Start Veggie Seeds Now for a Spring Harvest Spring in South Texas starts around February 15th – only 31 days away! We may have a couple more cold snaps ahead of … Read More
Don’t Miss Your Window to Plant Tomatoes
Tomatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow, but you need to get the timing right. Typically, you’d want to get them in the ground in August, but since … 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
September Garden Guide
There are numerous selections of vegetables to be started in the garden or in containers. Come in and pick up our fall vegetable guide. Read: Why Botanical Interests is Our … Read More
Plant Something Interesting – Rare Seeds from Baker Creek
We are so happy to welcome Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds back to Gill’s! Baker Creek offers one of the largest selections of 19th century heirloom seeds from Europe and Asia, … Read More
Top 5 Must Do’s This August
August is almost here! It’s time to start making the transition into an exciting new Fall planting season. Here are our top must-do’s for this coming month. Check out our August … Read More
July Garden Guide
Organic fertilizers such as Milorganite and Medina Growin Green are excellent fertilizers that feed plants and soil and are the best choice during hot, dry periods. Lay new sod anytime, and … Read More
Top 5 Must Do’s for March!
This is not our typical March! Our gardens and landscapes were shocked by the Big Freeze – a major bump in the road, but now we can finish cleaning up … Read More
Top 5 Must Do’s for February 2021
We’re starting to see some gorgeous Spring days – we feel it and so do the plants! Here’s our top 5 to focus on in February to prep for an … Read More
What’s Eating My Food Garden? 3 Bad Bugs, 1 Solution
These three insect groups are or will be the source of many gardeners’ angst this Spring. All three can do serious damage to food gardens from chowing on leaves to … Read More