Greg Shelley

Good planning will green up anyone's thumb

Photo: Greg Shelley, June 2010 Proper planning will also green up anyone’s garden. For instance, if you are only now getting around to planting a new bed or just adding plants to spruce things up, you...

April is National Garden Month

As many of you know by now, April is officially National Garden Month. Naturally, it is intended to raise awareness and interest in gardening and all of its many benefits. On a national level, April seems to be the prime...

Antique Weekend in Round Top returns

Tomorrow marks the start of “Antique Weekend” in Roundtop, TX, which runs through this Sunday, April 4. The event actually spans the communities of Round Top, Carmine, Shelby, Warrenton, and Fayetteville. To understand exactly how this shopping extravaganza...

Pittosporum deserves better publicity

One of the main reasons for pittosporum not getting the respect it deserves is its name, or, rather, its lack of a common name. For whatever reason, “pittosporum” is not such an attractive descriptor for an otherwise attractive...

Indian Hawthorne is a landscape staple in Houston

If you have ever purchased a home in the greater Houston area, chances are you have some form of Indian Hawthorne (Raphiolepsis indica) in the landscape. If area builders are using it regularly, you can bet it is a genuine...

March Mart is happening now

The annual Mercer Arboretum March Mart Plant Sale is already underway. Gates opened at 8 a.m. this morning to the general public and wil be open until 4 p.m. today. They will be open again from 8-4...

Texas Gold Columbine is a native superstar

Texas Gold Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha hinckleyana) is a Texas native already bursting into abundant bloom here in Houston. It is a perennial with golden-yellow blooms and herbaceous, blue-green foliage that lights up the shady areas of a garden...

Saucer Magnolia churns out the blooms in early March

The Saucer Magnolia produces plentiful, beautiful blooms in late February/early March.Sara Seeton (SaraSeetonPhotography.com)Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) is at its best this time of year, particularly in Houston. While it is said to be hardy into...

Gardeners are still waiting out the winter in Houston

Brown and cold go away; bring those green pastures back this way. That is perhaps the mantra of many in the Houston area as they gaze out their windows at frost damaged plants on this cold, soggy, gloomy day. Of...

Yaupon is a holly for all seasons

Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) is a southeastern United States native evergreen which is sure to survive the best and the worst that the Houston climate can dish out. It is a shrub or small tree which can grow up to...

Good planning will green up anyone's thumb

April is National Garden Month

Antique Weekend in Round Top returns

Pittosporum deserves better publicity

Indian Hawthorne is a landscape staple in Houston

March Mart is happening now

Texas Gold Columbine is a native superstar

Saucer Magnolia churns out the blooms in early March

Gardeners are still waiting out the winter in Houston

Yaupon is a holly for all seasons

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