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West Texas Wildflowers
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Texas is known for its iconic spring wildflowers. But to have wildflowers in...

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Sep 14, 20222 min read
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Fall Flowers
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners I think we get so busy planting vegetables in the summer that sometimes we...

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Sep 4, 20222 min read
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Curly Mesquite Grass
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Curly Mesquite (Hilaria Belanger) is a native, warm season grass that grows...

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Aug 1, 20222 min read
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Creating a Rock Garden
By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners In West Texas we have access to rocks. Rock gardens can be made up of any size...

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Jun 24, 20222 min read
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Flagstone and Rock Border Plants (Ideas)
By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners In our last article we described four native plants that make wonderful ground...

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Jun 6, 20222 min read
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Native Groundcovers
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners After the rain some of us were blessed with, the weeds will start popping up. ...

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Jun 4, 20222 min read
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Elements of the Attractive Yard
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Have you ever stood in your yard and thought “I need to do something in here.”...

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May 10, 20223 min read
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Vitex and Butterfly Bush: Why or Why Not?
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners We first wrote about Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii), in August, 2021. It is a...

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Feb 6, 20222 min read
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Lemongrass
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is a herb-like grass that is native to Malaysia and India. It is...

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Jan 4, 20222 min read
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Society Garlic
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea) is a herbaceous perennial that produces long narrow leaves and...

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Feb 28, 20212 min read
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PASSIONFLOWER
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners When you see a passionflower (Passiflora spp.) it seems to be a very delicate...

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Feb 15, 20212 min read
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A Case for Cosmos
By Jessie Clark, Master Gardener Do you enjoy fresh cut flowers from your garden? Give cosmos a try this year. Cosmos are prolific...

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Jan 31, 20212 min read
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Sideoats Grama
By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Sideoats Grama Grass (Bouteloua curtipendula) is the state grass of Texas. A...

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Jan 24, 20212 min read
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Deer Grass
By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) is one of the grasses that is native to the...

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Jan 19, 20212 min read
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Pampas Grass
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener It’s a new year! Every week during 2021 we are going to feature one (or two) of the plants on Permian...

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Jan 3, 20212 min read
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Winter Flowers
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener The first freeze is behind us. Leaves are falling and plants are going to sleep for the winter. A big...

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Nov 8, 20202 min read
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Rules of Gardening
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener “Significant Enclosure” is one of the gardening rules that most outdoor designers use. Our little farm has...

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Nov 1, 20202 min read
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