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 & burlap’ trees and shrubs while they are dormant. If you want to plant flowering spring bulbs, now is the …
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Autumn Recipes
Fall 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. There are many recipes that allow you to make use of those late season veggies that may not be quite …
Great Perennials for Fall
In 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 lot of sense. If you plant your plants at least six weeks before the first freeze is likely to occur, …
Fall Gardening Guide
Fall 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 year. We made an August & September Gardening Checklist, an October Gardening Checklist, and a November Gardening Checklist for quick …
Summer Gardening Guide
“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 “Over fertilized plants may be beautiful but are otherwise useless, like people whose energies are devoted so completely to their …
Spring Gardening Guide
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 …
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 …