hy not start your first garden right now? The weather is still mild, there are chances of spring rains and it’s your best opportunity to get the warm weather crops planted, such as beans, cantaloupe, cucumber, eggplant, tomatoes, squash, okra and peppers. While the idea of growing food and flowers f...

by Christine Reid   F olks say there’s only two kinds of weather here in Texas: floods and droughts. After experiencing the last few years of weather extremes, few would disagree with that. From the intense heat and dry weather of 2011 to the violent gully washers of 2015 and 2016, some Central Texa...

By Moses Leos III Having each grown up with a fondness for gardening, Christine Reid and her husband envisioned a place where they could grow organic product, while also passing along their knowledge of horticulture.  Over the course of eight years, the duo, which operates Reid’s Nursery near Uhland...

By Christine Reid   P ollinators are in big trouble. While the act of pollination, conveying pollen to the stigma of a flower, is something even young children can understand, figuring out how to handle the challenges facing Nature’s workers isn’t so easy. Most of us have heard about sharp drops in ...

by Christine Reid   W hen in doubt, go native! At least as far as your landscape is concerned, that is. Unfortunately, some people are convinced that putting in native plants and trees means giving up having a colorful, interesting yard. They may think that a lot of natives tend to be dull, mousy th...