Since moving to North Texas three years ago, harsh winters, with sub-zero temperatures, have become a thing of the past. Nevertheless, when it comes to having house plants, the winter months can prove to be challenging. 

The Japanese maple near my front door was flaunting its brilliant scarlet leaves last fall when a neighbor stopped to admire it and to tell a tale of woe: She had lost a Japanese maple — one for which she had paid more than $1,000.

As our community grows, so do our educational outreach programs, and the need for more people to become involved in CCMGA. Though she is often behind the scenes, Erin Hoffer is a familiar figure within CCMGA.

There is a saying that a gardener grows patient and learns to appreciate and forgive the ever-changing season Mother Nature brings us. Read how Master Gardener Leona Kwait decided to become a Master Gardener.

Anole Lizards. They’re cute. They eat bugs. They don’t bite people. And yet, compared to ladybugs and lacewings, they get virtually no respect/press coverage from mainstream gardening media.

A graduate of the Master Gardener training class of 2020, Jennifer Rauschmayer is a busy gardener with endless energy, talent and interests.

Without regular care a tree can change from a valuable resource to a costly burden. That is why the skills of a professional arborist are required for many tree issues.

Gardening can be described as both an art and a science; a heart and a mind. Retired nurse, Tina Bargmann brings the qualities she learned as a nurse to CCMGA.

With temperatures hovering at around a gazillion degrees, it seems strange to Rant about a small spot of freeze damage, a spot which is not on my plants, but on the side of my neck.  

They say people who are gardeners at heart have a lot of great virtues. They are a unique blend of patience, vision, creativity, kindness and wisdom.  This surely describes Master Gardener Jim Ewoldsen!

August Question of the Month: In the Spring I plant annuals that are beautiful for a while but they never make it through the Summer. Can you recommend annuals that survive the hot Texas Summer?

What's New for 2022 in the Earth-Kind® Gardens at Myers Park