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Warm Up Your Green Thumb With These Winter Gardening Tips
I hope everyone is having a great and healthy start to the New Year! Even with January's short days and colder weather, there are plenty...
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Plant Some Cheer with this Gardner’s Gift Guide
The holiday season is upon us! Do you have any gardeners that you’ll be shopping for this year? If so, you’ve come to the right...
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Mother's Day Flowers
Hopefully we all remember to get flowers for our wonderful moms this Mother’s Day. What better way to treat her to something special than...
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Tree Grafting with Drew
Did you know you can take one variety of fruit tree and attach it, or "graft" it, to a whole different variety of tree? Tree Grafting is...
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Spring Lawn Care in Texas
Temperatures are on the rise and the days are slowly but surely getting longer; it's clear that spring is coming quickly! We all know this...
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Growing Roses in Texas
Roses are an iconic symbol of Valentine’s Day. You can hardly go anywhere this time of year without running into a stand that is selling...
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Fruit Trees in January
Here is a short, and dare I say sweet, blog post from our Errol McKoy Greenhouse Manager: January is a great time to plant fruit trees....
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Christmas Cacti, Holidays Gifts, and More!
The holidays are here once again. It is time to get ready for those big meals, Christmas lights, eggnog by the fireside, and pecan pie! A...
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Growing Tomatoes in Texas
Howdy, Folks! Who doesn’t love good homegrown tomatoes? Whether you use them to make salsa, tomato sauce, or just slice them up for a...
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