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Garden Talk this Saturday 9/23/23 at 10am – Fall Veggie Gardening with Andy Chidester!

Jesse JenkinsSeptember 21, 2023Best Practices, Birds, Butterflies, and Bees, community, Garden Design, Pollinators, Problem Solving, Timely Tips, Veggies, Fruits, and Herbs4 Comments

Garden Talks at Gill’s continue this Saturday at 10am with another very special guest! We’re excited to welcome Andy Chidester of Medina Agriculture Products , makers of our favorite organic … Read More

Tree Planting 101 with John Wood of Tree Amigos – This Saturday 9/16/23!

Jesse JenkinsSeptember 13, 2023Best Practices, community, Problem Solving, Timely Tips, Trees3 Comments

We’re back this Saturday at 10am with another event here at Gill’s! Since fall is the ideal time to plant trees, we’ve invited John Wood, owner of The Tree Amigos … Read More

Kids Fall Seed Starting Workshop – This Saturday 9/9/23!

Jesse JenkinsSeptember 6, 2023community, Life in The Garden, Timely Tips, Veggies, Fruits, and HerbsLeave a Comment

We are so excited to kick off our fall planting season with a workshop for kids of all ages! We think learning how to grow veggies from seed is an … Read More

Top 7 Gardening Must-Do’s for September 2023

Jesse JenkinsAugust 31, 2023Best Practices, Birds, Butterflies, and Bees, Color for the Season, community, Monthly Garden Guide, Timely TipsLeave a Comment

Say hello to our BEST gardening season here in the Coastal Bend! September is the time to plant almost everything! And the recent rain is FANTASTIC news for getting started! … Read More

Preview: September Garden Talks & Events!

Jesse JenkinsAugust 22, 2023Birds, Butterflies, and Bees, Color for the Season, community, Garden Design, Pollinators, Problem Solving, Texas Native Plants, Timely Tips, Trees, Veggies, Fruits, and Herbs2 Comments

After some much-needed rain this week, we are beyond excited for fall! We’ve got some awesome talks and events planned for September to kick off the best gardening season. Here’s … Read More

Simple Solution for Watering Stressed Trees!

Jesse JenkinsAugust 17, 2023Best Practices, Problem Solving, Timely Tips, Trees5 Comments

Are your mature trees struggling this summer? We’ve noticed a lot of stressed and thirsty trees around town, and we’ve been encouraging everyone to give them long, deep waterings, which … Read More

How Long Should You Water Your Lawn?

Jesse JenkinsAugust 9, 2023Best Practices, Lawn Care, Problem Solving, Timely Tips5 Comments

Most people (and I’m most people too) just guess how long to leave their sprinkler in one place, or how many minutes to set their automatic sprinkler zones for. 10 … Read More

Gill Gear is Here!

Jesse JenkinsAugust 3, 2023community, Life in The Garden, Texas Native Plants3 Comments

Many of you requested, and for the first time ever, Gill gear is here! We printed Gill t-shirts, hats, tote bags, and stickers for the stylish gardener, and we worked … Read More

Top 6 Gardening Must Do’s for August 2023

Jesse JenkinsJuly 26, 2023Birds, Butterflies, and Bees, Color for the Season, Garden Design, Houseplants, Lawn Care, Monthly Garden Guide, Pollinators, Problem Solving, Texas Native Plants, Timely Tips, Veggies, Fruits, and HerbsLeave a Comment

It may not feel like it yet, but it’s time to start making the transition into an exciting new Fall planting season! There’s a lot to do in August to … Read More

Ben’s Terrarium

Jesse JenkinsJuly 20, 2023community, Houseplants, Life in The Garden9 Comments

Ben is an avid gardener and has been a regular Gill’s customer for nearly ten years. Sometime back, Ben came to Gill’s to seek advice on building a terrarium. He … Read More

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