You're not going to confuse anyone into thinking your landscape was sliced out of Vermont and trucked here to Texas. But you can brighten things up as the season winds down.Read more

Some of us are saddened by the onset of winter. They include avid gardeners -- dedicated plant people who hate to see that first freeze take down their prized babies from the summer.Read more

Anyone who gardens in Texas should be grateful for the fine horticultural research that's been done for us by members of the Texas A&M faculty and staff over the past many decades.Read more

For the average gardener, fall is when you coast into winter. Things are pretty much finished up for the summer.Read more

Fall's in the air, and the dormancy of winter can't be far behind. It's time for the annual autumn change-out that will remodel our garden beds.Read more

Builders construct houses, but homeowners are the ones who fill each room with paint, fabric and fixtures that give the house its distinctive look and feel. The same is true for landscapes.Read more

With the exception of roses and orchids, chrysanthemums are probably the most universally recognized flowers in the world. They're a national symbol of Japan, and for years they were the bestselling florist potted plant crop in America.Read more

If you've spent a lot of time around College Station, you're probably going to love this report. Most nurserymen will refer to the plants we're going to list as "purple," but they actually come closer to being maroon.Read more

With the return of cooler weather these next few months, we'll be spending more time entertaining outdoors. It makes sense, then, to brighten up our surroundings, to greet our guests with the rich shades of the season. Let's look at some of your very best options.Read more

Early September is a watershed time of the gardening year. Summer is essentially over, and fall is just around the corner. There’s a two-week window for critical gardening tasks. Let's outline some of the more critical ones.Read more