Depending on where you live in Texas, it’s either time to apply pre-emergent weedkiller granules or it soon will be. This is a topic that continues to confuse many gardeners. …
Nothing signals that spring is just around the corner like flowering quince. This is an old-fashioned shrub that has been in Texas gardens for decades. It’s a shrub your grandmother …
Big changes are starting to happen. Watch this space each Thursday. I’ll keep you completely updated weekly. PLANT• Finish planting Cole crops. Plant leafy and root vegetables.• Last call for …
How can one county, the largest in our state, be so unknown to so many Texans? Brewster County is home to Alpine, Sul Ross University and Big Bend National Park, …
We don’t have a lot of perennials that bloom in the shade. And, we don’t have a lot of perennials that bloom in February and early March. And, we don’t …
If you’re serious about gardening, you know that doing the right things is only half of the story. Doing them at the right time is equally critical. Here is this …
Nandinas produce their growth on straight stalks. New stems sprout up from the bases. None of these stems normally produces any side branches. Most of us are used to trimming …
Don’t call this baby a “tulip tree.” If you ask for one of those, you’ll be woefully disappointed by something entirely different (Liriodendron tulipifera). And if you just say you …
