Shopping spring plant sales is an opportunity to fill your garden with plants well-suited to our unique North Texas climate while supporting local garden and nature organizations. Due to the pandemic, there are fewer plant sales in Dallas/Fort-Worth than in years past (despite the growing population of gardeners), but here is a round-up of this year’s sales in our area.
Cosmos are quintessential cottage garden flowers that thrive in our hot North Texas summers. Here is a quick guide to growing cosmos in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
For a long time, companion-planting advocates recommended planting marigolds with tomatoes as pest control. Gardeners knew anecdotally that tomatoes had fewer pest problems when marigolds were around, but the scientific support for the theory just wasn’t available.
Imagine coming home every day to a house filled with fresh flowers. Even better, imagine the feeling of knowing that all those fresh flowers came from your own backyard.
Good news: That dream can easily become a reality, even in our challenging North Texas climate. All you need is a bit of preparation and the right kind of flowers. That’s why I pulled together this list for you.
If I had to grow only one thing for the rest of my life it would be big, juicy, heirloom tomatoes. There is just nothing like the taste of a homegrown tomato, and it’s literally something that you can’t buy.
Butterflies add beauty and interest to our gardens, but making an effort to attract them also helps to protect a species threatened by climate change and global habitat destruction.
There are two prime growing seasons in North Texas: spring and fall. Here are two helpful schedules for what and when to plant for a spring harvest. The first schedule is organized by date, the second schedule is organized by crop.
Growing plants from seed is one of the most fulfilling activities we can do as gardeners. The diversity of varieties available is far greater than what is available by transplant at your local garden center. Learning how to start tomatoes by seed indoors is an important gardening skill to master because tomatoes don’t grow well when direct-seeded.
You planted your seeds with care, and they germinated. (Yay!) Now you’re wondering: Do I need to fertilize them? And if I do, when and how should I do it? Let’s take a look at the basics of seed-starting and how to give your seedlings what they need at the right time, including fertilizer.
“Gift ideas, please!!” I’ve received this text a time or two. Haven’t you? Whether you’re in a family gift exchange or your mother is asking for gift ideas for the fifth time, I’ve got you covered with a list of 7 must-have gardening books from my own library to ask for this holiday season. (Or give to others, too!) These are books that I reference over and over again, or books that helped me become a better, wiser gardener.
