It’s Spring in Texas and the wildflowers are in bloom. Texas has absolutely stunning blooms that grace our highways and open fields from the Indian Blankets and Paintbrushes to our sublime bluebonnets. Not all Texas wildflowers make great home garden or landscaping plants but there are some that make great additions to a home garden …

Summer is quickly approaching. Now is the time to exchange cold weather annuals for warm season annuals such as marigold, pentas, periwinkle, portulaca, and purslane. Perennial plants should really be showy right now, but to keep them that way, dead-head any spent flowers to keep them blooming. Consider planting a new bed in your garden …

For gardening purposes, I consider April as the first warm weather month. The lawn begins serious growth in April. Don’t be confused by the decline of the rescue grass annual bluegrass and other winter weeds. They will die in the heat in time for the warm weather lawn grasses to fill the space. Mow St …

What is Blooming? In addition to the lushness of the greenery, there are lots of plants blooming. Texas Mountain Laurel is a favorite plant of gardeners and landscapers in the San Antonio area. It only blooms for a few weeks every spring but the purple blooms are showy and the bloom fragrance is very noticeable. …

The first week of Milberger’s Anniversary sale in the March 16 issue of the San Antonio Express News

Tropical vines that bloom throughout much of the year, bougainvilleas make excellent container plants for both the indoors or outdoors. To grow a lush bougainvillea that hangs over the sides of the container and produces prolific blooms for which it is known, adopt several cultural habits sure to encourage a thriving plant. Place a bougainvillea …

March is the month when we usually transition from winter to spring gardening. Finish any necessary pruning this month. The idea with roses is to open up the middle and stimulate new wood. New wood is where the blooms are borne. A pruned rose bush can appear very bare with just 3 or 4 stems …

If you are looking for roses this is a great time to visit the nursery. Now is the time to plant and we have the stock to choose from. We also have the experts available to help you decide on which of our many varieties will work best for you. CLICK HERE TO VIEW A …

Tune into the Gardening South Texas radio show on the air at KLUP (am 93 Saturday and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. To have your gardening questions answered during show hours ONLY call in 308-8867 or 1-866-308-8867 They may look silly sometimes but their gardening advice is always solid. They were celebrating the announcement of the 2016 …

With spring upon us it is only a matter of weeks until the hotter dryer days slows down our spring blooming plants. If you have empty place space in your garden you may be considering whether it pays to buy transplants now with only a three or four month bloom period remaining. Dianthus have the …