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

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea) is a herbaceous perennial that produces long narrow leaves and...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Liriope (Liriope spp.) is an evergreen, tough, grass-like perennial. Also called...

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

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

By Jessie Clark, Master Gardener Do you enjoy fresh cut flowers from your garden? Give cosmos a try this year. Cosmos are prolific...

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

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

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Esperanza (Tecoma stans) is another great plant from the Permian Basin Master Gardener’s recommended...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

Debbie Roland, Master Gardener The first freeze is behind us. Leaves are falling and plants are going to sleep for the winter. A big...

Debbie Roland, Master Gardener “Significant Enclosure” is one of the gardening rules that most outdoor designers use. Our little farm has...

Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Are you catching your rainwater for use in your yard, beds or garden? Did you know that a 2,000 square...