by Angela Chandler | Sep 14, 2021 | Garden
Getting your garden through summer can be tough. All of the stresses a plant can be subjected to are magnified by the heat, drought spells and increased humidity of summer. Summer heat can come on quickly on the Gulf Coast. It can seem as though we move from late...
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...
by Angela Chandler | Jul 22, 2020 | Garden
We are blessed with mild winters and a year-round growing season. But summer is a garden’s, and a gardener’s, worst enemy. The combination of heat and humidity is hard on our plants. Even resilient natives can look a little weary before it’s all over. But there are...
by Angela Chandler | Mar 23, 2020 | Garden
Have we been grounded? It sure feels like it. But not by an angry parent. Instead, a tiny, unwelcome invader has seemingly put life as we know it on hold. Events are canceled, the kids are out of school, and lots of us are staying close to home. COVID-19 had terrible...
by Angela Chandler | Oct 3, 2018 | Garden
Heirloom bulbs are a great investment in the perennial garden. They will provide years of color in return for the small amount of money and time spent planting them, and their beauty will happily increase as clumps mature and their numbers multiply. Many bulbs have a...
