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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

Yes, The Mosquitoes Are Back!

May 12, 2016

We love the rain, but so do the skeeters. We have everything […]

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Not All Caterpillars are Bad!

May 4, 2016

We all hate to see our plants being eaten, but did you […]

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Lynn’s Amaryllis: A Gift From Mom For a Lifetime

May 4, 2016

Lynn Fernand has been working with us at Gill’s since 1991, that’s […]

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Girl Scout Troop 9638 Visits Gills!

April 21, 2016

Last week I had the pleasure and absolute delight of giving a […]

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It’s Grubworm Time Again!

April 14, 2016

With our mild winter, grub beetles emerged from the soil early this […]

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Snails and Beer!

April 14, 2016

Do you have plants toppling over? Are the stems of your begonias […]

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Meet Gillian, our “Junior Gill Gardener”!

April 14, 2016

Gillian is my neighbor and her older brother, Michael, works at Gill’s. […]

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Temperatures are perfect for applying weed control products!

April 7, 2016

For weed control in your lawn, use Weed B Gon For St. […]

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Don’t Panic, Just Run Like H&##!

April 7, 2016

In South Texas, bees swarm to form new colonies April through July. […]

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All About Orchids!

March 31, 2016

Emily, a Landscape Design Assistant here at Gill’s, loves orchids. Before joining […]

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Be a Good Bug Scout

March 23, 2016

With the flush of tender new growth on plants comes the first […]

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Got Fleas?

March 17, 2016

Fleas are a huge a problem here in South Texas because they […]

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