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...
The cool season garden didn’t get much of an effort this year but I did start some onion seeds, and I also bought a few transplants to set out in January since I started late with the seed. The best cool season effort by far was a small planting of Romanesco...
Among many other things, springtime means bluebirds in Texas and much of the U.S. Thankfully there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t hear the gentle warble of bluebirds either at home or at work. Thanks to their beauty, pleasant disposition, and sweet warbling,...
HRS monthly meeting on March 12, 2020 features retired Texas Master Gardner Angela Chandler as the speaker. Angela will lecture on how to choose annuals, perennials and ornamental grasses that are good companion for roses. Properly arranged companion plants can add...
On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at 10:00 AM the Magnolia Garden Club will welcome Greg Grant to the Art Museum of Southeast Texas. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served beginning at 9:30 AM. Greg will present Gardening for the Birds and...
On February 13, 2020, Houston Rose Society will hold its annual rose pruning party. Master Rosarians will be on the spot to show the techniques on how to prune various roses including hybrid teas, floribundas, miniatures and climbers. They will demonstrate what to...
