by Happy Gardener | May 26, 2022 | Houseplants, News & Events
If you are looking for a great houseplant in low light areas, you might want to consider a calathea. Calathea, also known as ‘Prayer Plants’, come in many variations ranging in color and striking patterns. Rainbow Gardens generally carries many different types of...
by Happy Gardener | May 12, 2022 | News & Events, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Summer Garden
How’d you feel about the sun recently pushing our temperatures up into the upper 90’s? We had a big string of cloudy weather (and not enough rain), and now that the sun has finally arrived, it blazed in like a furnace! We need the sun to rosy up our tomatoes, but not...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 27, 2022 | Butterflies, News & Events, Pollinators
Today we are tooting the horn of pollinator expert, Laura Jarvis, of The Butterfly Landing, in blatant attempts to get you to come to our class! Whether you carve out a special patio garden at your apartment, or plant a plot in your landscape, the more pollinator...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 4, 2022 | Edibles, Fruit, Berries, Nuts, News & Events
If you’ve been going back and forth about purchasing an Improved Dwarf Meyer Lemon, I’m here today to push you in the direction of loading one up in your vehicle and bringing it home. Besides being able to enjoy the bright, fresh, citrusy taste of your own homegrown...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 4, 2022 | Edibles, News & Events, Vegetables
If you’ve shopped at Rainbow Gardens during spring in the past years, most likely you’ve heard of or seen signs for the Rodeo Tomato of the year. Each year a tomato variety is selected by the Texas Agrilife Extension Service for the San Antonio rodeo to hold the...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 7, 2022 | Edibles, News & Events, Vegetables
In keeping with our plan to share our guest speakers’ key notes from our classes and events, today’s blog is a recap of our Tomato Class we recently had, featuring Keith Amelung, our local heirloom tomato supplier. Keith gave us a ton of information to help grow...
