Tree & Lawn Care
Watering Lawns in San Antonio
The question of how often you should be watering your lawn comes up often at Rainbow Gardens. We’ll give you the best tips on this page, along with the reasons why you should follow them. There really is no true formula for watering your San Antonio lawn due to many...
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Pet safety through the dog days of summer.
I glanced at the 10 day forecast for this week and regretted it instantly. 96, 98, 97, and so on. I think you get the drift. It's only June and I've had to peel my leg from a hot car seat a handful of times already! I've been trying to get up early to do gardening...
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Forcing Amaryllis Bulbs Inside For Cheerful Color
This is the time of year I usually start shifting my interests towards my surroundings inside. It seems as soon as Daylight Savings Time arrives, I start thinking about what I can do inside my home to brighten things up when the dark of night starts creeping in...
read moreSave water and add native and xeriscape plants to your world.
During the next couple of months your gardening chore list is close to a minimum as the need to water your plants decreases and there is no real heavy pruning to do. You are pretty much taking leisurely trips to your garden to snip some lettuce leaves or inspect for...
read moreHey Kermit…it IS easy bein’ green!
It's usually around this time of year that my thoughts start drifting to grass that is greener on the other side of the fence, and I mean this very literally. Even though our season of green has been extended with the warmer weather hanging around, I know it is just a...
read moreDigging in for trees and shrubs? Make sure you do this first!
So you've taken our advice and heeded our urging that fall really is the best time for planting perennials, shrubs and trees and you are ready to jump in the game. You've taken the time to do some research on which plants you want to incorporate into your landscape,...
read moreThis berry is a real beauty: The American Beautyberry
(Oh, what a beauty!) I can tell we are tapering off summer by a number of things: my calendar gets filled with upcoming events that are actually important for me to remember, the invitations to come over for a "fun" day of scrolling through thousands of pictures of...
read moreIt’s no cinch getting rid of the Chinch!
Do you have St. Augustine? Have you felt an impending sense of doom because your St. Augustine is yellowed and browned along the edges of your lawn with discolored patches spreading into a sort of circular pattern? If you answered yes to the previous two questions,...
read moreJust a little of the top, please.
It's that time of year when we start seeing shaggy-haired boys with sun-kissed highlights, and girls with wisps of summer-bleached hair escaping from their loosely-tied back ponytails. And while it may be time for us to let our hair down and run a little carefree and...
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