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Plant Your Fall Garden Now
by Jim Longstreet, Master Gardener and Vegetable Specialist Now is the time to plant your fall vegetable garden. The summer heat is...
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Sep 23, 20172 min read


School House Lilies
by Carol Siddall, Master Gardener This bulb is also known as Oxblood, Hurricane, and Red Spider Lilies. It is in the Amaryllis plant...
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Aug 19, 20172 min read


A Beauty in the Night
by Barbara Porsch, Master Gardener The night blooming cereus is certainly not the most beautiful foliage plant. It is quite often rangy,...
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Aug 19, 20172 min read


Understanding Hummingbirds-Can They Sing?
by Carl White, Master Gardener and bird Enthusiast The hummingbird tongue extends and retracts some 20 times per second when drinking....
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Aug 5, 20173 min read


Beware: Invasive Plants
by Debbie Roland, Master Gardener If a plant could be my nemesis, it would definitely be the Mexican Petunia. My Mom gave me my plant in...
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Aug 5, 20172 min read


Herbs-Medicinal or Culinary
by Barbara Porsch, Master Gardener and Herb Enthusiast I love herbs and love to grow and use them in my culinary adventures. In fact,...
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Jul 15, 20173 min read


Make a Butterfly Feeder
MAKE A BUTTERFLY FEEDER Shan Wheeler, Master Gardener Intern If you love butterflies but have either a shady garden with little sun to...
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Jul 8, 20172 min read
Keeping a Garden Journal
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener My friend asks “That’s pretty! What is it?” My response: “I have absolutely no idea.” Thus began my...
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Jun 10, 20172 min read


Your Gardening Resources
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Gardening questions? I first turn to the Texas A&M website. It is a wealth of printable articles and...
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Jun 10, 20172 min read


For the Love of Coleus
by CAROL SIDDALL, MASTER GARDENER One of my favorite plants for the shade garden is Coleus. I sometimes feel it is a little forgotten. I...
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Jun 10, 20172 min read
Money and Time Saving Ideas for Your Garden
by Carol Siddall, Master Gardener Every gardener likes to save money and time. I thought as the gardening season gets rolling, you might...
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May 27, 20172 min read


Let's Grow Some Peppers
by Barbara Porsch, Permian Basin Master Gardener Pepper, peppers, more peppers. Growing more popular by the day. Think about this. Hot...
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May 27, 20174 min read


Perennials Plus
by Bess Barlau, Master Gardener Tried and true plants or adapted to our area are always welcome additions to beautify and simplify our...
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May 20, 20172 min read


Hummingbirds-They Are Here!!!
by Carl White, Master Gardener and Bird Enthusiast There are very few gardeners that do not like having hummingbirds in their garden, and...
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May 6, 20172 min read


Ornamental Grasses Need to Be Considered
by Gwin Jamerson, Master Gardener Ornamental grasses can be used in many places in the landscape. After all, grasses grow here naturally....
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Apr 1, 20171 min read


Butterfly Garden
Butterfly Garden Shan Wheeler What is more beautiful than butterflies flitting from flower to flower? Soon the Orange Sulphurs, Painted...
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Mar 18, 20171 min read


Tips on Growing Asparagus
By Carol Siddall Master Gardener I love asparagus. I grew up in El Paso, and my mother had a huge bed of asparagus. We ate it, gave it...
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Mar 4, 20172 min read


Roses Can Grow in West Texas
By Linda Cranfill, Master Gardener Last spring the Permian Basin saw an amazing rose bloom due to the mild winter. Consider adding roses...
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Mar 4, 20172 min read


Salad Burnet
by Barbara Porsch, Master Gardener, Herb Enthusiast Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor At this time of the year and earlier, one of the few...
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Mar 4, 20172 min read
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