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Gardening Outside the Lines: The Chaos Method
Do you value creative expression and spontaneity more than consistent tidiness and order? Do you love surprises or have a bit of a rebellious side? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then...
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Top 5 Companion Plants for Your Garden
Companion planting is planting different plant types with each other to benefit one or both plants. Plants are planted together for many reasons including boosting the flavors of vegetable plants,...
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12 Unusual Plants to Grow this Summer
Sometimes, complacency can be comforting – many are consoled by the knowledge that each day is going to be pretty much the same, like a nondescript attaché that can be bought at most department stores....
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In the Kitchen with Arietza: 12 Simple Jam Recipes with Fruit from Your Garden
(Note from editor: Welcome to our new series! Arietza loves cooking and baking as much as she loves gardening. We are excited to share her recommendations with you. From garden to table, she's got you...
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How to Protect Your Garden During Hurricane Season
With all of the tender loving care that goes into a garden, not to mention the hard work and financial investment, it’s heartbreaking to think about losing it all to a hurricane or tropical storm. But...
View ArticleRain, Rain go Away: What do if Soil is Saturated
With weather warnings of heavy rains very much in the forecast for the Houston Gulf Coast, it’s a good time to think about how to protect your yard when the rain has been pouring for days. Does your...
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World Rainforest Day: Honoring and Protecting the World’s Biodiversity Hot Spot
Though the world’s tropical rainforests cover just 3.6% of the Earth’s surface, (add in the temperate rainforests and the total goes to about 8%), they play an outsized role in the planet’s health and...
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From Seeds to Flowers: How to Grow Wildflowers in a Raised Garden Bed
Wildflowers are resilient and beautiful plants that can thrive in really tough environmental conditions and return year after year with little to no maintenance. By choosing the right wildflower...
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What IS that? What You Need to Know about Webworms
Have you recently noticed what look like spider webs wrapped around the ends of tree branches and wondered just what the heck they are (aside from gross)? Are they killing the trees? Taking over the...
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Introducing Vego: Revolutionizing Kitchen Composting
At Vego ,we understand the importance of creating eco-friendly solutions that integrate seamlessly into your daily life. As a sister brand of Vego Garden, known for its innovative raised garden beds...
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Bastard Cabbage: Displacing Wildflowers Like Wildfire
Bastard cabbage, scientifically known as Rapistrum rugosum, is an aggressive spreader that quickly turns the tide of war in its favor, swarming beloved natives such as bluebonnets, Indian paintbrush,...
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In Greg's Garden: Gardening is for the Birds
By Greg Grant I’ve been in love with birds for as long as I’ve been in love with plants. It’s pretty clear that I was born in love with the natural world. Like all beginners, I knew very little about...
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Vintage Gardens: 12 Old World Flowers with Everlasting Appeal
The nickname the “Big Apple” has gained traction in the colloquial American lexicon, but did you know that Baghdad on the Hudson was also once used to describe the city of New York, in allusion to the...
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Garden Pest Protection: What are Crap Trops and How do they Help?
Ever heard of plants that sacrifice themselves to save your prized veggies? It's not science fiction; it's what happens when you employ a valuable gardening technique called trap cropping. A trap crop,...
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Leaf-Footed Bugs: Your Garden's Achilles Heel
Leaf-footed bugs generally live up to their name: most species have flat, leaf-like structures on their hind legs. But like every family (in this case, Coreidae, a word that has nothing to do with legs...
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Garden Giving You the Cold Shoulder? Shoulder Seasons Explained and Explored
Summer has officially kicked off, and of course you are probably familiar with all four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. But what about the spaces in between these main seasons? Do they have...
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Oh Deer: How to Keep Wildlife Out of the Garden
Deer are cute but not when they are determined to destroy your garden! Dealing with wildlife, particularly deer, can be challenging when they persistently cause significant damage, especially during...
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Texas Tech Tulips: Tradition Lives On
By Suzanne Labry, Contributing Writer When I was growing up on the South Plains near Lubbock, I used to stare out at the flatness and pretend that clouds on the horizon were mountains and that...
View ArticleHerbalism : Growing Your Own Medicine
Modern medicine seems so far removed from a collection of glass jars full of dried leaves and flowers in a cabinet, but many of our current medicines actually derive from these incredible plants....
View Article11 Flower Bulbs that Bloom in Spring and Summer
Secure stunning views in your garden by planting flower bulbs that open with the arrival of warmer weather. Flower bulbs are relatively easy to grow, but time is of the essence, and you need to get...
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