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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.

The Youngest Of Gardeners

June 23, 2016

Meet Elliott, my grandson from Denver, Colorado. Last year, at the ripe […]

Mealy Bugs Are Showing Up On Hibiscus

June 23, 2016

Mealybugs are here! Look on the tips, stems, and undersides of the […]

Dreams Do Come True, June 2016

June 16, 2016

One of James’ dreams for Gill’s was to build a business where  […]

Creative Container Gardens

June 9, 2016

This past Saturday we had our Creative Container Gardens talk. I enjoy […]

One of My Favorite Plants: Firespike

June 2, 2016

One of my favorite plants: Firespike, aka Firespike Odontonema strictum. This is […]

“Bring Home the Butterflies”

June 2, 2016

This weekend I gave a “Bring Home the Butterflies” talk at the […]

Wait… You Want What?

May 26, 2016

Working here always brings its share of surprises. On Sunday I had […]

My Veggie Garden!

May 25, 2016

May 25th Its Memorial Day weekend and summer’s around the corner. Our […]

Bobby & Grandpa, The Story Of Two Memorable Characters!

May 19, 2016

Many years ago, we had a lovable character working for us, Bobby. […]

Vinca- a favorite summer flower!

May 19, 2016

Vinca a.k.a. Periwinkle is one the best summer flowers you can grow […]

Mike Haby: Retired Professor & Extension Economist, Texas A&M, Husband-Gardener-Nature-Lover

May 12, 2016

This spring, I talked with Mike Haby several times at our Airline […]

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