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Spring

Plants look good in the spring; activities and maintenance to do in the spring; special features in the garden in the spring from wildlife visitors to home decoration projects.
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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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 The April Caterpillars Are Coming
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By Mark Peterson
In Maintenance, Spring, Wildlife
Posted March 31, 2020

The April Caterpillars Are Coming

These little guys are famished and your trees are a bountiful buffet. But before you banish them, remember this: Song birds are nesting now and caterpillars are the food supply for their young. [...]

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 Forego the Fertilizer for Now
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By Brad Wier
In Maintenance, Spring, Winter
Posted March 10, 2020

Forego the Fertilizer for Now

Your grass won’t start actively growing until about mid-April. If you fertilize it now you’ll just feed the weeds. What can you do for your lawn right now? Coddle it with compost! You’ve probably [...]

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 Help Monarchs Make the Journey
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By Nathan Riggs
In Maintenance, Outdoor Living, Plants, Spring, Wildlife
Posted October 15, 2019

Help Monarchs Make the Journey

October marks the peak of the monarch migration southward through Texas and on to Mexico for the winter. There are several ways you can help them along their journey. Texas is known for its wide [...]

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 Spring Coupon Season Ending Soon!
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By Juan Soulas
In Landscaping, Planning/Design, Plants, Rebates & Coupons, Spring
Posted May 14, 2019

Spring Coupon Season Ending Soon!

There’s still time to make big water-saving changes to your landscape this spring (with big cost savings to boot). Apply for SAWS WaterSaver Landscape and Patioscape coupons — deadline is [...]

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 The Natural Remedy for Ants in Your Plants
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By Nathan Riggs
In How-to Videos, Landscaping, Maintenance, Outdoor Living, Spring
Posted May 14, 2019

The Natural Remedy for Ants in Your Plants

Fire ants have been the bane of landscape enjoyment for many years in Texas. Fear not, there’s an easy and effective three-ingredient remedy you can concoct at home. Temperatures are [...]

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 Save the Date: Secret Garden Tour Is May 18
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By Guest Author
In Event, Plants, Spring
Posted May 7, 2019

Save the Date: Secret Garden Tour Is May 18

Few things arouse a plant lover’s whimsy like a mysterious garden wall or ivy-covered gate. The Secret Garden Tour sets out to tickle that fancy with a rare glimpse inside private neighborhoods [...]

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 Dreary to Dream Garden in 6 Easy Steps
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By Sasha Kodet
In Landscaping, Maintenance, Plants, Spring
Posted May 7, 2019

Dreary to Dream Garden in 6 Easy Steps

Creating your ultimate landscape oasis isn’t as complicated as it sounds — if you follow these simple steps. Ready… set… dig into your little corner of Texas! Your dream garden [...]

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 Know Your Natives: Texas Vervain
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By Sarah Galvan
In Plants, Spring
Posted April 30, 2019

Know Your Natives: Texas Vervain

This native, perennial prairie plant provides plentiful pollen and spring nectar to our favorite little pollinating friends. Wondering what that delicate spike of tiny purple flowers elegantly [...]

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 The Gardening Madness March Brings
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By Mark Peterson
In Landscaping, Maintenance, Spring
Posted March 19, 2019

The Gardening Madness March Brings

While getting a jump on the spring spruce-up for your landscape is a great idea, there are some garden tasks that are better left until April. March is easily the month when San Antonians get [...]

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