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Recent snow, low temperatures damage trees and plants

April 15, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Herbs, Plants

We definitely have our limits when it comes to tangling with Nature.
There was very little that could have been done to prepare for last weekend’s cold spell except move container plants into a protected area and cover small stuff, but it’s a little hard to cover a tree. After the event there’s even less that [...]

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Spring gardening gets under way

March 31, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

Bonnie and Ken Pfeil’s front-yard flower garden is blooming more than a month ahead of those darling buds of May, thanks to recent rains and the retired couple’s hard work preparing for the growing season.
“This doesn’t come easy,” said Bonnie as she surveyed their handiwork.
The bluebonnets are blooming adjacent to the fading red flowers of [...]

Let orange trees have sufficient breathing room around trunks

March 03, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Plants

Question: I have read articles that suggest orange trees don’t like mulch close to their trunks. What can we use to prevent weeds and not harm the trees?
Answer: Mulches that hold moisture around the trunks of citrus trees can quickly encourage a fungal problem known as foot rot. It’s best to keep mulches of any [...]

Crape Myrtle LANDSCAPE USE

August 01, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Garden, Landscaping, Plants

Crape myrtle is ideally suited for formal or informal design in the home landscape, street plantings and community plantings. It can be planted as a specimen or in groups, and looks attractive when underplanted with a ground cover; the dark green of the groundcover contrasts well with the handsome bark.
It adapts well to confined spaces, [...]

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Let orange trees have sufficient breathing room around trunks

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The flowers that bloom in the spring

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Recent snow, low temperatures damage trees and plants

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