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A Life Well Lived, Remembering Our Friend & Co-worker Mary Coffman
Mary was a bright smiling face of down home goodness. She had a twinkle in her baby blues and gently bent hands that only come from using them, working them … Read More
How-To For A Fun Garden Art Project
Be a garden artist and paint your own fun and colorful garden art! Supplies: Cement block, single hole, 7 1/2″ square (McCoy’s) Drylock Masonry Waterproofer – color white (McCoy’s) FolkArt … Read More
A Child’s Spaceship
Crape Myrtles always hold a special place in my heart, not just because they’re outrageously pretty when they bloom in the early summer, but because of the memories I have … Read More
“This American Life” Comes To Corpus Christi
In 2009 our youngest son Trevor was driving around Houston, working his first job after college. Many days he listened to “This American Life” on public radio. Trevor commented to … Read More
The Youngest Of Gardeners
Meet Elliott, my grandson from Denver, Colorado. Last year, at the ripe old age of 10 months his favorite thing was digging in the dirt. He’d happily dig in a … Read More
Dreams Do Come True, June 2016
One of James’ dreams for Gill’s was to build a business where enthusiastic, energetic people would want to work. He wanted to build a business where folks would line up … Read More
Bobby & Grandpa, The Story Of Two Memorable Characters!
Many years ago, we had a lovable character working for us, Bobby. He was a grizzled old country boy from round about Uvalde, Texas. He loved trees, he loved people, … Read More
Mike Haby: Retired Professor & Extension Economist, Texas A&M, Husband-Gardener-Nature-Lover
This spring, I talked with Mike Haby several times at our Airline store, and could tell he was very excited and proud of his garden. One day, I asked if … Read More
Lynn’s Amaryllis: A Gift From Mom For a Lifetime
Lynn Fernand has been working with us at Gill’s since 1991, that’s 25 years! She has as much love and energy for plants as anyone I know; her passion is … Read More