Your October Gardening Checklist
Your garden and plants need constant attention, even in the cooler months. Here’s what you should do with your garden this month! Leaves. Keep up with leaves falling onto the […]
November Gardening Tasks
Place birdhouses in the landscape for titmice, Carolina wren, chickadee, house finch and golden-fronted woodpeckers in addition to purple martins. Each species favors different box dimensions, hole size and placement. […]
Taking Care of Your Trees: Fall Tree Care
Fall means piles of leaves that need to be moved and trees that will need proper care in prep for winter’s chill. Tree care is normally fairly easy during the […]
The Ideal Time for Planting Shrubs
By Dr. Douglas F. Welsh, Landscape Horticulturist Finally, fall is here. The weather cooling and now is a perfect time to add a new grouping of shrubs to your land-scape. […]
It’s Here: Milberger’s Famous Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Monster Maze
Come to the nursery and run through our better-than-ever MONSTER MAZE. Visit our amazing PUMPKIN PATCH Then come back on Saturday and Sunday Oct 29th and 30th for our Halloween […]
Embrace the Fall: Fall Flowers
Fall is quickly approaching, even for those of us in South Texas. While the cooler weather normally means the death of some flowers, many more can stand up to the […]
Enjoy the Shade: South Texas Shade Plants
Some plants thrive in the direct South Texas sun, while others like to play it cool in the shade beneath other plants or artificial shades. Shade plants are a staple […]
Relocating Your Fall Vegetable Garden
Do not locate your vegetable garden within six feet of hedges, shrubs or trees. Not only do these larger, more permanent plants compete for light, but they also gobble up […]
Organizing Your Gardening Tools
The end of summer doesn’t mean that your gardening work is over. With the plants taken care of and watering arrangements compliant with city code, now is a good time […]
Cutback Now to Ensure Fall Blooms Later
Once plants have flowered and produced seed the plants puts all of its energy into maturing the seed and does not bloom again. Blooms may last longer in cooler climates […]