Climate-Resilient Plants for a 21st-Century Texas
A new term, “climate resiliency,” is making a mark to describe the character of urban trees and shrubs we should be planting in the landscapes of Texas. Everyone has seen the predictions of melting...
View ArticleTips for Easier, More Productive Vegetable Gardening
Vegetable gardening is a wonderful hobby with many rewards that include fresh produce, exercise, interactions with nature and a sense of mental/emotional wellbeing. When it becomes a lot of work or...
View ArticleSaving Water, Saving Lives: Austin’s Dell Medical School
Some remarkable healing is happening at a teaching hospital in the state capital, and it’s not only the result of modern medicine. This particular cure has to do with restoring the health of a...
View ArticleEfficient Lawn Watering
The writing on the wall is crystal clear. Texas’s population is growing, and new sources of water are either rare or very expensive. The days of just “turning on the sprinkler” are becoming the days...
View ArticleClimate-Resilient Trees for a 21st-Century Texas
Have you ever wondered lately if things are ever going to return to normal? Whether it is world, national, regional or local news, there’s always something that seems not quite right. As a backdrop to...
View ArticleLandscaping for Curb Appeal
Are you planning on selling your home in the near future? Do you have a landscape that is decades old with aging, over-grown shrubs? Perhaps those so-called dwarf shrubs are no longer very dwarf and...
View ArticleThe Horticulture Enterprise at Brookwood
To live a productive life, to do meaningful work, to have a purpose — all these things are basic human desires. Unfortu-nately, adults with disabilities oftentimes do not have the opportunity to...
View ArticleMaking Sense of the Christmas-Tree Market
For most of my time at Stephen F. Austin (SFA), I’ve wondered if the Christmas-tree market makes sense. Do we need to do something different? First, don’t be alarmed. I’m not against Christmas. I love...
View ArticleJacksonville Tomato Fest
For decades, America’s favorite garden vegetable has been celebrated in Cherokee County. Jacksonville, Texas, was touted as the “Tomato Capitol of the World” during the height of railroad-shipping...
View ArticleThe 10 Commandments of Tomato Success
Tomatoes are the queen of the vegetable garden. Each year, gardeners strive for a bountiful harvest of beautiful, tasty fruit (yes, tomatoes are fruit). Through my own gardening experiences and...
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