Planting Consider using a live Christmas tree that can be planted in the landscape or used as a potted specimen. Junipers and pines are excellent for this purpose. Continue to plant shade trees, fruit trees, and evergreen shrubs. Plant ‘balled…
Read MoreFall is a special time. The end of the growing season heralds the beginning of winter, the coming of Thanksgiving and the festivities of the holidays. Don’t let the first freeze of the year catch you off guard. …
Read MoreIn the spring, the nurseries fill with plants, all needing good homes. But perennials planted in the spring must develop an entirely new root system, plus adjust to life outside the greenhouse or nursery. Planting perennials in the fall makes a…
Read MoreFall has arrived! Enjoy the subpages under this tab to learn more about fall and winter gardening. Fall Monthly Gardening Checklists for Lubbock County We hope these monthly checklists will help you stay on top of that garden this…
Read More“Where but in a garden do summer hours pass so quickly?” “Don’t grumble that roses have thorns, be thankful that thorns have roses.” “Roses are red, Violets are blue; But they don’t get around Like the dandelions do.”…Slim Acres…
Read MoreSome 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…
Read MoreWinter 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
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