s the stuff that looks like dog vomit all over my lawn,” or “What is this patch of gel filled marbles on my mulch,” ...

Q: All summer we have had an infestation of nasty stinkhorn mushrooms in our mulch beds. We see the little mushroom balls that eventually bloom into odorous glory. These are not great for entertaining ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. For the second year, a fungus that smells like something dead has shown up in ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. For the second year, a fungus that smells like something dead has shown up in ...

Stinkhorn fungi (devil's backbone) has been smelling up new mulch beds all over the Lowcountry. The conditions have been perfect for the growth of this fungus this spring. We have been inundated with ...