The vegetable garden: get more from less space

Unlike the days gone by when a typical residential lot was huge, most gardeners now have limited space. Perhaps your property is blessed with large trees that leave little in the way of a sunny spot for a garden. Or maybe the lawn and landscape…

Perrenials for summer color

By Jan Pipher Freelance Writer ‘d like something colorful I can sit inside my house and look at in August, said the customer. My uncomprehending look caused him to explain further. “I mean that I want something that blooms during the heat and doesn’t require…

Soybeans: An Edible Cover Crop You Can Plant Now

By Brenda H. Reed Freelance Writer ood gardeners know that raising healthy plants depends upon how fertile and healthy their garden soil is. A cover crop will add significant amounts of organic matter to the soil. Cover crops yield a variety of long-term benefits for…

The Flower Gardner: Tips for Better Blooms

By Jan Pipher Freelance Writer ummertime in Texas is a unique gardening season. Here we have some perennials like peonies and bleeding hearts that go completely dormant and others that hunker down and quit blooming ’til fall; annuals that won’t reseed again until next spring…