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By Melody Hill Mercer Botanic Gardens Program Coordinator On August 27, 2018, one year after Hurricane Harvey, Mercer Botanic Gardens opened the Tropical Garden. One year before, up to 12 feet of flood waters covered this garden, but now it resembles the lush Yucatan...
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MANY SAGO PALMS WILL DIE (if action by owners is not taken) by Patrick Hudnall, Texas Gulf Coast Fern Society Many homes are landscaped with Sago Palms. Not actually palms, these plants are cycads. (Cycads are very distant relatives of ferns but some are often...
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MAGNOLIA SCHOOL CHILDREN EXPANDING GARDEN EXPERIENCE AND HABITAT WITH AQUAPONICS by Merrie Decker Montgomery County Master Gardener Bear Branch Elementary, Magnolia ISD, has introduced aquaponics to their well-established gardening program. The six-year-old state...
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LOW SPOT IN YARD? BOG-DWELLING CARNIVOROUS PLANTS LOVING OUR RAINS . . . & first ever Free Texas Carnivorous Plant Show, Sale & Swap! By MIKE HOWLETT | Petflytrap.com Springtime in the Houston area is known for being a good time to be outdoors, and also for...
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LOSING LEAVES A POTENTIAL OAK PROBLEM By: Laura Medick Arborist, Mercer Botanic Gardens In order to address any tree problems, it is critical to first understand tree decline. When identifying a cause for progressive loss of tree health in the urban landscape, it is...
