Prepare your edible Spring garden with these tips from Urban Harvest
Spring is in full swing and it's a great time to get your garden in shape. Our friends from Urban Harvest, celebrating their 30th year, are stopping by with 5 steps for starting your own edible garden and why this time is the best time to plant fruit trees in Houston.
โIโm not trying to be a nuisanceโ: Battle waging between homeowner and city over wildflowers
A Galveston woman balking a notice from the city to mow her lawn or risk a hefty fine. Sasha Francis got a notice from the City of Galveston earlier this month that the tickseeds, or coreopsis, in her yard are taller than the city allows without a permit.
Houston Home + Garden Show
The Houston Home + Garden Show has everything for the home, inside and out, and its inhabitants from humans to fur babies. This year there is a Sports Lounge, Designer Shed Village, a โMade in Texasโ area and PETopia with Houston Humane Society Pet Adoptions and special product makers like Jessieโs Bites.
Tips for Your Garden to Beat the Heat
Save water with a lawn alternative, get those pests under control, and keep your pool equipment form over heating. Find out the best ways to be kind to your backyard when it is taking a beating in the summer months. Houston Life's Melanie Camp spoke with garden expert, Raleigh Jenkins, president of ABC Home & Commercial Services.
Tips to get your lawn and yard back in shape after the freeze
HOUSTON โ In a โnormalโ year, Houston area lawns would be looking lush, green and ready for Spring. However, last monthโs freeze left our landscape looking brown and dead. Randy Lemmon has been hosting the Garden Line with Randy Lemmon radio show on KTRH News 740 for nearly 25 years. He has been looking for signs of life all over the Gulf Coast region since the big freeze. According to Lemmon, you need to start cutting away all of the brown dead leaves and look for any green you can find.
Houston horticulturist shares 4 tips to help your garden recover after the winter freeze
HOUSTON โ Winter storm Uri wreaked havoc on peopleโs plants and trees all across Texas, but itโs possible for your plants to survive with the right care. Brent Moon, horticultural manager with the Houston Botanic Garden, shared helpful post- freeze tips to get your garden back in shape. Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha โHinckleyanaโ) (Houston Botanic Garden)โIt is very important to remove dead and rotting foliage as soon as possible. Firebush (Hamelia patens) in the Upland Forest (Houston Botanic Garden)โFor plants such as Hummingbird bush (Hamelia), Ixora, Oleander, Duranta, Esperanza, etc. To connect with Houston Botanic Garden, click here.
Did you know you can regrow some veggies in your very own kitchen?
I asked what was going on there, especially since she had green onions already growing in her garden. It turns out that my friend was right, and after a few days, the little green onions started to grow back. Here are a few photos of my green onionโs journey. They are starting to look like actual green onions. It was even more shocking when I found out that green onions werenโt the only thing you could regrow.
New Houston Botanic Garden is 132-acres of plants, hiking trails, water features and more
HOUSTON โ Time to add another safe, and fun local outdoor activity to your to-do list! Weโre talking about the brand-new Houston Botanic Garden, located off I-45 just across from Hobby Airport. Itโs a 132-acre plant museum with hiking trails, water features, and a family discovery center, and it opens this Friday. Here are some of the weekends to look forward to:Sept. 18, 19, and 20 โ Celebrating Latin AmericaOct. 2, 3, and 4 โ Celebrating AsiaOct. 16, 17, and 18 โ Celebrating AfricaOct. 30, 31, and November 1 โ Celebrating The MediterraneanVisitors are encouraged to buy tickets online at Houston Botanic Garden. Watch Lauren Kelly and President/General Counsel Claudia Gee Vassar give us a special sneak peek.
New Houston Botanic Garden is 132-acres of plants, hiking trails, water features and more
New Houston Botanic Garden is 132-acres of plants, hiking trails, water features and morePublished: September 15, 2020, 4:58 pmHouston Botanic Garden is a 132-acre plant museum with hiking trails, water features, and a family discovery center, and opens to the public this Friday. Itโs located at the site of the old Glennbrook Golf Course, right across I-45 from Hobby Airport. Lauren Kelly got a sneak peek from President and General Counsel, Claudia Gee Vassar.
Take a peek inside this brand new 132-acre garden inside the city limits of Houston
HOUSTON โ If you feel like your family has already been to all of the safe, outdoor spaces that allow for social distancing, hereโs another one you can add to your list. The brand new Houston Botanic Garden near Hobby Airport opens this Friday. What: Houston Botanic GardenAn 132-acre plant museum with hiking trails, water features and a family discovery centerWhere: 8210 Park Place Blvd. Houston, Texas 77017Itโs on the site of the old Glennbrook Golf Course, across 45 from Hobby Airport. When: Opens Friday, September 18, 20209 a.m.- 5 p.m., seven days a weekHow to buy tickets: Online at Houston Botanic GardenPrices: Adults $15Students (with valid student ID) $10Children (ages 3-15) $10