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Gardening Blog Archive

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 […]

Girl Scout Troop 9638 Visits Gills!

April 21, 2016

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

It’s Grubworm Time Again!

April 14, 2016

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

Snails and Beer!

April 14, 2016

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

Meet Gillian, our “Junior Gill Gardener”!

April 14, 2016

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

Temperatures are perfect for applying weed control products!

April 7, 2016

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

Don’t Panic, Just Run Like H&##!

April 7, 2016

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

All About Orchids!

March 31, 2016

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

Be a Good Bug Scout

March 23, 2016

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

Got Fleas?

March 17, 2016

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

Gro Local STX

March 17, 2016

Last fall I received a phone call from Emily Dodd with GROW […]

Prevent Those Pesky Bugs!

March 10, 2016

If you have a Hackberry tree or a sago palm you know […]

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