Want to attract more hummingbirds?? Install A Hummingbird Garden! Here's How Absolutely Bushed Landscaping Would Do it! The soaring aerial acrobats of Cirque de Soleil look like flightless dodo birds compared to the flight of Hummingbirds. Their incredible feats of motion, zipping along at super
LEAVES OF THREE LET IT BE
Poison Ivy This rhyme pertains to the identification of two of the "big three": namely, poison ivy and poison oak. The rhyme does not, however, pertain to identifying the third member of the triad of poisonous plants with which to avoid contact -- the shrub, poison sumac. But people are far more
Soil Analyzing
From The Gardening Column of "The Prosper Press" About this time of year each year I have already been asked about 500 times.. "Jimmie what is the best fertilizer to put down on my yard?" I usually try to give a generic answer and move on because to really give folks an accurate answer to their
Landscaping Tips and Tricks
WORRIED ABOUT THOSE PESKY MOSQUITOES? READ THIS......! Do you spend a significant amount of time outside in your yard in summer? Then you know that insect bites are a fact of life. Such awareness could well save your life in this age of the West Nile virus, when insect bites can be deadly.
It’s Really Okay To Hug That Tree
You know, most trees and shrubs in cities or communities are planted to provide beauty or shade. These are two excellent reasons for their use. Woody plants (like shrubs) also serve many other purposes, and it often is helpful to consider these other functions when selecting a tree or shrub for the
Want a great container garden?? Here’s how
Want a great container garden? Here's how Living in the Dallas area you can grow almost anything in a container. A simple potted basil plant could be considered a container garden, but there are so many other possibilities. Gardening in pots and containers gives you the ability to insure great
Want to Plant Roses? Here’s how
Roses are not as fragile as they might appear and you could probably plant them in a hole here in the Dallas area and have some success. But a little extra effort when planting your roses will pay off with a much healthier plant and more prolific blooms. Here are some tips and tricks of the trade
KEYS TO A “PROSPERING” LAWN IN DFW AREA
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO ENSURE HEALTHY TURF 1. MOWING Timely mowing will have a big impact on health, weed control and thickness of your lawn. The general rule of thumb to go by is to remove not more than one-third of the leaf blade at any one time. For some turf grass varieties, this could