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Monthly Archive for: "February, 2021"
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 Big Freeze Aftermath: Check Your Pipes and Plants
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By Brad Wier
In Irrigation, Maintenance, Winter
Posted February 22, 2021

Big Freeze Aftermath: Check Your Pipes and Plants

Our area hasn’t seen single-digit temps since the 1980s. So what garden tasks should take priority? First, check for leaks. Then assess your plants — or what’s left of them. This [...]

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 Big Freeze Aftermath: Give Your Irrigation System a Checkup
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By Seth Patterson
In Irrigation, Maintenance, Winter
Posted February 22, 2021

Big Freeze Aftermath: Give Your Irrigation System a Checkup

Your in-ground sprinkler system components could have sustained damage. Take these few steps now to avoid bigger, more costly problems later. The winter storm of the century swept across Texas [...]

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 Getting To Know Roses
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By Mark Peterson
In Plants
Posted February 16, 2021

Getting To Know Roses

Celebrated in verse, drama and literature, roses remain a mystery for many of us. Familiarize yourself with this quintessential symbol of beauty and romance. In all of history, roses are the most [...]

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 Pruning Roses: The Thorny Truth
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By Brad Wier
In How-to do Stuff, Maintenance, Plants
Posted February 16, 2021

Pruning Roses: The Thorny Truth

If you’re growing modern, ever-blooming roses like hybrid teas (including Knockouts and Belinda’s Dream), February is the time for renewal pruning. With Valentine’s Day fresh in mind, many people [...]

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 Purple Martins Majesty
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By Brad Wier
In Plants, Wildlife
Posted February 9, 2021

Purple Martins Majesty

Martins once nested in tree cavities, but they’ve since come to prefer the housing options humans provide. But establishing a colony requires more than just a box on a pole. No matter what the [...]

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 Liven Up your Garden: Plant Early Spring Bloomers
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By Sarah Galvan
In Landscaping, Plants, Spring
Posted February 9, 2021

Liven Up your Garden: Plant Early Spring Bloomers

Plant the beauty of an early Texas spring. Ornamental trees and shrubs are among the first to flower and provide nectar sources for pollinating insects and hummingbirds. One of the keys to [...]

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 Take Control of Your Controller
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By Seth Patterson
In How-to do Stuff, Irrigation, Starter Gardener
Posted February 2, 2021

Take Control of Your Controller

There is a limit to how much water is actually beneficial to your landscape. Make sure you’re the one running the show.  Settling into a new home can be stressful enough without the added [...]

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 Weeds Gone Wild? Quit Watering.
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By Nathan Riggs
In Irrigation, Plants
Posted February 2, 2021

Weeds Gone Wild? Quit Watering.

In winter, grass and plants are not actively growing. But winter weeds like dandelions and henbit are multiplying with every drop of water they get.  A quick show of hands please: who has been [...]

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