By Richard AshtonFreelance Writer n a late spring day the blackberries are just starting to change color and, when they turn midnight black, it’s time to start picking and perhaps get the kitchen ready to put together a fresh blackberry cobbler. Or maybe it’s time…
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remember as a child visiting old country gardens of family and friends and seeing poppies growing haphazardly among the other flowers and landscape plants. They seemed to be lost wandering about the place and popping up (pardon the pun) wherever they pleased. Poppies are the…
ardening has plenty of challenges. Insects, diseases, drought, wind, excessive rainfall, soil problems, lack of pollination, too much sun, not enough sun, blazing heat, bitter cold … and the list goes on. But then if it was simple and easy, with guaranteed results how much…
By Judy HominickFreelance Writer f we can’t kill it in Texas, no one can," says Jimmy Turner, director of horticulture research at the Dallas Arboretum, during the annual Plant Trials Field Day held at the arboretum this past June. Every year, the arboretum grows and…