by Happy Gardener | Mar 26, 2020 | Garden By Season, Garden Tips, News & Events
Citrus is a big draw here in Texas. Who doesn’t enjoy a slice of lemon wedged on their refreshing glass of iced tea? Who doesn’t love the unmistakeable scent of citrus bursting from orange slices after a well-played soccer game. Citrus is synonymous with...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 17, 2020 | News & Events, Spring Garden, vegetables
It’s no doubt that personal health and the health of the public is forethought in everyone’s minds right now. While we should all be aware of up to date information/guidelines/orders concerning the pandemic in our city; today we’re offering you a...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 16, 2020 | Garden Tips, News & Events, Spring Garden, vegetables
It’s easy to get excited about spring vegetables when you visit Rainbow Gardens this time of year. A huge variety of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash and more are displayed, in hopes they’ll be picked and offered a home in your vegetable garden....
by Happy Gardener | Mar 9, 2020 | Garden Tips, News & Events, Spring Garden
March is a good time to observe which of your container plants need some maintenance and may need to be repotted. Many plants outgrow their container throughout the year and can be bumped up to a larger sized container, pruned back, and even divided or propagated to...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 9, 2020 | Fertilization, Garden By Season, News & Events, Tree & Lawn Care
A regular lawn fertilization schedule is your BEST defense against weeds, fungus, and insect damage! We recommend a lawn fertilization application AT LEAST in spring and fall. However, if your lawn is badly damaged, you may benefit from the additional fertilization...
by Laura Jarvis | Mar 3, 2020 | News & Events
Talk To The Rose Experts Come talk with the experts from the Rose Society and have them help you pick out the perfect rose for your yard between 10am and 2pm. Be sure to bring your camera the roses are beautiful this time of year!
by Happy Gardener | Feb 27, 2020 | News & Events, Pest Control, Spring Garden, Troubleshooting
If you’re looking for an amazing pest control option that is both organic and insanely effective, we’ve got what you desire in the form of beneficial nematodes. Adding beneficial nematodes to your spring garden arsenal is a great way to fight off soil...
by Happy Gardener | Feb 12, 2020 | Garden Tips, News & Events, Spring Garden
The spring gardening season will be here before we know it, so today we’re sending out a few reminders to be prepared for it. Make sure you come to our Spring Clean Up seminars this month with David Rodriguez, Horticulturist for Texas A&M Agrilife Extension...
by Happy Gardener | Feb 9, 2020 | Garden Tips, News & Events, Spring Garden
Roses and springtime go together like peanut butter and jelly. Our nurseries have the best rose selections of the year during spring. We also open up our event schedule in spring with seminars on roses because we know it’s the time of year to get moving on...
by Rainbow Gardens | Feb 3, 2020 | Garden Tips, News & Events, Tree & Lawn Care
Weed control is usually high on the to-do list for spring gardeners here in San Antonio. While a regular schedule of fertilizing your turf can help immensely in choking out weeds, but sometimes extra help is needed for these pesky lawn invaders. Treatment for weed...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 29, 2020 | Garden Tips, News & Events, Spring Garden
It’s rose pruning season! Our tips in today’s blog are specifically for bush/shrub type of roses that repeat bloom throughout the year. Roses that only bloom during spring (many climbers) should not be pruned until after they have finished their spring blooming...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 26, 2020 | Garden Planning, Garden Tips, Gardening Basics, News & Events, Spring Garden
When February rolls around in San Antonio, the tomato-crazed gardeners come out of the woodwork, and we’re right there with them! As a matter of fact, many of us here at Rainbow Gardens have already started our tomatoes indoors to get a jump on the season....
by Happy Gardener | Jan 22, 2020 | Garden Tips, News & Events, Spring Garden
The 2020 Rodeo Tomato has been announced and it is “Red Snapper”. How’s that for an enticing name? The rodeo tomato is chosen based on 2-3 year trials that test and compare around 20-40 tomato varieties. Rodeo tomatoes are measured against tried and true varieties...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 19, 2020 | Garden Tips, Gardening Basics, News & Events, Spring Garden
The third blog in our Starting Seeds series focuses on what you should be doing when your indoor seeded transplants have grown big enough and are ready for the garden. If you’ve followed the tips in Part 1 and Part 2 of our Starting Seeds blog series, it’s...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 12, 2020 | Garden Tips, Gardening Basics, News & Events, Spring Garden
Welcome to the second installment in our Seed Starting blog series. Today we’ll be discussing how to put those seed starting supplies to use. If you need a list of the supplies, see Part 1: Seed Starting blog here. Starting seeds indoors is a fun and rewarding...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 5, 2020 | Garden Tips, Gardening Basics, News & Events, Spring Garden
Today’s blog is the first of 3 in our Starting Seeds series and is all about the supplies you need to start seeds germinating inside. By starting seeds indoors now, you create transplants that will be sturdy enough to plant in your garden once the danger of frost is...
by Happy Gardener | Dec 30, 2019 | Garden Tips, Gardening Basics, News & Events, Spring Garden
Our New Year’s gardening resolutions just might help to make your 2020 spring gardens the most successful yet. While gardening slows down somewhat during the winter months, it in no way stops. There is plenty to do to keep up with your plants and even more to do to...
by Happy Gardener | Dec 17, 2019 | Garden By Season, Garden Tips, News & Events
Artichokes are not only beautiful plant specimens in the garden, they are also a more exciting vegetable choice for the average gardener. The gorgeous fluorescent purple/blue flowers artichokes produce are reason enough to add this plant to your garden, but the...
by Rainbow Gardens | Dec 1, 2019 | Garden Tips, Winter Garden
Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are vibrantly-hued, beautiful plants with long lasting color that add instant holiday decor. It seems weird that a tropical plant is the one we choose as a symbol for our winter holidays, but this is when poinsettias choose to flash...
by Rainbow Gardens | Nov 30, 2019 | Garden Planning, Garden Tips, Winter Garden
Does a freeze warning make your anxiety level go up? Does the thought of dragging plants in and out, scrambling for old blankets and sheets have you wishing you didn’t have any plants to worry about? We’ve got you and your plants covered here at Rainbow...
