Last week seemed like the culmination of it all. The long, hot summer has taken its toll on the shade trees of Texas. They’re dropping their leaves as if it …
There was a time when mums were about all you had for the fall color beds. And then a few people brought in Joseph’s coat, and copper plants hung around …
Here are your assignments for this last weekend of August. See how many apply to your landscape and garden. PLANT• Nursery stock can be planted now, but water it deeply …
I get at least 200 calls and emails each spring asking how to stop annual bluegrass (Poa annua), rescuegrass, ryegrass and other cool-season grassy weeds. And that’s not to mention …
These are four incredibly important topics pertinent to this brutally hot summer of 2023. Double-check to see that you’ve heeded them. Sunscald of tree trunks Thin-barked trees must have their …
When I was in the 8th grade, my dad helped me build a small greenhouse. And in that small greenhouse I grew some small plants. They came from small seeds. …
Devil’s ivy (Pothos, Epipremnum aureum) has been one of America’s favorite houseplants for the past 100 years. Growers are bringing us new types to try, so the horizons keep broadening. …
