By Judy Hominick Freelance Writer ardening anywhere in Texas is challenging, but gardeners in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas face more than most when it comes to gardening. Though it would seem the long, warm growing seasons and the mild winters with infrequent…
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By William Scheick Contributing Editor “The tulip has qualities that make for madness,” Richardson Wright reminded readers of his Practical Book of Outdoor Flowers (1924). He was recalling how our fascination with tulips began in 16th-century Europe and eventually exploded into tulipmania during the 17th…
omato season! Nothing gets the blood of a gardener flowing like the arrival of another gardening season and the promise of vine-ripe tomatoes! Can’t you already taste them? Whether you are an old pro or a novice wishing to start your first garden, the lure…
Figs are one of the oldest cultivated fruit crops. Some indications are that they were first cultivated about 11,000 years ago. They have been with mankind through all of our civilized history. The Bible speaks of figs numerous times. Figs are believed to have originated…