by developer | Apr 15, 2021 | Events
2021 VIRTUAL GREEN THUMB EDUCATIONAL SERIES “LANDSCAPING WITH ROSES” SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021 1:00 PM CDT YOUR UNIQUE REGISTRATION CODE: ARSMEMBER13 YOU MUST USE YOUR UNIQUE CODE ABOVE AT CHECKOUT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE WEBINAR FOR FREE REGISTER HERE Michael Marriott...
by The Arbor Gate | Apr 8, 2021 | How To Videos
Do you struggle to keep your houseplants alive? We’ve all been there. Here are some surefire ways to kill a houseplant, and some tips on how to overcome these challenges.
by Bill Adams | Apr 8, 2021 | Garden
This year’s cool season garden might not have happened if it weren’t for a request from Margaret (wonderful mother-in-law) and an article she clipped on exotic radishes. It was just the stimulus a passionate horticulturist like me needed. Did I get carried away and...
by Greg Grant | Apr 8, 2021 | Greg's Ramblings
Recently, a lady contacted our office about to have a horticultural stroke over a short paragraph I wrote about lawns in my “Dealing with Freeze Damage on Plants” notes on my Greg Grant Gardens Facebook back in February and March. Who would think that six sentences...
by The Arbor Gate | Apr 7, 2021 | Events
Have you ever looked at your rose garden and wondered if that insect is a ‘good guy’ or a ‘bad guy’? If so, please join us for our next meeting. Our speaker will be Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, a horticultural entomologist who specializes in integrated pest management. ...
by The Arbor Gate | Mar 16, 2021 | Events
Have you ever wondered how those beautiful roses make it to our gardens? Kristen Smith will be our April speaker and she is the New Plants Coordinator for Star® Roses and Plants. She coordinates the rose trials in West Grove, PA and other trial sites around the...
by Greg Grant | Mar 10, 2021 | Greg's Ramblings
You wouldn’t think being from Texas would prepare you for cold; but it does—sort of. If you’ve been here long enough you’ve probably witnessed everything from very dry to very wet to very hot to very cold. I’m only 58, but I’m been through both droughts and floods...
by The Arbor Gate | Mar 10, 2021 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
The Smith County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be hosting a private landscape tour Wednesday March 24, 2021 from 9:00- 12:00 PM in the beautiful Pyron garden located in the Azalea District, 212 W. Dobbs St. Tyler, Texas. The personally guided tour will...
by Greg Grant | Mar 2, 2021 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
Greg discusses the winter storm damage at the Tyler Botanical Gardens. You can fast forward to any of these topics: Heirloom Roses: 01:28 Azaleas, Camelias, Japanese Maples: 12:47 Vegetables: 22:00 Succulents: 23:22 Modern Roses: 24:29 Evergreen Shrubs: 25:52...
by Angela Chandler | Feb 23, 2021 | Garden
The Upper Gulf Coast experiences occasional hard freezes each winter. Every few years, we have a freeze that can last a few days to a week. But Winter Storm Uri was a 100-year event. This was crushing cold that exceeded any normal expectation. We can expect more...