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Mary’s Garden in Texas – Fine Gardening

Hi GPODers! Each new season brings something new in the garden. This most obviously includes...

Gardens of Texas gets honorable mention in AHS Book Awards

May 15, 2026 Happy news! The American Horticultural Society announced its 2026 Book Award winnersand Gardens of Texas received an honorable mention. The AHS awards...

Princess Diana clematis, a tiara-wearing Texas vine

April 25, 2026 A sizzling-pink ‘Princess Diana’ clematis greeted me on my friend Cat‘s front porch a few days ago. What an effusive welcome! The vine’s...

Grooving in Gruene with music, shopping, and Gardens of Texas

March 25, 2026 A day trip to tiny Gruene, an hour south of Austin, has been one of my favorite excursions for as long as...

Grape-alicious Texas mountain laurel spring

March 09, 2026 The sweet scent of grape Kool-Aid fills the air when Texas mountain laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorumformerly Sophora secundiflora) starts blooming in March. Last...

On the air and on the road for Gardens of Texas this spring

January 27, 2026 Is everyone enjoying winter so far?? Are you longing for spring and a new gardening season? Need an entertaining garden talk to...

Plantasia nursery in Lockhart offers Texas natives and more

December 12, 2025 A place for plant people? Yes, please! I came across Child in Lockhart last weekend during the Holiday Home Tour and stopped...

You got me to my goal! Plus a Gardens of Texas webinar

January 03, 2026 Before Christmas, I asked for your help to reach my goal of 25 reviews on Amazon for my new book Gardens of...

Fall arrives in my Texas garden just before sleigh bells

December 14, 2025 Fall color isn’t much of a player in central Texas gardens, as much as we long for it. And what there is...

Garden & Gun features Gardens of Texas

November 19, 2025 Garden & Guna national magazine celebrating the culture, food, music, tradition, and people of the South, featured my new book this week! Writer...

Must-read

How to Grow and Care for Creeping Phlox

Both are such similar plants that they are often confused. If I really had to choose between the two, I’d say P. subulata might just...

Planting, Care, and Harvest Guide

Sharing is caring! Yardlong beans — also called asparagus beans — are one of the easiest and most productive vegetables for hot summer gardens. Despite...

Causes, Prevention, and What to Do with Split Tomatoes

Sharing is caring! Few things are more disappointing than walking into the garden to pick a perfect, ripe tomato only to discover a deep crack...
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