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How to Water When it’s Hotter

On 08/15/2014 / August, 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 […]

The Pumpkin Carving Tradition

On 10/04/2013 / Garden Calendar, Gardening Tips, Halloween, October

Each October, ghoulishly decorated pumpkins illuminated by candlelight watch over front porches and peer through windows of many American homes. A sure sign that Halloween is near. The tradition of carving Jack O’ Lanterns originated in Ireland, where turnips, beets and potatoes were used as lanterns, made […]

Color it Fall with Trees & Shrubs!

On 09/26/2013 / Flowering Shrubs, Garden Calendar, Gardening Tips, Halloween, Landscape Shrubs, October, September, Trees

Color it “Fall” with Trees and Shrubs Fall in North Texas brings much needed cooler temperatures and a brilliant display of fall foliage in shades of deep reds, bright yellows, oranges and more. The annual color change of existing trees and landscape shrubs in the fall is […]

Texas Sage Varieties

On 07/31/2013 / August, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Calendar, Landscape Shrubs, Latest News!, Plant Information, Pros Advice

Texas Sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) This summer the Texas Sage is as pretty as we’ve ever seen. Everywhere you look there are large Texas Sage shrubs with masses of purple blooms. Texas Sage is one of our most popular native plants, a medium-sized shrub with several varieties to […]

Summer Lawn Care Tips

On 06/26/2013 / August, 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 […]

Mulching 101

On 06/19/2013 / Garden Calendar, June, Mulching, Pros Advice

Why Mulch? Besides proper watering mulching is one of the most important things you can do for the health of newly planted and established trees and shrubs. Mulch is usually an organic material such as shredded or ground wood bark used around the soil surface to help […]

Seasonal Decorations

On 04/05/2013 / Halloween

Assorted Scarecrows Birdhouse Yard Stake Cornicopia “Draft Dogder” Sitting Scarecrow Fabric Ghost Kittens in Pumpkin Scarecrow on a Pole Scarecrow on a Pole 2 Scarecrow on a Wooden Stick Scarecrow with a Pumpkin Planter Sitting Scarecrows Sitting Scarecrows 2 Sitting Scarecrows 3 Tall Jack-O-Lantern Wheel Barrow

Fall Gourd

On 04/05/2013 / Halloween

A gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, or a name given to the hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae family of plants of the genus Lagenaria. Most commonly, gourds are the product of the species Lagenaria siceraria (the calabash or African bottle […]

Haybale

On 04/05/2013 / Halloween

Hay is a generic term for grass or legumes that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal feed, particularly for grazing animals like cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay can also be fed to pets such as guinea pigs and rabbits, though they consume […]

Squash

On 04/05/2013 / Halloween

The term “summer” and “winter” for squash are only based on current usage, not on actuality. “Summer” types are on the market all winter; and “winter” types are on the markets in the late summer and fall, as well as winter. Thus, the terms “summer” and “winter” […]