Cherry trees are abloom
comments ()The Japanese cherry trees are in full bloom at the Dallas Arboretum. It is a magical moment every spring during the Dallas Blooms event, which continues through April 10. I say “moment”...
View ArticleRain puts damper on coop tour
comments ()The second annual Peep at the Coops tour in East Dallas was rained out. Organizers called off the event early Sunday and rescheduled it for May 22. Word did not circulate fast enough,...
View ArticleGreat deal on spider lilies
comments ()Through Thursday, Calloway’s is offering a special price on the fall-blooming red spider lily (Lycoris radiata): three bulbs for $3. The deal is good for online orders only; you must provide...
View ArticleGeraniums already
comments ()On Thursday (March 1) only, Calloway’s is discounting its fresh shipment of so-called bedding geraniums by $2. Six-inch pots are regularly priced $6.99. Red, pink and white blossoms....
View ArticleFertilize orchids organically
comments ()Longtime Dallas Morning News garden columnist Howard Garrett shares his wife’s routine for growing healthy orchid plants and coaxing them to rebloom. Orchids do not like frequent watering;...
View ArticleWhich are more awesome? Clouds of cherry blossoms or tons of tulips?
comments ()Flower watchers at the Dallas Arboretum tell me the blooms on the ornamental cherry trees should be at their peak by Monday. Thousands of tulips are blooming now. The weekend would be an...
View ArticleWilliams-Sonoma blesses farm chic
comments ()Williams-Sonoma, the sophisticated, high-end retailer of gourmet goods, has turned its designer eye on the chicken coop and bee hive. Making your own cheeses, canning homegrown vegetables...
View ArticleFight pollution in your own breathing space
comments ()If Mexico City, with its reputation for very bad air, can improve its ozone level with walls of plants, we local gardeners could encourage Dallas and the suburbs to adopt one of the...
View ArticleThere’s a new garden in town
comments ()Belo Garden, funded in large part by Belo Corp., officially opened Thursday. Downtown workers and residents and a couple of grackles settled in before the opening ceremony was over. Why?...
View ArticleDallas Zoo plant sale
comments ()The Dallas Zoo has a plant sale every spring, but most years zoo employees and volunteers buy up the inventory and it rarely goes public. According to Susan Eckert, who handles PR, the zoo...
View ArticleDo you garden or do you landscape?
comments ()I love this new blog Gardenista, brought to you by the folks who created the highly popular DIY home-decorating blog Remodelista. I find everything Michelle Slatalla writes entertaining, and...
View ArticleOrganics guru Garrett speaks against mosquito spray
comments ()Dallas Morning News columnist Howard Garrett, who offers organic solutions to gardeners and homeowners, is on the agenda to voice his opposition before the Dallas City Council Wednesday...
View ArticleGarden visionary Wasowski dies
comments ()Andy Wasowski, one half of the team that touted landscaping with native Texas plants long before it became the trendy — albeit important — garden call of today, died Wednesday at 73. He and...
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Dallas Arboretum’s large koi protected under recycled billboards
comments ()Insecticides containing permethrins are toxic to koi and other ornamental pond fish. (Dallas Morning news) UPDATE: Creative Water Gardens in Garland advised the Dallas Arboretum to use...
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Welcome the monarch butterflies
comments ()Seasonal cool fronts are urging monarchs into their fall migration to Mexico. (Toby Talbot) Recent cold fronts (with more on the way) are pushing the annual migrating monarchs through North...
View ArticleSafe remedy to rid lawn of fire ants
comments ()Pestered by fire ants? Mounds tend to pop up in the lawn after rains, like those we has last weekend. Howard Garrett’s column in Thursday’s gardening content spells out a safe (for people...
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Southern Living talks gardening at State Fair
comments ()The venerable Southern Living magazine, which has more Texas subscribers than any October Magic 'Bride' is a sasanqua camellia that blooms in fall. Evergreen, conical and featuring small...
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Got bare dirt in your garden? Here’s a Saturday-only remedy
comments ()Garden club plant sales like the two described below are great places, I have found, to Red oxblood lilies, a heirloom plant, are hard to find. (The Dallas Morning News) shop for both...
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Roses to sigh for
comments ()The English rose hybridizer David Austin has revealed its six new roses for next spring. David Austin's 'Salisbury' rose, new for 2013 (David Austin) The British company’s plants are known...
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Orchids on sale. Hint, hint
For Valentine’s Day only, all Calloway’s locations in North Texas have discounted their orchid plants in 6-inch pots to $16.98, down from the regular $29.99. How thoughtful. They all are Phalaenopsis...
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