Some quotes about spring gardening: In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt – Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard’s Egg Each spring…a gardening instinct, sure as the sap rising in the trees, stirs within us. We look about and decide to tame another little bit of ground – Lewis Gantt You can bury a …
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Winter Gardening Guide
Winter has arrived! We hope you find this winter gardening guide for Lubbock to be as useful as we do! Winter Monthly Gardening Checklists for Lubbock We hope these monthly checklists will help you stay on top of that garden this year. We made a December Gardening Checklist, a January Gardening Checklist, and a February Gardening Checklist for quick reference. These …
November Gardening Checklist
The average date of the first freeze in the Lubbock area is November 1-10! Planting Continue to plant trees and shrubs. It is a myth that soil should be amended when planting trees and shrubs. The first instinct is to make the soil easier for roots to penetrate. But if you make the soil in the dug hole nice, what’s to encourage …
Trees for Lubbock County
Lubbock Master Gardeners Association has created information-filled listings of water-wise plants we recommend for our area. This list of trees is offered as a starting point for gardeners in the Lubbock area. Click on the tree name to see information about each tree. This list is not all-inclusive, but is a great place to start. Click here to download a …
Lacebark Elm
Name: Lacebark Elm Height: 30-50′ Width/Spread: 30-40′ Light: Sun Evergreen/Deciduous: D Seasonal Interest: Summer, Fall Color/Feature: Green-brown. EarthKindTM Rating: 8 Maintenance: Prune to develop strong branch structure Botanical Name & Comments: Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm. Variable fall color; interesting bark texture. Good for urban situations. Highly resistant to many common elm afflictions including Dutch Elm Disease. Learn about other …
Cedar Elm
Name: Cedar Elm Height: 40-70′ Width/Spread: 40-70′ Light: Sun Evergreen/Deciduous: D Seasonal Interest: Summer, Fall Color/Feature: Red-brown to red-green, inconspicuous. EarthKindTM Rating: 10 Maintenance: Prune for shape or to raise canopy. Botanical Name & Comments: Ulmus crassifolia It is a tough, adaptable shade tree with excellent drought tolerance and beautiful golden yellow fall color. Its leaves are small and rough, …
Bald Cypress
Name: Bald Cypress Height: 50-70′ Width/Spread: 20-30′ Light: Sun Evergreen/Deciduous: D Seasonal Interest: Spring Color/Feature: Brownish. Wrinkled, rounded cones. EarthKindTM Rating: 9 Maintenance: Prune only to raise the level of bottom branches or to remove rubbing branches. Botanical Name & Comments: Taxodium distichum var. distichum Its layered branches with needle-like leaflets that turn from dark green to bronze or rich …
Chinese Pistache
Name: Chinese Pistache Height: 30-40′ Width/Spread: 40-50′ Light: Sun Evergreen/Deciduous: D Seasonal Interest: Spring Color/Feature: Purple-green to red-green, not particularly ornamental. EarthKindTM Rating: 10 Maintenance: Requires pruning to develop strong branch structure. Botanical Name & Comments: Pistachia chinensis It develops a spreading appletree or white oak-like growth habit. The medium textured dark green foliage turns yellow, orange, red, or maroon …
October Gardening Checklist
Planting Plant pansies, flowering kale and cabbage for fall color. Divide and re-plant ground covers like liriope. This is also a good time to plant new ground covers, and they are often on sale. Plant shrubs and trees, especially those that are grown for fall foliage, while fall color is visible. Plant perennials. Plant cilantro, garlic, leaf lettuce, parsley, radishes, …
Waterwise Small Shrubs for Lubbock County
Lubbock Master Gardeners Association has created information-filled listings of water-wise plants we recommend for our area. This list of water-wise shrubs is offered as a starting point for gardeners in the Lubbock area. Click on the plant name to see information about each plant. This list is not all-inclusive, but is a great place to start to fill in the …