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...
by Greg Grant | Feb 5, 2021 | Greg's Ramblings
As a working adult, living in an old family farmhouse, a member of a rural electric coop, and as an hour-and-a-half commuter each morning, snow is a royal pain in the aster. But as a photographer and an eternal child; snow is pure magic. As a kid, I always dreamed of...
by developer | Jan 27, 2021 | Garden, How To Videos, Video
Blackberries are the easiest fruit to grow. They grow wild on fence lines and along railroad tracks. For home gardeners, they’re so easy, you can even grow them in a pot! Not only that, but they also taste delicious too. With some sunlight, food, and water your...
by The Arbor Gate | Jan 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the small town of Tenaha, Texas, any news is big news. This year will prove particularly newsworthy for Tenaha’s own historic King’s Nursery however, as 4th generation owner and manager Dr. Andrew King returns home to take over the family business. Andrew and his...
by Greg Grant | Jan 8, 2021 | Greg's Ramblings
Greg Grant, Arbor Gate Blog I January, 2021 I have at least two mandatory Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service result demonstration reports due at work the last day of each year. While working on a Lycoris trial report, I thought back to my days as a kid and...
