The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) is a popular winter blooming houseplant from Brazil. Many people buy or are given one in late fall and then are not sure how to care for it the rest of the year.
As fall comes and temperatures moderate, it’s more fun to get out in our yards and landscapes and perform tasks we postponed during the heat of late summer.
The sale begins Friday, 10/7 at 7:00am and lasts until Wednesday, 10/13 at 9:00pm. Pickup is Thursday, 10/27 from 1:00-2:00pm.
This year we probably won’t see as many monarchs as usual in North Texas. Our late winter freeze and low temperatures in March delayed
Garlic is an easy to grow plant. Plant it toward the end of October or first part of November to harvest in summer. Like other members of the genus Allium, garlic survives nicely over winter.
A houseplant is a plant that can thrive in normal (not greenhouse) indoor conditions. That means they thrive where we live, with the same light, temperature, space, and humidity. And we provide the food and water.
A seed is a flowering plant’s unit of reproduction capable of developing into another such plant.
Do you know what the United States’ National Tree (officially and unofficially) is? You are right if you answered: the oak tree.
As an avid proponent of not throwing away anything that has a useful second life, I created and give a talk on the subject as a member of the Dallas
