by Happy Gardener | Jun 15, 2020 | Gardening Basics, News & Events
Have you wondered what the term “chill hours” or “chilling hours” means in conjunction with fruit trees and their growing requirements? I admit when I first started work at Rainbow Gardens San Antonio, I was tasked with placing the informative...
by Happy Gardener | Jun 9, 2020 | Garden By Season, Garden Tips, News & Events
Caring for native plants in San Antonio is most definitely less work than if you choose non-native specimens. However, this doesn’t mean that grabbing a native plant, shoving it willy nilly into your landscape, and leaving it to the elements is the route you...
by Happy Gardener | May 13, 2020 | Gardening Basics, News & Events, Pollinators
Including native plants in your San Antonio landscape can open up a whole new world of gardening. You’ll find that the addition of native plants allows you more time in the long run to actually enjoy your garden, to bring species of native pollinators to your...
by Happy Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Gardening Basics, News & Events, Pollinators, Summer Garden
Agastache, also known as hummingbird mint, horsemint, and hyssop, is a wonderful perennial to include in your San Antonio pollinator gardens or potted patio gardens. When agastache is flowering it becomes a workhorse, producing long lasting blooms and bringing in the...
by Happy Gardener | May 12, 2020 | News & Events, Pollinators, Summer Garden
Once the heat of our San Antonio summer pops open the vibrant orange, red, and yellow blooms of the Pride of Barbados plant, you’d think we don’t carry any other plant at the nursery. Multiple times a day customers come in describing the most beautiful...
by Happy Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Fall Garden, News & Events, Pollinators, Spring Garden, Summer Garden
Have you heard of Gregg’s Blue Mistflower, one of our favorite hot-weather pollinator plants? If you haven’t, today is your lucky day because we are giving Gregg’s Blue Mistflower a proper shout out. This pollinator attracting plant brings the...
by Happy Gardener | May 9, 2020 | Fall Garden, News & Events, Pollinators, Spring Garden, Summer Garden
Look around landscapes in San Antonio, both residential and commercial, and you will most likely see some variety of salvia thriving there. It’s no wonder that salvia fits perfectly into our garden designs. Salvia is a heat tolerant, drought resistant, native,...
by Happy Gardener | May 8, 2020 | Garden By Season, Gardening Basics, News & Events, Pollinators
If every San Antonio landscape had plumbago planted, I would be a very Happy Gardener indeed! This amazing, native perennial offers big, bold, blooming beauty with the easiest of care. Plumbagos are one of our most sought after perennials at our San Antonio Rainbow...
by Happy Gardener | May 4, 2020 | Gardening Basics, News & Events, Spring Garden
Lavender is a wonderful choice for an herb to grow in San Antonio because it’s drought tolerant nature makes it a perfect fit for our city. Lavendula angustifolia. There are about 27 species of the lavender plant, with the most popular varieties being English...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 23, 2020 | News & Events, Spring Garden, Troubleshooting, vegetables
Squash blossom end rot is one of those disorders that kind of slaps you in the face. It hurts! One day you are thrilled with the sight of a new squash growing on your plant and the next day you’re greeted with a shriveled, rotted, squishy, squash. I don’t...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 22, 2020 | Fall Garden, News & Events, Pest Control, Spring Garden, Troubleshooting
Most gardeners have heard of using ladybugs to fight off aphids, but not everyone knows about lacewings. These two beneficial insects are powerhouses when it comes to battling aphids. It’s just a fact that milkweed and aphids go hand in hand. Aphids love to congregate...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 16, 2020 | Garden Tips, News & Events, Spring Garden
Find yourself with some extra gardening time during this period of quarantine? Hopefully you are already busy tackling the monthly gardening tips we sent out last week in the e-newsletter (sign up here if you don’t receive it yet). But if you are looking for some...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 13, 2020 | Troubleshooting
Garden pests can suck the joy out of gardening overnight if you don’t develop a schedule (preventative and/or maintenance) to combat these tiny creatures that love nothing more than to feast on your vibrant, healthy flowers or your juiciest vegetables. Proper...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 1, 2020 | Garden Tips, News & Events, Pest Control, Troubleshooting
You’ll figure out if you have a chewing insects problem by being observant in your garden. Look high, look low, and leave no leaf unturned. Most insects don’t hide in plain sight. You might even have to look for them at night to catch them. Today we’re honing in on...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 30, 2020 | Garden Planning, News & Events
Fresh citrus has arrived at Rainbow Gardens and we’ve got all the varieties in that perform the best here in San Antonio. Take a look at a few citrus facts we’ve compiled to think about when picking out citrus for your home landscape. For smaller landscapes, be...
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...
