Tips from the Garden
The love of gardening is a seed that once sown, never dies. ~Gertrude Jekyll
The days are warming up rapidly, so let’s garden before the heat gets here. While waiting for seeds to sprout and bloom, add immediate splashes of color to outdoor areas with purchased annuals that are in bloom; the selection is getting larger daily. They can be placed in hanging baskets, into decorative pots, or planted directly into the ground. Some currently available are petunias, pentas, wax-leaf begonias, geraniums, and Gerbera daisies. Read more Tips HERE.
Bulletin Board
- Happy April, y'all! May is just around the corner. Hoping for lots of May flowers for everyone. Come on showers!
Focus on a Native: Lindheimer's Senna
Lindheimer's senna, Senna lindheimeriana, is a bushy perennial grown in wildflower gardens as either a specimen or background plant. The seeds provide an important source of food for birds. This species is named after Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer (1801-1879) who is often called the Father of Texas Botany because of his work as the first permanent-resident plant collector in Texas.
2024 Rodeo Tomato--Rambler
The 2024 Rodeo Tomato is “Rambler,” a new hybrid variety bred for the 2023 growing season by Sakata Seeds. It was selected for the 2024 San Antonio Rodeo and Stock Show from over 20 tomato varieties grown for the Texas A&M Tomato Trials in locations in south central Texas. Read more HERE.
Creepy Crawlers--
Happenings and Harvests in the Veggie Garden
A weekly log of veggie garden activities
Native Plant Gallery
Visit our gallery of native plants--and Go Native!