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Newsletter 525 Edition (2/16/2024):

The Ten Commandments of Lazy Gardening

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Organic Gardening Show

1.- NWR Organic Products
2.- NWR Leaf Mold Compost & More Products
3.- Improving Soil With NWR Leaf Mold Compost

Check Out Our New Section: Gardening Tips

BOOK REVIEW

Garden BookGarden Book for Houston and The Texas Gulf Coast, River Oaks Garden Club, 5th edition, 2013, edited by Lynn Herbert, ISBN 978-0-578-09149-6 Highly Recommended. This is the most complete book on how to garden in Houston. It explains the most modern methods in horticulture in a very easy to read manner with lots of pictures, charts and tables. The focus is on using the best methods based on sustainability to make your garden beautiful and safe for you, your family and pets, while saving one a lot of time and money in the process. The editor has done a fabulous job of compiling it with input from experts in each area discussed and based on proven results. For anyone that has a lawn or garden this book has joined the "must have" category of references.

ARTICLES

"Ant Control - the Correct Advice" (pdf format)
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"A Green Guide to Yard Care" (pdf format)
"Build Your Own Rain Barrel" (pdf format)
"How to Design and Construct a Rain Garden" (pdf format)
"Water Smart Home" (pdf format)

Earlier Articles will be found in Fact and Infosheets Section

BOOKS

We have a great new book for our climate to help our customers plan their garden. One of the biggest secrets to having a green thumb is using the right plant in the right place.

Some Like It Hot - Plants That Thrive in Hot and Humid Weather
P.J. Gartin and F. Brian Smith, Wyrick & Company, 2004,
ISBN 0-941711-74-9

We have another great book:
Organic Management for the Professional $39.95
Howard Garret, John Ferguson, And Mike Amaranthus,
2012, ISBN 978-0-292-72921-6

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RADIO SHOWS

- Listen to the Dirt Doctor Radio Show each weekend, Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

- Listen to the Gardenline Radio Show each weekend on KTRH 740 AM Saturday and Sunday 8:00 a.m. - noon for gardening and landscaping information.

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INTERVIEW:

John&Randy

1.- Randy welcomes guest John Ferguson from Nature's Way Resources to talk all things soil, mulch, and more!

2.- Randy and John continue the soil and mulch conversation in the final hour of today's edition of The Gardenline.

3.- Testimonial