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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

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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My Ugly Tomato Plant

June 30, 2016

My sister-in-law asked me this week-end if there was anything to do […]

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10 Tips For A Beautiful Summer South Texas Landscape

June 29, 2016

1. Proper Watering – This is the most important of all. Water slow and deep to make sure at least one inch of water is applied to all established lawn and landscape plants for our long hot summers. Smaller bedding plants such as annual color and perennial beds will require a second supplemental watering since they have a smaller root system.

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