by Greg Grant | Oct 16, 2022 | Garden
Who can help loving butterflies? They are nothing less than flying flowers. Would you believe that there are over 400 species in Texas? Even most non-gardeners love to see butterflies. Many know about the magical transformation from a homely caterpillar to a striking...
by Greg Grant | Oct 9, 2022 | Garden
This traditional Tex-Mex herb from the Mediterranean is used in ethnic cooking throughout the world. Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is a cool-season annual that must be grown during the fall and spring in East Texas. When cilantro first introduced itself to my palette...
by The Arbor Gate | Oct 2, 2022 | Garden
Perhaps no floral symbol epitomizes the impending arrival of a new year as does the blooming of our assorted Narcissus species. The word narcissus is derived from the Greek word narke, meaning numbness or stupor. Some attribute the naming of the flower to its narcotic...
by Greg Grant | Sep 25, 2022 | Garden
When I was a kid, most of us grew up loving Popeye and hating spinach. It usually came from a can and was slimy and bland. For sure, fresh spinach from your own garden tastes much different. It can be lightly cooked or, even better, eaten fresh. It’s tasty, and...
by Greg Grant | Sep 18, 2022 | Garden
I love fall even more than I do spring. It’s the perfect time to work on your landscape. Perhaps you have an area that needs a makeover. Fall is the best season for planting trees, shrubs, and woody vines, followed by winter, and then spring. Summer is the worst....
by Greg Grant | Sep 11, 2022 | Garden
Cooked greens with ham hocks, smoked tasso, or salt pork and potlikker are eaten all over the South. Growing up in the Pineywoods of East Texas, I noticed that folks ate different greens according to geography and culture. My people ate mostly turnip greens. But when...
