PBMG Blog

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider Many gardeners are using no dig beds. I follow several gardeners on YouTube, one of which is in...

Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider November 11 is the Permian Basin’s average date of first freeze. That’s only two weeks away so it is...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners It is October and in a gardener’s calendar this is the season to sow native...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Native plants. Perhaps the most important question is why go to the trouble?...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Throughout our articles, we have stressed the importance of planting native...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners In our last article, we talked about the importance of planting native plants in...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Throughout our articles, we have stressed the importance of planting native...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Did you know that there are plants that will grow here and that also bloom at...

By Debbie Roland and Permian Basin Master Gardeners Nancy Donovan (also known as The Worm Lady) one of our most active and beloved...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii is a fast-growing, deciduous shrub with masses...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Four-Nerve Daisy (Tetraneuris scaposa), a tough and drought tolerant plant,...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener In May Emmy and I wrote an article about Gopher Plant. In the last paragraph we stated: “Wear gloves...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Gray Creeping Germander, Teucrium aroanium, blooms with fragrant pink to purple...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Looking for a tree for your yard? Chinese Pistache, Pistacia chinensis, can grow...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Oxblood Lilly, Rhodophiala bifida, also known as Schoolhouse Lilly, is a...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Maximiian’s Sunflower, Helianthus maximiliani, is a showy plant, towering above...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Chinquapin Oak, Quercus muehlengergii, is a medium to large tree reaching a...

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener Chances are that you may not be familiar with the genus Artemisia, but drive from Midland west and...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners When we discussed plants that could replace boxwoods and other hedge type plants...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Most homeowners lost plants during our winter freeze. Master Gardeners are...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Next time you are looking for a plant to dress up a fence, building or just want...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Called by many common names, Conclinium greggii is well known to anyone who...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Lantana! My favorite plant (Debbie, not Emmy). I’ve had these plants and kept...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Gopher Plant (Euphorbia rigida) is an import from the Mediterranean and...