Lubbock Master Gardeners Association has created information-filled listings of water-wise plants we recommend for our area. This list of water-wise large shrubs and small trees 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 …
Lubbock Master Gardeners Association has created information-filled listings of water-wise plants we recommend for our area. This list of water-wise perennials 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 …
Lubbock Master Gardeners Association has created information-filled listings of water-wise plants we recommend for our area. This list of groundcover is offered as a starting point for gardeners in the Lubbock area. This list is not all-inclusive, but is a great place to start. Click here to download a PDF guide to LMGA recommended Waterwise Groundcover for Lubbock
Winter gardening advice always includes going through gardening catalogs and deciding what plants you want to grow in the coming year. SO YOU KNOW HOW TO READ A SEED CATALOG OR SEED PACKET? It won’t be long before your mailbox is filled with seed and plant catalogs of every description. These messengers of good things to come arrive at a …
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Fall is in the air! As Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote, “I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house.” Here’s hoping this list of things to do outside during late August and September helps you stay outside profitably! Plant: Warm season grasses to fill in bare areas. Planting in August – September allows enough …
White Prickly Poppy (Argemone albiflora) Engelmann’s Milkweed (Asclepias engelmanniana) Chocolate Daisy (Berlandiera lyrata) Pink/Downy Paintbrush (Castilleja sessiliflora) Buffalo Gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida) Feather Dalea (Dalea Formosa) Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) Engelmann’s Daisy (Engelmannia peristenia) Yellow Gaillardia (Gaillardia pinnatifida) Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) Sawleaf Daisy (Grindelia ciliata) Broom Snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) Prairie Bluet (Hedyotis nigricans) Hog …
Lazy days of summer? Hardly! There’s lots to do! Lubbock Master Gardeners hope the following outline for the month will keep you busy. Watch For: Mosquitoes – Change animal water sources daily to decrease possible mosquito attacks. Link to the Earth-Wise Guide to Mosquitos here. Spider mites like hot dry weather. They are tiny and may go unnoticed until leaves become …
The Sow & Grow Seed Library is a collaborative project between the Lubbock Master Gardeners Association (LMGA) and the Lubbock Public Libraries. It was established on June 1, 2019, at the Mahon Library. The initiative was inspired by a social media post from the Santa Fe area highlighting their seed bank program. After sharing this post on the LMGA Facebook …
“In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them.” – Aldo Leopold Planting Continue to plant Bermuda. Plant ground covers and tropical and warm season annuals. Pruning Prune out any dead or broken branches of woody ornamentals (trees …
