1. Mulch and water: Your vegetable garden, landscape, flowerbeds and trees need some help to make it through this torrid month. Mulch generously, and ...

I f you are looking for a strikingly beautiful flowering plant that loves our hot and dry summers, look no further than bougainvillea. This pretty pla...

W ith the summer heat squarely upon us, this is the time to give a tall glass of iced tea to gardeners . . . and generous amounts of compost tea to ou...

When gardeners think of marigolds, they think of annual color that lasts from spring to fall. This versatile family of plants also has two notable spe...

M y late aunt was known for her love of gardening. I have written about her backyard before in this column because it was overflowing with flowers of ...

M other’s Day is fast approaching this weekend. As a nurseryman, please allow me to make an observation: mothers are enthusiastic gardeners. With that...

1. Plant flowers: This is a perfect time for flowering annuals and perennials. Begonias, zinnias, marigolds, moss-roses, purslanes and vinca are all g...

Y uccas are these amazing new world plants with a vast natural range. They grow all the way from Baja, California in the west, to Florida in the east,...

Se veral years ago at the nursery we hosted a cooking event presented by Sap Apisaksiri, owner of Sap’s Fine Thai Cuisine (2024 South Lamar) in Austin...

1 . Spring vegetable gardening: Plant those warm season crops. This list includes beans, black-eyed peas, okra, squash, cantaloupe, tomatoes, peppers,...