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Native shortgrass prairie remnant at Windlands Park. (Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider) By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master...

Backyard prairie with native grasses, shrubs and forbs. By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners This will be the first...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners It’s that time again and April 15 is the day! The plants have been ordered and...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Have you ever noticed that some perennial beds look like they just pop up all by...

Sweet Basil By Barbara Porsche, Master Gardener By now most of us are dreaming about our upcoming garden or maybe have even started some...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Last week we introduced a few basic terms in horticulture. Like any branch of...

White flower which will make the pepper, immature green pepper and mature red one By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Prolific beautiful red blooms Turk’s Cap, Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii,...

Inspect roots to be sure they are not dry and are healthy By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Most West Texas...

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener Many of us make New Year’s Resolutions to start off the New Year. Often these resolutions are...

Recycle cups and milk cartons for starting seeds. By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners If you are growing your...

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener On January 14, 2023, orientation for the new Permian Basin Master Gardener (PBMG) class started. ...

Start with a plan and research how to implement it. By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Permian Basin Master Gardeners all hope you had a...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Last week’s article discussed why you may want to be a Master Gardener. Following is a little history...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener My interest in gardening didn’t start until my thirties. I was busy with work and my kids. Then,...

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener It is that season! So, what do you give to a gardener? My feeling is that, like knowing what...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Most gardeners have longed for or at least been curious about a greenhouse. A...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners What do gardeners do in the winter? Sitting by the fire, planning your spring...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Rose leaf rosette is a virus which attacks roses and causes strangely deformed stems, leaves and...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Coreopsis is a daisy like flower that is dependable and colorful. Plains...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Now is the time to plant bulbs for your spring 2023 flower garden. There are...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Life is all about survival. And plants are no strangers to surviving under...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners By the time you read this we will be within four weeks of our predicted first...

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener If you have ever visited a garden in full bloom, maybe you noticed the vast array of different...