One thing is for certain: Texas weather is as unpredictable as a startled armadillo. Snow one month, rain the next, and triple-digit heat the month after that. When the temperature suddenly jumps above 100 degrees with little notice, keeping your garden happy, healthy, and productive can be a big challenge.
Thinking of adding new trees to your landscape? Consider Texas native trees. There are numerous benefits including many that could save you money.
No cottage flower garden is complete without the beauty and elegance of foxgloves. But is it possible to grow foxglove successfully in our brutal North Texas heat? Good news: yes, it is. Once you understand what foxgloves need and how to troubleshoot common problems, you’ll be able to recreate the quintessential English cutting garden in your own backyard.
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.
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.
“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.
From a growing area of less than 500 square feet, I harvested more than 300 pounds of food in 2020. This amount far surpassed what I could consume myself, so I was able to give much of it away to food. Here are some keys to my success this year and my favorite varieties of the year.
Like most peppers, serranos grow happily here in North Texas from spring right through until the first freeze. Learn how to transform your serrano harvest into a spicy, green salsa that goes with just about everything.
Fifteen years ago, I bought my first home and started my first garden. Since then I’ve interned at the Dallas Arboretum, worked as a greenhouse plant propagator, held leadership roles at two community gardens, and completed the training to become a Certified Texas Master Gardener.
Knowing what I know now, if I had to start a garden from scratch…
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