GARDENING

Helpful Hints For Growing A Spring Vegetable Garden The calendar may say January, but gardeners are already having thoughts of preparing for the coming spring gardening season. If you are new to growing vegetables or have been at it for a while but feel the need for...

The East Texas Bedding Plant Greenhouse and Garden Performance Trial Program began in 1994 at the Overton Center by Texas A&M AgriLife Researchers. This program takes good plants and makes them better then puts them through field trials.  Only the toughest, most...

Orchids are considered rare, exotic and delicate.  In reality, they are common in nature, are becoming commonplace as houseplants, and they are tough.  The trick to enjoying long lasting blooms of the orchid is that after you purchase one, find the right environment. ...

The Smith County Master Gardeners will be hosting their ever-popular “From Bulbs to Blooms” conference and sale Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Harvey Hall (2000 W. Front St., Tyler, Texas, directly across from the Tyler Rose Garden).  Registration is at 8:30 AM, Greg...

What would you call a flower that is easy to grow,comes in a large variety of beautiful colors and forms, blooms a long time outdoors , makes a good cut flower for flower arrangements, reseeds itself, likes hot weather, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, and is...

Garden chores for the committed gardener July is the month for “longing” not “landscaping”-— longing for more water and cooler temperatures as we labor in our established landscape. However, committed gardeners continue their garden chores as if weather conditions...