There’s plenty to do this month (water, plant, feed, lawn care) but here’s a few tips to help with your wellbeing and your gardening space. Check out our April Garden Guide … Read More
Now’s the Time for Food, Flowers, and Fresh Air
As we continue to monitor public health guidance and talk to our friends at other garden centers across the country, we’re reminded how important gardening is right now, at a … Read More
Plants, Pollinators, and Why We Need Each Other
Many of us enjoy the beauty of flowers in our backyard and community gardens. Growing native & pollinizing plants adds beauty and important habitats for wildlife, especially for pollinators. Even … Read More
October Garden Guide
(Click to Expand) Trees, shrubs, and perennials get a great bonus when planted in fall. South Texas enjoys relatively warm soil temperatures through fall and winter, and cooler air temperatures … Read More
Summer Bugs: To Treat or Not to Treat?
Webbing on tree bark, white stuff on plants, & what’s cutting circles in my leaves? Bark Lice: Good We get lots of calls about webbing on tree trunks this time … Read More
Top 5 Must Do’s for July!
Can you believe it? Pleasant weather has followed us all the way to July…What a treat! Kick off this month celebrating independence hanging out with family & friends in our … Read More
Staff Picks: Wyatt’s Vitex Tree
As we get into summertime, there are quite a few blooming plants that have yet to show their color. When I first moved into my apartment, I always wondered what … Read More
Diversity By Design!
An International Landscape Conference Worth Traveling 3,000 Miles to Experience! That’s right, last week I flew 3,000 miles round trip to Toronto, Canada to meet with 137 landscape design colleagues … Read More
Bees In Action At Gill’s!
Because we have a lot of flowers and reservoirs of water at Gill’s, we also have a wonderfully large population of butterflies, dragonflies and bees. This past 4th of July, … Read More
Bee Friendly!
You may have asked yourself at some point in your botanical endeavors, what makes the plant world go around, especially for blooming plants? Bees are the answer, and are undeniably … Read More