GARDEN TIPS Garden Design →Resources→Garden Design Garden Guides GARDENING BASICS Bed Preparation Infinity Fountains What To Plant Butterfly Gardening Choosing a Tree Hummingbird Gardening Pet Friendly Gardening Mustang & Padre Island Gardening Texas Natives Texas Superstars Water Wise Landscaping Pet Friendly Gardening Planting Guides Annuals for Fall and Winter Annuals for Spring and Summer Azaleas Bromeliads Bulbs for Fall Bulbs for Spring Container Gardening Fruit Trees Roses Succulents Watergardens SOIL CALCULATOR GRASS CALCULATOR Garden Tips Search Submit Clear GARDEN DESIGN Gills’ Soil Recipe for Raised Garden BedsRaised beds are great for veggie, herb, and flower gardening. Benefits include reducing weeds, help with drainage, easy maintenance, and easier on your back. We’ve seen really cool raised beds ... August 13, 2020Best Tips for Planting Trees this FallTrees, shrubs, and perennials get a great bonus when planted in Fall. South Texas enjoys relatively warm soil temperatures through Fall and Winter, and cooler air temperatures direct the new ... September 19, 2019 How to Fuel Your Hungry HummingbirdsIf you spend any time outdoors and have anything blooming red, there’s a good chance you’ve got hummingbirds buzzing around. It’s that time of year when hummers begin their migratory ... September 11, 2019Weird and Wild Conversation Plants at Gill’s!Are you looking for a conversation plant? Something out of the ordinary? Well check out these weird and wild plants to spark a conversation with all your plant friends! Dwarf ... July 18, 2019 Gills’ Soil Recipe for Raised Garden BedsRaised beds are great for veggie, herb, and flower gardening. Benefits include reducing weeds, help with drainage, easy maintenance, and easier on your back. We’ve seen really cool raised beds ... August 13, 2020Best Tips for Planting Trees this FallTrees, shrubs, and perennials get a great bonus when planted in Fall. South Texas enjoys relatively warm soil temperatures through Fall and Winter, and cooler air temperatures direct the new ... September 19, 2019 How to Fuel Your Hungry HummingbirdsIf you spend any time outdoors and have anything blooming red, there’s a good chance you’ve got hummingbirds buzzing around. It’s that time of year when hummers begin their migratory ... September 11, 2019Weird and Wild Conversation Plants at Gill’s!Are you looking for a conversation plant? Something out of the ordinary? Well check out these weird and wild plants to spark a conversation with all your plant friends! Dwarf ... July 18, 2019 NEXT Plant Picks Summer Succulent TipsSummertime is a great time for succulents. We’ve got a big selection of fun and unusual varieties for lots of color and texture combinations. Check out our quick video and ... July 23, 2020Easy to Grow, Happy in Your Home – Zinnias!As a young girl, I loved going out into the garden and cutting Zinnia flowers. They were such prolific bloomers and in so many different colors – reds, salmons, roses, ... May 14, 2020 Plant Texas Natives to Support WildlifeChoosing Texas native plants provides you with a beautiful, resilient landscape, and provides native wildlife with food and habitat. Native plants attract hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, lizards, frogs – all of ... April 23, 2020Keith’s Swiss Chard Success StoryLast week Keith shared with me his Swiss Chard success story. Years ago, he remembers (I don’t) James and I gave Sandy & Keith a pot of Swiss Chard for ... February 6, 2020 NEXT COLOR FOR THE SEASON Plant Texas Natives to Support WildlifeChoosing Texas native plants provides you with a beautiful, resilient landscape, and provides native wildlife with food and habitat. Native plants attract hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, lizards, frogs – all of ... April 23, 2020Fun and Festive Virtual GatheringsFamily holidays, like Easter this Sunday, are different this year. BUT, special meals and (virtual) gatherings with family and friends are still on! We’re offering reduced pricing on in-town delivery ... April 9, 2020 Now’s the Time for Food, Flowers, and Fresh AirAs we continue to monitor public health guidance and talk to our friends at other garden centers across the country, we’re reminded how important gardening is right now, at a ... March 19, 2020A Sure Lift to the SpiritsEven though I love flowers in the garden all year long, for sure Fall and Winter annuals are my favorite. I think it’s because they thrive in cooler temperatures (just ... December 19, 2019 NEXT MONTHLY GARDEN GUIDE: July Better than your average email. - The Gill Garden News -Join us once a week for the Gill Garden News - the very best source around for updates on what's going on in our Corpus Christi gardens. YOU'LL GET: Weather & bug alerts, monthly garden guides, timely tips, weekly specials, and more!
Gills’ Soil Recipe for Raised Garden BedsRaised beds are great for veggie, herb, and flower gardening. Benefits include reducing weeds, help with drainage, easy maintenance, and easier on your back. We’ve seen really cool raised beds ... August 13, 2020
Best Tips for Planting Trees this FallTrees, shrubs, and perennials get a great bonus when planted in Fall. South Texas enjoys relatively warm soil temperatures through Fall and Winter, and cooler air temperatures direct the new ... September 19, 2019
How to Fuel Your Hungry HummingbirdsIf you spend any time outdoors and have anything blooming red, there’s a good chance you’ve got hummingbirds buzzing around. It’s that time of year when hummers begin their migratory ... September 11, 2019
Weird and Wild Conversation Plants at Gill’s!Are you looking for a conversation plant? Something out of the ordinary? Well check out these weird and wild plants to spark a conversation with all your plant friends! Dwarf ... July 18, 2019
Gills’ Soil Recipe for Raised Garden BedsRaised beds are great for veggie, herb, and flower gardening. Benefits include reducing weeds, help with drainage, easy maintenance, and easier on your back. We’ve seen really cool raised beds ... August 13, 2020
Best Tips for Planting Trees this FallTrees, shrubs, and perennials get a great bonus when planted in Fall. South Texas enjoys relatively warm soil temperatures through Fall and Winter, and cooler air temperatures direct the new ... September 19, 2019
How to Fuel Your Hungry HummingbirdsIf you spend any time outdoors and have anything blooming red, there’s a good chance you’ve got hummingbirds buzzing around. It’s that time of year when hummers begin their migratory ... September 11, 2019
Weird and Wild Conversation Plants at Gill’s!Are you looking for a conversation plant? Something out of the ordinary? Well check out these weird and wild plants to spark a conversation with all your plant friends! Dwarf ... July 18, 2019
Summer Succulent TipsSummertime is a great time for succulents. We’ve got a big selection of fun and unusual varieties for lots of color and texture combinations. Check out our quick video and ... July 23, 2020
Easy to Grow, Happy in Your Home – Zinnias!As a young girl, I loved going out into the garden and cutting Zinnia flowers. They were such prolific bloomers and in so many different colors – reds, salmons, roses, ... May 14, 2020
Plant Texas Natives to Support WildlifeChoosing Texas native plants provides you with a beautiful, resilient landscape, and provides native wildlife with food and habitat. Native plants attract hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, lizards, frogs – all of ... April 23, 2020
Keith’s Swiss Chard Success StoryLast week Keith shared with me his Swiss Chard success story. Years ago, he remembers (I don’t) James and I gave Sandy & Keith a pot of Swiss Chard for ... February 6, 2020
Plant Texas Natives to Support WildlifeChoosing Texas native plants provides you with a beautiful, resilient landscape, and provides native wildlife with food and habitat. Native plants attract hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, lizards, frogs – all of ... April 23, 2020
Fun and Festive Virtual GatheringsFamily holidays, like Easter this Sunday, are different this year. BUT, special meals and (virtual) gatherings with family and friends are still on! We’re offering reduced pricing on in-town delivery ... April 9, 2020
Now’s the Time for Food, Flowers, and Fresh AirAs we continue to monitor public health guidance and talk to our friends at other garden centers across the country, we’re reminded how important gardening is right now, at a ... March 19, 2020
A Sure Lift to the SpiritsEven though I love flowers in the garden all year long, for sure Fall and Winter annuals are my favorite. I think it’s because they thrive in cooler temperatures (just ... December 19, 2019
