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You are invited to the Inside Austin Gardens tour featuring six gardens of exemplary quality and design. The tour is presented by Travis County Master Gardeners Association in cooperation with the Travis County AgriLife Extension Service on Saturday, May
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Guidelines for water use in the landscape.
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Fiddle Faddle, the pestilence is here.
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Some absolutely fabulous new varieties to check out.
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What is going on and what is next!
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How it all started for me....
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Growing herbs is easy!
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First blooms of the spring!
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Not a garden per se, but the containers and planters were gorgeous!!
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An introduction to composting and using coffee grounds
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Pics of a December visit to Wisley - the flagship gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society.
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Spring has come early to Central Texas.
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Garden saga of fighting root knot nematodes
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Spring is here - when do I prune!?
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A quick rundown on the benefits of micro irrigation.
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Waiting for warm weather and reviewing some of the past visitors to my garden.
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An old Italian recipe for traditional pesto.
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A few pics of my trip to the Botanical Gardens in Corpus Christi
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How to start veggies by seed
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The right tool for the right job and how to care for them.
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Gardening can be done on a small scale for big enjoyment.
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Come one come all, it's a preview of the 2012 Inside Austin Gardens Tour
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Ok yard lovers, this one’s for you. Green grass is a thing of beauty but it does require some deliberate care to keep a lawn looking it’s best. October 15 is the LAST time for the year to fertilize a lawn in the Austin area (Zone 8). Grass re
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Fall is a glorious time in my garden...maybe even prettier than the spring.
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What to do now in the garden in Central Texas, zone 8
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Longing for apples....
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A great in hand breakfast with autumn ingredients you can make ahead for those mornings you are rushing out the door. <br/>
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In anticipation of the apple harvest - here are some recipes!
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Want a fresh vegetable crop this Fall? Now is the time to plant!
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August is upon us - the end of summer is in sight, the days are becoming shorter, school is back on the radar and though it&#x27;s still really hot where I live, the promise of cooler weather is close. It&#x27;s almost apple time!
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Earlier this summer, my sister and I took my girls to Wimberley, TX for the annual lavender festival.
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There were some lovely flowers entered into the database this week. Pretty in the garden and in a vase.
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I must confess that I’ve never grown a hydrangea, but I have long been an admirer. My friends have grown them in pots, and my mother in law had beautiful hydrangeas in her garden. Maybe next year I will try one of these. Now to decide which variety!! <br/>
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With summer here and concern about wildfires is high in dry areas of our country, information about FireWise Landscaping is timely.
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Color and lots of it was added to the database this week. Here are just a few gorgeous plants to check out. Can you find a space for them in your garden?!
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Lovely red, white and blue plants are some of my favorites.
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Some fun garden visitors....
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This week some particularly interesting plants went into the database. Tons of varieties of Maple trees, orchids and clematis just to name a few. I&#x27;ve linked to some places where you can find out about the plants, butterflies and birds.
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With summer’s official arrival, the heat is on in much of the country. Here are some plants that are super summer survivors.
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Summer – this season is full of patriotic events and times. Memorial Day, then Flag Day to the Fourth of July. So, in honor of the season, all things American is the theme for this week’s Latest Crop. We’ve added many plants to the Digthedirt plant database this week. Here are 5 of my favorites.
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We’ve added many plants to the Digthedirt plant database this week. Here are 5 of my favorites - a few herbs, a prolific bloomer and a water plant. I have included links to more information about each one. <br/>
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Garden Harvest already!
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It was a beautiful today in Austin, though a little warm (low 90&#x27;s). My kids were out back exploring and came across some snakes. Hope they don&#x27;t show up in the upper yard! <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/>I took the time today to finish planting the veggie garden (minus
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Wonderful visit at the Wildflower Center in late September.
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Our back staircase was lovely when it was first installed - limestone risers with crushed granite. But not so much 5 years later - it was time for a change!
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I had written earlier that my cucumber plant was not producing, but things have changed!
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Photos taken in Scituate, MA, near Boston.
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My cucumber plant seems to be full of baby cukes, but shortly after the flower dies, so does the baby cuke.&amp;nbsp; What do I need to do?
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I love lemon herbs such as: lemon balm, lemon thyme, lemon basil and lemon verbena and was delighted to find this vinaigrette recipe to use these lemon herbs in the summer edition of Edible Austin.
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Photos from the Japanese Garden at the Memphis Botanic Garden.
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UPDATED! We visited the Memphis Botanic Garden over Memorial Day weekend. It is reputed to have one of the best childrens garden in the country.
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This mushroom is growing out of a cedar post by my front door.&amp;nbsp; Any ideas on what it is?
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My hibiscus leaves are yellowing and falling off.&amp;nbsp; i see some webs and am wondering if spider mites are getting it.&amp;nbsp; I read about spraying 1:1 rubbing alcohol/water solution on the leaves.&amp;nbsp; Has anyone ever tried that?
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Wild blooms and wild life around my little spot.
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I think my zucchini might have powdery mildew....do I treat it or rip it out?&amp;nbsp; What do I treat it with?
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Musings on waiting for wild flowers.
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I love Spring!&amp;nbsp; <br/>The Garden woke up this year with my heirloom irises blooming profusely.&amp;nbsp; They came from my friend Carol, who got hers from another friend.&amp;nbsp; Pass along plants are the best! <br/>&amp;nbsp; <br/> <br/>One of my favorite plants blooms this t
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What a delightful day we had today.&amp;nbsp; I slept in later than usual (8 am) which was lovely, since I haven&amp;rsquo;t been sleeping well.&amp;nbsp; The day was full of Easter celebration, good company with extended family and fabulous food.&amp;nbsp; All that foll
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This plant is growing on my neighbors property.&amp;nbsp; So far none in the neighborhood garden club have been able to identify it.&amp;nbsp; Any guesses? <br/>
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Wondering how to use those spices from your kitchen garden? Here is a recipe for the bounty of dill from the CSA I belong to, which prompted me to find a way to use it.
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I am amazed at the difference between the peat pellets and the seed starting mix in the peat pots. <br/>
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I love planting day! Here&#x27;s the latest news from my garden.
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The tomato seed saga continues....
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Starting to grow seeds
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I have some heirloom tomato seeds I want to grow. Would love some specific direction about the best way to start them! Especially looking for info about container to start, heating mat/pad and whether or not I need grow lights or if a sunny window will wo
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I love to read and I love to garden. I also love to read about gardening! Here are some of my recent favorites.
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Photos of fall blooms and critters in the garden.
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After 3 years of fighting a losing battle to the squirrels and deer, we decided to create a vegetable Fort Knox. We used PVC pipe for a frame, wire fencing to surround it and chicken wire to cover the top. We spray painted the frame green to match the f
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Gardening on our hill top, we decided to let the back hill slope stay native (with a little help.) Seasonally, I pull up the undesireables. I did attempt to plant some wildflower seeds 2 years ago. A very limited variety actually came up. I really didn
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I love my garden. As I pull into my driveway, I pause to watch the hummingbirds flit, the grasses sway and just take a second to sigh and appreciate the colors in nature. Living in Central Texas on top of solid rock and in the middle of a drought cycle ma
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