by Happy Gardener | Apr 11, 2024 | Groundcovers & Grasses
Juniper ground covers can be a fantastic addition to your garden in San Antonio, Texas. Junipers offer an evergreen groundcover with unique texture for year-round visual interest in your landscape. These low-growing plants not only provide excellent ground coverage...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 4, 2024 | Edibles, Fruit, Berries, Nuts, Vegetables
It’s time! Melons can be planted in our San Antonio gardens now, hooray! Have you always wanted to plant a melon, but just didn’t have the information you needed to be successful? Well, it’s your lucky day today. We’re sharing some tips for growing melons in our area....
by Happy Gardener | Mar 25, 2024 | Organic Compost, Soil & Compost, Soil Building
We recently hosted a great Composting 101 class with Karen Gardner, BCMG and vegetable specialist, and came away with some great tips for how to easily make your own compost. Easy is the key here. We are not diving into anything too complicated. The consensus of the...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 24, 2024 | Edibles, Vegetables
Cool as a cucumber; that’s a phrase many of us are familiar with when describing someone who has an easy-going vibe even when the pressure is mounting. But why a cucumber? Well, because of their high water content, cucumbers are known to feel cool and refreshing to...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 23, 2024 | Edibles, Vegetables
Growing eggplant in San Antonio, Texas, can be a rewarding endeavor for both seasoned gardeners and enthusiastic beginners. This vibrant and versatile vegetable thrives in the warm climate of South Texas, making it an excellent addition to your home garden. In this...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 18, 2024 | Edibles, Vegetables
San Antonio, Texas is a fantastic place for growing a variety of legumes including the beloved green beans and the southern staple black eyed peas. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or just starting your first vegetable patch you can try these nutritious beans and...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 14, 2024 | Annuals & Perennials, Fall Garden, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Spring Garden, Summer Annuals, Summer Garden
Last week I bragged all about Vista® Bubblegum® petunias, and rightly so. They are fantastic! Many of you came out and scooped them all up (we got more… just saying). But today is all about Laura Bush petunias. If you haven’t yet heard of these, they are just as...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 2, 2024 | Annuals & Perennials, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Spring Annuals, Spring Garden, Summer Annuals, Summer Garden
The Supertunia Vista® Bubblegum® petunia is truly a sight to behold with its vibrant pink flowers that add a pop of color to any garden. This delightful plant is not only beautiful but also tough, especially when it comes to surviving in a place like San Antonio,...
by Happy Gardener | Feb 26, 2024 | Turf & Lawn
Field sandburs, also known as sticker burs or grassburs, can be a pesky problem for those in San Antonio, Texas. These prickly weeds are especially prevalent in our region and can quickly take over your lawn if left unchecked. Understanding the lifecycle of sandburs...
by Happy Gardener | Feb 22, 2024 | Annuals & Perennials, Edibles, Herbs, Spring Annuals
When it comes to planting cool weather spring annuals, perennials, or herbs in Texas, timing is everything. By planting these colorful or flavorful early offerings, you can enjoy a longer flowering and/or harvesting season and have your garden bursting with vibrant...
by Happy Gardener | Feb 21, 2024 | Annuals & Perennials, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators
If you are looking for a heat loving plant tough enough to handle our San Antonio summer temperatures that offers copious amounts of flowers for the pollinators to enjoy, you might want to take a look at agastache (“ah-GAH-stah-kee”). 10 Quick Characteristics...
by Happy Gardener | Feb 12, 2024 | News & Events, Seasonal & Gardening Tips
When it comes to gardening and using pesticides or fungicides, one of the most crucial steps that gardeners often overlook is reading the labels on these products. The information provided on the labels is not just there for legal reasons; it serves as a valuable...
by Happy Gardener | Feb 5, 2024 | Flowering Trees, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Spring Garden, Trees & Shrubs
Crape Myrtles are a beautiful addition to any garden or landscape. To ensure they grow to their full potential, it’s essential to prune them the correct way. Here are some tips to help you properly prune your Crape Myrtles and maintain their health and beauty....
by Happy Gardener | Jan 29, 2024 | Edibles, News & Events, Vegetables
Tomatoes. They are one of our favorite harvests to enjoy, but they do take some work to produce. You can’t plant too early; you can’t plant too late. They’re hungry and thirsty plants, but when you take a bite out of a fresh, homegrown tomato, most of think they are...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 24, 2024 | Edibles, News & Events, Vegetables
Planting root vegetables, like beets, can be a rewarding and delicious experience for any gardener. They tend to be some of the easier vegetables to grow, making them great choices for teaching young gardeners. Late winter/early spring or mid fall are great times to...
by Happy Gardener | Jan 23, 2024 | Roses
Early spring brings you the best selections of roses at Rainbow Gardens here in San Antonio, Texas. Late winter to early spring is the right time to plant them here as well. We pot up our bareroot roses in January so that means when you buy them now, they aren’t...
by Happy Gardener | Dec 29, 2023 | Fall Garden, Flowering Trees, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Shade Trees, Trees & Shrubs
If trees are something you are thinking about planting in your landscape for the new year, don’t delay. While fall is the best time to plant, winter and early spring (really early spring) are runners up. Although the cold weather will shut down the growth of the tops...
by Happy Gardener | Dec 5, 2023 | Pests & Diseases
Scale pests are a common problem for gardeners and plant enthusiasts in San Antonio, Texas. These tiny insects attach themselves to the stems and leaves of plants, sucking out the sap and causing damage to the plant. If left untreated, scale infestations can kill...
by Happy Gardener | Dec 5, 2023 | Edibles, Fruit trees, Fruit, Berries, Nuts, Trees & Shrubs
Did you know that winter is the best time to plant hardy fruit trees? Planting from mid Dec through February, when fruit trees are dormant, is less stressful for trees and helps to reduce transplant shock. This time period also gives roots the time it needs to develop...
by Happy Gardener | Nov 27, 2023 | Fall Garden, News & Events, Soil & Compost, Winter Garden
All too often, when the season changes and leaves begin to fall, it’s the sound of groans that are heard from homeowners thinking about daily raking, or carrying around a heavy leaf blower on a weekly basis. We think the sound we hear should be squeals of joy. ...
