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Video Tips

Wyatt’s Planting Basics [VIDEO]

March 18, 2021

Since the freeze, we’ve all been busy cleaning up, waiting […]

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Citrus Tree Planting Guide [VIDEO]

March 11, 2021

Many citrus trees around the Coastal Bend appear damaged after […]

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Freeze Remedy: Palm Trees [VIDEO]

February 25, 2021

Several varieties of palm trees likely suffered damage in the […]

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Freeze Remedy: How to Save Philodendrons

February 23, 2021
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Freeze Remedy: Initial Assessments

February 23, 2021
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Grow Food Everywhere – James Gill’s Intro to Container Gardening

February 11, 2021

You can grow food just about anywhere in just about […]

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Gardening Blog Archive

Is Your Lawn and Landscape Prepared for Summer?

May 31, 2018

Watering slow and deep but not too often is the key to […]

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Crape Myrtle Choices For South Texas!

May 17, 2018

There are many different varieties of Crape Myrtles but a limited number […]

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Texas Grape Rootstock Saves French Vineyards!

May 8, 2018

Wine production seems to have started in the upper regions of the […]

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Got webbing on your trees?

May 7, 2018

It is not webworms! Webbing on the bark of trunks and branches […]

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Bee Friendly!

May 3, 2018

You may have asked yourself at some point in your botanical endeavors, […]

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Lacebugs on Lantana

May 2, 2018

Are your lantana looking rusty brown like a fungus has attacked them? […]

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Hamelia (aka Firebush): Another Winning Landscape Plant!  

April 26, 2018

Left: Hamelia Patens; Center: Lime Sizzler Hamelia What a great diverse shrub […]

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Bugs Bugs Everywhere!

April 19, 2018

You would think with our cold winter, snow and 2 freezes in […]

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Success with Periwinkles (aka Vinca!)

April 12, 2018

Now that the weather is getting warmer, it is finally periwinkle time. […]

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New Tree Do’s & Don’ts

April 12, 2018

Do plant the tree at the right depth, with the top of the […]

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Purple Knight Alternanthera – another one of Sally’s favorites!

April 5, 2018

We planted the Purple Knight Alternanthera, in the Joseph Coat family, under […]

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A Letter from Bob

April 5, 2018

“Good morning, my name is Bob. I have been coming to Gill’s […]

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