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The Great Crested Flycatcher
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The other day I heard an unfamiliar bird call (actually from a small group of them) in my backyard. I tried in vain to spot them high up in the trees where they were flitting about. The call was so distinctive that I felt that it should be easily identified...
Salvias: Super Sizzling Hot Summer Color
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If you have a sunny spot in your yard needing vibrant color spring through fall, consider growing salvia, also called sage.
The Butterfly, the Pipe, and the Frog
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The Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly (Battus phileno) larvae feed on Dutchman’s pipe or pipevine (Aristolochia spp.) that have unusual flowers in the shape of a pipe like Sherlock might have used.
Spider Mites on Tomatoes
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There’s nothing like biting into a fresh, juicy, fully ripened tomato, right out of the garden.
Fall Vegetable Gardens Start in July
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Mid-Summer is the time to begin preparing and planting the garden for a fall harvest.
Winter Landscape Interest
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Ideas for enhancing your winter landscape.
Oriental Persimmons for Beauty and Tasty Treasts
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Looking for an attractive and easy fruit tree for your yard? Try the Japanese persimmon.
An Orange Thanksgiving
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Orange is such a fall color – probably most closely associated with pumpkins, and that favorite Thanksgiving desert, pumpkin and sweet potato pie (yes, pecan pie is also right up there in the favorite category). All the fruit off of my Satsuma orange tree has been harvested, ripening during the fall color fest.
Turk’s Cap – A Texas Superstar and Hummingbird Favorite
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An essential plant for the hummingbird southern migration is Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii).
Humble Native Partridge Berry Makes Fine Groundcover
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One of my favorite native groundcover plants is the lowly Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens).
Azaleas - Ideal Shrubs for East Texas Gardens
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This article briefly covers the great diversity of azaleas.Early Spring Color from Tough, Dependable Shrubs
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As the grip of winter loosens, several shrubs burst into bloom, foretelling the promise of the coming spring. Here are three shrubs that flaunt their colors very early, before azaleas come into full bloom, then fade into the background for the rest of the year.Roses are Great for Beautifying Your Yard – But Be Alert for Rose Rosette Disease
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Know the symptoms of Rose Rosette DiseaseWhen to Fertilize Lawns
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Should you fertilize your lawn the first few warm days in February?Decidous Magnolias
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Updated article on deciduous magnoliasEast Texas Gardening Blog
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East Texas Gardening blog home page highlighting site updatesRose Pruning
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Basic Rose Pruning with before and after photos