Articles
Here you'll find horticulture business articles and my Plant for Profits columns, as well as more in-depth articles on a variety of plant and gardening topics. You can use the Article Category drop down to the right to filter articles and columns by topic.
Don’t Resist Change
One of the most important questions everyone in the green-industry supply chain should be asking is: Are we relevant to younger home owners?
Summer Fruits!
Planting even one fruit tree is a small investment that can yield years of delicious fruit for eating and baking. Many fruits are easy to grow in Texas with minimal effort.
Edible Flowers for the Summer Garden
Edible flowers make a wonderful complement to salads and desserts. While the most commonly used edible flowers tend to be those of cool-season plants like viola and calendula, the summer garden also has a bounty of edible blooms to offer.
Cestrum ‘Orange Zest’
Despite its beauty and toughness in the garden, Cestrum aurantiaum isn’t well known by many Texas gardeners. Also known as orange jessamine, this tropical shrub can be grown as an evergreen perennial in many parts of the state.
Petunia ‘Black Velvet’
'Black Velvet' is the world's first solid black petunia. I was instantly drawn to its deep purple-black glossy blooms, over which you can't help but ooh and ahh. The contrast is unusual and eye-catching and makes this petunia the perfect companion for foliage plants like purple fountain grass, purple sweet potato vine and euphorbia.
Osteospermum for Early Spring Color
If you’re like me, there really isn’t any time of the year when you’re not hankering to plant color in your garden. Come February, I’m already itching to get started on my spring garden.
