June brings hot days and warm nights to central Texas. This checklist is full of key chores to keep your yard and garden thriving through summer weather. Check the rain forecast regularly so that you can efficiently water your lawn and landscape. Enjoy harvests of tomatoes, squash and peppers early in the month. There is still time to add some pops of color to your yard and patio for summer enjoyment. What can be planted in central Texas in June? Heat tolerant annuals may still be planted in flower beds, containers and hanging baskets. For foolproof summer color, vinca is …
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May is the month for central Texans to enjoy the last of the spring flowers and harvest ripe tomatoes. Weather begins to shift to warm afternoons with pleasant mornings and…
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Spring gardening and lawn maintenance in Central Texas jumps into high gear for April. Temperatures can be cool one day and hot the next, so take advantage of coolish days…
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Irises are a large and diverse group of flowering perennials with thousands of varieties. There isone in particular – Iris x albicans, that has made itself at home in Texas.…
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When hills and roadsides are blanketed in bluebonnets, that is when spring fever begins in Texas. Whether it is officially spring or not Texans get ready to garden, refresh décor…
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In March, yards and gardens seem to leap out of winter dormancy in central Texas. With warmer days and cool nights, seeds are germinating, plants wake up and growth begins.…
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There are a few tools and equipment that are essential to gardening. Ones that every gardener needs, whether growing flowers, vegetables, shrubs or trees. If you are responsible for yard…
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In spring the pace of life just seems to speed up a bit. Schedules are a little more filled with work and play. There’s spring cleaning, gardening and just freshening…
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Ornamental grasses are grown primarily for their foliage rather than their flowers which are known as inflorescence. Most are perennial and valuable landscape plants that add texture, form and motion…
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Potatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in home gardens. There are a number of methods to grow potatoes. They can be grown in planting beds, raised beds,…