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July Gardening To-Do List: Preparing Your Texas Garden for Fall

On 07/22/2021 / Gardening Tips, July, Pros Advice, Seasonal Protection

It may seem as if summer is the time to rest and enjoy your well-established garden before the seasons change. And while this may be the case for a few weeks in summer, there is still plenty of work ahead. As nice as it is to see […]

Premier Summer Color

On 07/15/2018 / Blog, Flowers, July

Premier Summer Color When it comes to Summer Color there are plenty of sun-loving, heat tolerant, brightly colored choices including Lantana, Penta’s, Periwinkles (pictured above), Purslane, Zinnia’s and so much more. All of these thrive in the North Texas Summer Sun and heat and will continue to […]

Crape Myrtles: Summer Color That Beats The Heat

On 06/30/2017 / Blog, July, Trees

Crepe Myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) You know its summer in North Texas when the thermometers all read 100 degrees plus for days at a time. We also know its summer when we see the long lasting pink, red, and purple blooms of everyone’s favorite summer blooming tree the […]

Flowering Shrubs: Summer Color that Beats the Heat

On 05/26/2017 / August, Blog, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Calendar, Gardening Tips, July, June, May, Plant Information, Seasonal Protection

Flowering Shrubs Summer Color That Beats the Heat! North Texas summers bring extended heat, drought, and less than I deal conditions for plant growth making it becomes especially challenging to for most plants to produce blooms. However here in North Texas we have a few perennial […]

How to Water When it’s Hotter

On 08/15/2014 / August, Blog, Garden Calendar, Gardening Tips, July, June, Pros Advice, September, Watering Tips

The amount of water your landscape requires and the amount of water it receives will determine its overall health and beauty. Proper watering techniques are a critical part of landscape maintenance and ultimately the key to plant survival. Plant selection is crucial; when choosing your plants, select […]

What’s Bugging You?

On 07/10/2013 / Blog, Chewing Insects, Garden Calendar, Gardening Tips, July, Miscellaneous Pests, Pest Identification, Sucking Insects

“Good Bugs or Bad Bugs” Now that most of our spring planting is done and everything is growing and looking great. Its time to make sure we keep it that way. As the temperatures begin to climb and the rainfall decreases you may begin to notice […]

Shade Trees For Texas

On 07/04/2013 / Blog, Garden Calendar, Gardening Tips, July, Plant Information, Trees

Need Some Shade? In the Hot Texas Summers trees become truly valuable commodities that can help keep your house cool, yard enjoyable and aesthetically pleasing. Shade trees are typically one of our first thoughts when designing or renewing our landscapes. The Shade Trees you select will play […]

Summer Lawn Care Tips

On 06/26/2013 / August, Blog, Garden Calendar, Gardening Tips, July, June, Lawns, May, Pros Advice

Keep Your Yard Looking Great This Summer Now that spring has come and gone its time to think about summer lawn care and maintenance. Faced with the extreme North Texas heat, mandatory water restrictions and less than average rainfall predictions. Lawn Grasses in North Texas can become […]

July

On 04/03/2013 / Blog, Garden Calendar, July

July is the time to think about next spring, as well as time to separate any bulbs that you have. Always let the foliage die down and turn brown before you dig and thin out your bulbs. When growing bulbs you should plan on doing this every […]