TREE PROBLEMS? Absolutely Bushed Trees can suffer many problems, as can humans. A tree might have disease, poor circulation, parasites (insects... okay, I don't have a good analogy for humans here), it might be too 'overweight', weak, old; undernourished... the list goes on. Just like a
Amaryllis Plants How to get Your Amaryllis to Flower Amaryllis are difficult plants to categorize. They look tropical and exotic; large, lily-like trumpet blooms on tall, straight stems, with a base of strappy leaves. Flower colors go from white to deep red and include some eye-catching
Fall weather is perfect for planting! Crisp, cool mornings. Perfect "sleeping weather” at night. Plant catalogs and landscaping "how to" books piling up on the coffee table. It must be Fall! Fall is my favorite time of the year for so many reasons, not just the wonderful weather. This is that
Tips for Planting a Container Garden Planting a container garden couldn't be easier. All you need is potting soil, plants, and slow release fertilizer. That said, there are some things it's helpful to know before you get started. Make sure your container has enough drainage - Drainage may be the
Irrigation and Conservation Watering without wasting Our approach to using water to irrigate lawns should be that of conservation. The supply is not endless-in fact only 1 percent of the earth’s water is available for human consumption and use. The objective is to supplement only what the lawn
Swamped with yard work? Turn off your sprinklers and hold your hoses. Just about everything's big in Texas. But when it comes to water, well, there's little to speak of. So how do some Texas homeowners reconcile their desire for vast green yards with a shortage of H2O? The answer is Xeriscaping --