Gardening Expertise Blog

Don’t be Too Shady with Your Sun Loving Plants

By Juan Renteria. Paying attention to their light requirements and watering needs before putting them in the ground can determine whether they flourish or fail....

Butterflies Preparing to Bursting Forth

By Kevin Pride. The larvae feed gregariously on native flowering perennials before becoming fluttering black beauties. It was just last month when zexmenia was having...

Where’s My Milkweed?

By Kevin Pride. This slow-growing plant group goes dormant and retreats underground every winter and in very hot and dry summers — and sometimes even...

Why Summer is the Perfect Time to Design a WaterSaver Garden

By Jen Granneman. Planting in fall gives plants the best chance to establish deep roots before the intense heat of next summer arrives. I recently...

Summer Landscape Watering: How Much is Enough?

By Nathan Riggs. As hot weather sets in and homeowners watch their landscapes wither into summer dormancy, many ask how they need to water their...

Thrill, Fill and Spill

THE SECRETS TO SUMMER CONTAINER GARDENING. While the rest of your landscape may be succumbing to the inevitable heat of another South Central Texas summer...

Add Some Sizzle To Your Summer Landscape

Scorching hot days are looming, but that doesn’t mean your landscape has to fry. Now’s the time to perk it up with some heat-hardy plants!...

Watering Wilting Plants Isn’t Always the Answer

By Gail Dugelby. It’s normal for plants to droop in the afternoon, especially in the brutal heat of summer. Before you water, check the soil...

Don’t Let Nutsedge Drive You Nuts

By Malachi Leo.  Beware this sleeping hydra in your lawn and garden beds — now is the time to catch it before it gets out...