Blog Entries categorized as "General Gardening"
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Swan Island Dahlias; The Bloom Room!
September 9, 2026
Gorgeous Dahlia Display at Swan Island Dahlias
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What to Know About Gardening Around a Septic Drain Field
May 26, 2026
Can you garden in a septic drain field?
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No, I didn’t take crying lessons from Erika Kirk; I just don’t like pink!
May 4, 2026
You do you gardeners
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What's the Difference Between a Fertilizer Ratio and a Guaranteed Analysis on the Bag?
July 24, 2025
Confused About Fertilizer Ratios?
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A Rose to Fill Your Garden or Home with Fragrance
September 19, 2024
Rose 'Perle d'Or' Packs a Powerful Scent
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NEW Garden Soil Doesn't Mean BETTER!
March 7, 2024
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Plant Myth: Should You Fertilizer Your Plants with MILK?
June 28, 2023
Fertilize Your Plants with MILK?
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Milk Fertilizer: Fact or Fiction?
May 27, 2023
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Botanical Nomenclature: How do I Correctly Write a Plant Species Name?
September 16, 2020
Botanical Nomenclature
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Collecting & Saving Seeds
October 6, 2017
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Bloomers that Beat the Summer Heat
June 23, 2017
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More Rain to Come?
June 19, 2017
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Fig Newton Trees
June 23, 2016
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Basil: Plant and Grow Your Own Pesto!
June 17, 2016
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Give Your Trees Some TLC
March 21, 2016
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Killing Plants Like a Pro
February 26, 2016
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Killing Plants Like a Pro
February 26, 2016
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Time to Prune Fruit Trees in Texas
February 4, 2016
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Heavy Rains Breed Mosquitoes
May 26, 2015
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How Can You Not Love Bonsai?
March 15, 2015
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Cascabela: A Tropical Texas Beauty!
September 17, 2014
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Gardening Myth: It’s just too much work!
May 7, 2014
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Your Home Address in Succulents
February 7, 2014
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Foliage: The foundation of a garden
February 3, 2014
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Chili Tepin is rockin’ it…
September 24, 2013
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It’s Decorative Gourd Time!
September 23, 2013
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Hot Climate Gardening: Watering in Summer Heat
August 14, 2013
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Plant Nutrient Profile: Potassium
July 18, 2013
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Using Coffee Grounds in the Garden
July 16, 2013
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Plant Nutrient Profile: Phosphorus
July 11, 2013
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Plant Nutrient Profile: Nitrogen
July 3, 2013
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Food Flub: Cross pollination can be terrifying!
May 19, 2013
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Cool Ideas for Spring Containers
May 9, 2013
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Sunset Magazine Garden Photo Contest
May 6, 2013
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Crape Myrtle ‘Black Diamond’
May 2, 2013
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Everything Gardens - A Very Useful Permaculture Principle
April 23, 2013
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Garden Chat on Ken Druse’s Real Dirt Podcast
March 30, 2013
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Spring Blooms in the Garden
March 18, 2013
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Natural Mosquito Prevention INSTEAD of Spraying!
March 11, 2013
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Time to prune your roses in DFW!
February 6, 2013
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Green Friday
November 23, 2012
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Black Friday? No thanks…I do “Green Friday”!
November 21, 2012
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Garden Giveaway: Win a free in-depth garden consultation!
November 8, 2012
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Chihuly at The Dallas Arboretum
October 10, 2012
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I know it’s 106 F degrees…but I’m still planting.
July 30, 2012
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Agave Takes the Heat!
July 25, 2012
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Reblooming Iris ‘Smell the Roses’
July 8, 2012
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Mulching, Mulching, Mulching!
June 16, 2012
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Have you harvested your garlic?
May 26, 2012
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Whirling Butterflies…
May 22, 2012
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Smart Gardeners Save Arugula and Dill Seeds
May 20, 2012
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Gardening Tool Envy
March 6, 2012
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Begone Grass: New Landscape Beds Take it's Place!
February 9, 2012
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Spring Fever: New Landscape Beds
February 4, 2012
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December in Texas…what to plant now.
December 22, 2011
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Live in Texas? Plant in Fall and Winter…reap the benefits next Summer.
December 19, 2011
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Camellia ‘Setsugekka’
December 15, 2011
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Proper watering in this Texas heat!
August 3, 2011
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Streetside Garden Blooms
March 27, 2011
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Planting New Fruit Trees
March 15, 2011
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Containers with Black Petunias
March 12, 2011
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Aren’t you getting excited about spring?!
January 26, 2011
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New Asian Jasmine ‘Snow-N-Summer’
September 8, 2010
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Hot Climate Gardening: Garlic Chives
August 23, 2010
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Off to IGC in Chicago…Then TNLA in San Antonio…
August 16, 2010
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Echinacea ‘Mac N’ Cheese’
August 12, 2010
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Dismantling the Vegetable Garden…Sniff, Sniff…
August 9, 2010
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Bodacious petunias! Bauman Farms, Portland OR
July 28, 2010
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Proper Watering Techniques for Hot Climate Gardens
May 11, 2010
How to water, especially when its hot
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Blue Flower Groundcover: Ajuga ‘Catlin’s Giant’
April 26, 2010
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Should You Prune or Pinch Fava Bean Plants?
April 24, 2010
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From spring, to snow, and back again…
March 23, 2010
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How Cool are Calendula Seeds?
March 7, 2010
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Which Wood is Best to Build Raised Garden Beds?
February 16, 2010
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How to Protect Garden Plants from Hard Freezes
January 5, 2010
How to protect your plants from freezing temps
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More photos from the Amazon, Peru
December 29, 2009
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Bees on the Passion Vine
November 22, 2009
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‘Four Seasons’ Viola…My new fave…
November 12, 2009
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Fall Tomatoes in Texas
October 29, 2009
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Fall Harvest of Beautiful Beans
October 14, 2009
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Passion flower, Passiflora violacea
October 13, 2009
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Aggie Cotton in Bloom
August 25, 2009
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Butterfly Ginger in Bloom
August 24, 2009
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Welcome to the GrowLively Blog
August 4, 2009
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OFA - Ohio Short Course
July 23, 2009
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Spring Texas Garden Plants in Bloom
May 31, 2009
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