Ideas for Summer Planting
Even though I spend countless hours in the garden from January through April, my urge to plant doesn’t disappear
14Jun
28Jan
Caring for Plants After a Hard Freeze
Thanks to several days of warning by the weather forecasters before the recent hard freeze, I was ready to protect my plants. I have lots of sheets stored away for just such a use, and yards and yards of frost cloth that I pin down with the appropriate staples.
08Oct
Transplanting Anything and Everything
How great would it be to double the plants in your garden without spending a cent?
22Sep
Fall 2025 Japanese Maple Sale
Some of you know that Dallas County Master Gardeners has been holding Japanese maple sales once or twice a year as fundraisers
06Sep
Fall is for Planting
At the end of a long, hot summer, I am more than ready for a good dig in the garden, and there is hardly a better time to plant trees and shrubs
03Jul
Five Easy Steps to an Elegant Summer Garden
Because plants are much like humans during the extreme heat, the garden can look droopy and drab from early July through mid-September here in North Texas.
29Mar
Texas Superstar® Plants
he goal of most gardeners is to plant beautiful plants that come back year after year, preferably with very little care and not much water.
08Mar
Reducing Lawn Space with a Payoff
Allow your mind to picture a lovely seating area in an island oasis in the middle of what is now your lawn. Let the image contain a small ornamental tree
04Dec
Transform Your Porch with Beautiful Container Gardens
The front porch should be as inviting in the dreary winter days as it is in the spring, and fresh and lively containers are a wonderful way to say “welcome.”
04Nov
Beautiful Fall Container Ideas
It is so wonderful to approach a home and find a fresh and colorful container garden on the front porch. It is a positive indication that the homeowner enjoys their home and cares what neighbors, guests and passersby see when approaching the house.
