Join Our Team! We have openings for experienced gardeners for our fine garden maintenance team. Duties will include pruning, hand weeding, hauling and spreading soil amendment and mulch. You will also be expected to work on garden installations which includes...
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Rediscovering Texas
I was born on the West side of Houston in 1968. I grew up running barefoot on the hot asphalt around my neighborhood along Buffalo Bayou. A group of us often went into the bayou to play, look for turtles and alligator gars and dig in the mud…
Why Mulch? 5 Major Benefits of Mulching in the Garden
Mulch is any material that covers and protects the soil. In nature, leaves, dead branches, rocks, and even low green plants plants can form layers of mulch. When we bring mulch into our gardens, we are replicating the processes of nature in order to give our plants...
Roses + How to Prune Them
Roses are finicky, right? How do I prune them? February is rose pruning time. We like to get going on this task as soon as Valentine’s day rolls around, because this is the time when roses are most likely to be fully dormant.
5 Steps to Winterize your Central Texas Garden
Okay, so it’s winter… or at least as winter as it’ll ever be here in Central Texas. What does your garden need this season and what should I do now to prepare for spring? Cut back your perennial plants. As you may have noticed, we’ve had a freeze or two, so...