All about garden and pest control
March 20, 2023 Browsing the well-stocked garden store at Burton Springs Nursery recently, I stopped to admire a dozen framed graphic prints of cacti, butterflies, …
Commercial facilities everywhere, especially warehouses, are plagued with the ongoing dilemma of how to effectively protect their premises from damage caused by unwanted insects and …
March 12, 2023 Of all the vines that grow well in Central Texas with little care, ‘Tangerine Beauty’ Crossvine (Bignonia capriolata ‘Tangerine Beauty’) might be …
March 10, 2023 the remainder I followed the buzz last Saturday and attended the opening of Austin artist Sean Smith’s “Ommatidium” exhibit at Gradak Gallery. …
March 04, 2023 Need an inexpensive yet eye-catching pedestal to display a container or enhance a piece of garden art? Get some concrete pavers in …
March 02, 2023 Yesterday the Mexican plum (Prunus mexicana) in full bloom, transforming itself from bare twigs to fluffy white flowers seemingly overnight. And hurry! …
February 27, 2023 Freeze-damaged aloe vera (Spotted Aloe) may have lost most of their fleshy arms, but check this out: they’re sending up flower spikes …
February 22, 2023 When I escaped to Houston after the snow storm in Austin earlier this February, I visited the Houston Botanic Garden with the …
February 14, 2023 ‘Fireworks’ Gomphrena went to seed On Valentine’s Day 2006 I published my first blog post. Then I saw blogging as a way …
February 14, 2023 I’ve been following Noelle Johnson’s informative and entertaining gardening blog, AZ Plant Lady: Ramblings From a Desert Garden, for over a decade. …
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