by Happy Gardener | Nov 15, 2022 | Cactus & Succulents, News & Events, Winter Garden
This time of year, we are inundated with requests for holiday plants and Christmas cactus are usually one of the top requests. We bring in these beautiful schlumbergera and they fly out the doors. However, did you know that what you think might be a Christmas cactus...
by Rainbow Gardens | Jan 25, 2022 | Edibles, Vegetables, Winter Garden
The end of January, February, and early March are the perfect times to plant potatoes in San Antonio, Texas. Today this blog guides you through the planting steps and also offers a few tips to get your potatoes off to a great start. So whether you say ‘potato’ and I...
by Rainbow Gardens | Jan 18, 2022 | Edibles, Pests & Diseases, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Winter Garden
If you’ve followed Rainbow Gardens on our social media channels, or these blogs for any amount of time, you’ve probably noticed us telling you to avoid “wipe out” sprays for pest and disease control, and how we even try to encourage you not to spray for problems...
by Happy Gardener | Dec 4, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Winter Garden
Most of us scoop up a bunch of pansies to get our annual color fix throughout winter and there definitely isn’t anything wrong with that. But there’s another option for you. If brilliant color in a cold tolerant plant is what you crave, take a look at the...
by Rainbow Gardens | Nov 28, 2021 | Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Winter Garden
It’s coming, it’s really coming. The REAL cold weather is right around the corner. South Central Texas folks are certainly aware that the temperatures can rise and fall from day to day with no sense of a pattern. We get as much of a warning for weather...
by Happy Gardener | Nov 11, 2021 | Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Trees & Shrubs, Winter Garden
A trip to the softball fields in Burleson, Texas this weekend had me running for my notebook to jot down my thoughts for a PSA blog this week. One look at the trees that lined the perimeter of the fields and i just knew I had to write a PSA on Cedar Fever, and the...
