Welcome to another beautiful Fall in South Texas! Fall is OUR ABSOLUTE BEST TIME for planting veggies, trees, and just about everything else! Warm days and cool evenings make spending time … Read More
Any Minute Now – Be Ready for Fall Hummingbird Migration
We’re starting to see Ruby-throated hummingbirds make their way through for the Fall migration! These tiny birds are BIG eaters. They stop here in the Coastal Bend to fuel up … Read More
Top 6 Must Do’s for September
Fall gardening season is here and September is an action-packed month! It’s time for Fall veggies and citrus, refreshing your landscape, and fertilizing your lawn. Here are our top 6 … Read More
What the Pros Grow: Gill Staff’s Fav Plants at Home
We’re all plant geeks here at Gill’s. We spend time around plants all day, then go home and garden some more! We get excited to talk to each other about … Read More
Control Pests AND Keep Bees Safe!
I always make it a point to garden in a way that works with nature and promotes life. Using the least toxic products when I have a problem or a … Read More
Ideas for Mom’s Day
We’re thankful that many of you come to Gill’s to look for special gifts – we want to help you find (or create) something memorable for Mom! Here are a … Read More
Top 5 Must-Do’s for May 2021!
May is here which means lots to do in the garden! We gathered our Top 5 Must Do’s to help you and your garden make the transition to warmer weather. … Read More
Hummingbirds Need Your Help!
We’re starting to see hummingbirds make their way through for the Spring migration! These tiny birds are BIG eaters. They need to feed several times an hour and consume half … Read More
Healthy Veggie Plants, but No Veggies – What’s the Problem?
This past week, one of our customers explained that her squash plant had great foliage and lots of blooms, but it was not producing any squash. This can often be … Read More
Plant Texas Natives to Support Wildlife
Choosing Texas native plants provides you with a beautiful, resilient landscape, and provides native wildlife with food and habitat. Native plants attract hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, lizards, frogs – all of … Read More