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Monthly Archive for: "May, 2016"
Home » Archives for May 2016
 Enticing Bee Pollinators
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By Guest Author
In Landscaping, Plants, Wildlife
Posted May 31, 2016

Enticing Bee Pollinators

Bees play a special role in our environment and landscape. But you don’t need beekeeper skills to encourage them to visit your landscape and pollinate your plants. By Molly Keck We all know [...]

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 Know Your Landscape Makeup Before Planting
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By Brad Wier
In Landscaping, Maintenance, Planning/Design, Starter Gardener
Posted May 31, 2016

Know Your Landscape Makeup Before Planting

Whether you’re looking for a solution for an existing Hill Country landscape or installing a brand new one, adjust expectations right at the start and plant for your particular landscape makeup. [...]

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 Digging Deep with Pam Penick, Garden Sage
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By Heather Ginsburg
In Extras, Planning/Design
Posted May 24, 2016

Digging Deep with Pam Penick, Garden Sage

Get the “real dirt” from the author and designer who literally wrote the book on Central Texas gardening. Pam Penick is a gardening coach and mentor to people around the world, and lucky for us [...]

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 Hola Ollas, Adios Water Waste!
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By Brad Wier
In Irrigation
Posted May 24, 2016

Hola Ollas, Adios Water Waste!

Ollas are an ancient and very efficient method of “drip” irrigation useful for vegetable gardens, raised beds and containers. An ancient and very efficient method of “drip” irrigation useful for [...]

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 Jeepers Creepers
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By David Abrego
In How-to do Stuff, Landscaping, Plants
Posted May 17, 2016

Jeepers Creepers

Vines are the perfect plants to soften the look of garden structures like pergolas, walls or frames. If you want to soften the look of garden structures like pergolas, walls or frames, or if [...]

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 Garden Pest Avengers
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By Nathan Riggs
In Maintenance, Wildlife
Posted May 17, 2016

Garden Pest Avengers

Got white grubs, fleas and fungus gnats?? Get beneficial nematodes. They’ll attack these insect pests, but are harmless to humans, plants and pets. Spring is well underway and warm temperatures [...]

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 Get Your Irrigation System in Shape for Summer
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By Nathan Riggs
In Irrigation, Summer
Posted May 10, 2016

Get Your Irrigation System in Shape for Summer

Get your irrigation system into great shape for the summer season and you’ll see a smaller waistline on your water bill! Irrigation systems represent a convenient avenue by which homeowners can [...]

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 Winter Watering – How Much Is Enough?
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By Mark Peterson
In Irrigation, Winter
Posted May 10, 2016

Winter Watering – How Much Is Enough?

With the right plant selection and installation, and correct amount of soil, compost and mulch, a landscape can be both healthy and attractive — and require very little maintenance, particularly [...]

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