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Skeleton Leaf Goldeneye
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Another star from Permian Basin Master Gardeners Recommended Plant List is the...

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Mar 21, 20212 min read


Copper Canyon Daisy
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Copper Canyon daisy (Tagetes lemmonii) is a tough plant that grows well in West...

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Mar 21, 20212 min read


Bouncing Bet
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Bouncing Bet (Saponaria officinalis) also known as soapwort and wild sweet...

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Mar 7, 20212 min read


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


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


Apache Plume
B By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) is a shrub native to our state. It begins...

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Feb 7, 20212 min read


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


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


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


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


A Moon Garden
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Once popular, white gardens or moon gardens seem to have lost their appeal. Perhaps because we spend...

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Dec 27, 20202 min read


What’s Happening at the West Texas Food Bank?
By Patti Edgar, Master Gardener Have you driven by the West Texas Food Bank’s Midland location lately and wondered what is going on?...

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Dec 20, 20202 min read


Winter’s Quiet Time
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener In December the sun rises late and sets early – a perfect time for sitting by the fire in your favorite...

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Dec 14, 20202 min read


Gifts for Gardeners
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Have you finished shopping or have you yet to start? If you have a gardener, or someone yearning to...

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Dec 6, 20202 min read


Wintering Vegetables
B y Wina Garrett, Master Gardener The year of 2020 has been a real challenge for growing vegetables in Odessa and Midland. From day after...

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Nov 29, 20202 min read


Leaf Compost
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener If you are finding yourself with lots of fallen leaves, leaf compost, also known as leaf mold, may be your...

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Nov 22, 20202 min read


Protection Techniques to Prevent Freeze Damage to Plants
By Cathy McKenna Master Gardener Trees by Joyce Kilmer I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth...

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Nov 17, 20202 min read
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