by Happy Gardener | Oct 19, 2021 | Fall Garden, Groundcovers & Grasses, Seasonal & Gardening Tips
During fall we get greeted by sunshine earlier in the mornings and treated to a soft glow as the sun winds down for the day. One of my favorite ways to experience the shift in the pattern of the sun is through the wispy fronds of ornamental grasses. Fall is definitely...
by Happy Gardener | Oct 6, 2021 | Fall Garden, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Wildflower Mixes
On Wednesday I got to sit in on another great Rainbow Gardens seminar and decided to offer you all a little recap. Today’s seminar was on planting wildflowers in San Antonio. Laura Jarvis walked attendees through the steps needed to successfully sow wildflower...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 28, 2021 | Fall Garden, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Spring Garden, Trees & Shrubs
If you’ve taken our advice about fall being the best time for planting trees, shrubs, and perennials, you are probably chomping at the bit to get to planting. Hopefully you’ve done some research on which plants you want to incorporate into your landscape, where you...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 22, 2021 | Fall Garden, Seasonal & Gardening Tips
Don’t you love how just the thought of the arrival of fall allows us to turn our attention to gardening again? And turn our attention we should! Planning for gardening tasks in fall should be a top priority for these next couple of months. These next few weeks,...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 15, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Fall Garden, Pollinators, Summer Garden
You know how at the end of summer, plants look a little peaked and you are craving some color in your landscape but the weather is still too warm for cool weather annuals to really live comfortably? Enter the solution. Profusion zinnia is a great choice for...
by Happy Gardener | Aug 5, 2021 | Fall Garden, Organic Compost, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Soil & Compost, Soil Building
What do you need to be ready for the fall garden season? A little prep and some forethought could be all it takes. The following article addresses a few timely gardening tasks in the landscape and in your vegetable gardens that will have you ready and raring to go for...
