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IF THE BLOOM IS OFF THE ROSE FOR YOU, TRY CAMELLIAS by Don Marcotte President of the Coushatta Camellia Society funny-farm2@sbcglobal.net Camellias, native to Asia, have become fixtures in the West ever since their introduction in the 1700s. Their leaves are...
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‘I HAD NO IDEA THE INCREDIBLE MENACE THIS WEED REALLY IS’ by Patrick Hudnall, Vice President | Texas Gulf Coast Fern Society A tough new weed is quickly becoming established around Houston. It grows in full sun, shade, thick clay, gravel, sand or...
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HYDROPONICS WORTH TRYING! By Brandi Keller HARRIS COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT – HORTICULTURE Harris.agrilife.org Hydroponics, an alternative method of gardening, is gaining in popularity for its efficiency and versatility. Unlike traditional soil-based gardening,...
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JOHN’S CORNER: How to Grow Weeds by John Ferguson The plants we call weeds have a role in nature. This means they have a purpose and that purpose is most often to fix soil problems. To ensure we have a good supply of weeds in our gardens and lawns, we need to use bad...
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HOUSTON’S EARLY-SETTLEMENT FLORA CAN GUIDE PLANTING OF YOUR NATIVE GARDEN By RUSSELL KANE Technical writer, naturalist at VintageTexas.com (vintagetexas.com) & DAN WORRALL Author & Member, Harris County Historical Commission...