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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 Grass Stressed?

August 11, 2016

In the past week or two lawns all over town are looking […]

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Big Changes at Gill’s!

August 4, 2016

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The Coastal Bend Beekeepers and Gill’s Landscape Nursery presents the Texas Honey Queen!

July 28, 2016

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Does your Ficus Tree have curled leaves?

July 20, 2016

Cuban Ficus Thrips have been attacking these trees for several years now. […]

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A Life Well Lived, Remembering Our Friend & Co-worker Mary Coffman

July 20, 2016

Mary was a bright smiling face of down home goodness. She had […]

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Time to Prep Your Fall Garden

July 20, 2016

The Fall Season is getting closer every day and that means thinking […]

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Check For Chinch Bugs If Your Lawn Looks Dry Even Though You Know It’s Not!

July 12, 2016

Now that the temperatures have soared and the rain has stopped, be […]

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How-To For A Fun Garden Art Project

July 12, 2016

Be a garden artist and paint your own fun and colorful garden […]

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A Child’s Spaceship

July 7, 2016

Crape Myrtles always hold a special place in my heart, not just […]

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Wooly Aphids on Hackberry Trees

July 5, 2016

Over the past few weeks there have been numerous inquiries about whiteflies […]

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Water Only Once A Week, Pick Your Day!

June 30, 2016

This new flyer from the City Of Corpus Christi explains our current […]

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“This American Life” Comes To Corpus Christi

June 30, 2016

In 2009 our youngest son Trevor was driving around Houston, working his […]

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