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Gardening Knowledge

Welcome Gardeners! The presentations, articles, fact sheets, and videos on this page contain interesting and helpful information for gardens in our area. Read on and learn!


Articles

“Garden Patch” by Phyllis Webster

01/04/2023 – Try Something New in 2023
12/21/2022 – Plants Make Great Gifts
12/07/22 – Bulbs Promise Bright Futures
11/23/22 – Be Thankful for Gardens
11/09/22 – Put Gardens to Bed for Winter
10/26/22 – Plant Seeds for Next Year’s Flowers
10/12/22 – Travel Texas for Fall Color
09/28/22 – Help Save the Pollinators
09/14/22 – Prepare for Fall
08/24/22 – Dispel Common Water Myths
08/17/22 – Time to Prioritize
08/03/22 – Protect Homes from Wildfire
06/22/22 – Know Before You Forage
06/08/22 – Know Invasive Plants
05/15/22 – Explore National Park Plants
04/13/22 – Protect Against Wildfires
03/30/22 – Behold the Wildflowers!
03/16/22 – Spring Returns with Feathergrass
03/02/22 – What’s That Winter Flower?
02/16/22 – Annuals Offer Winter Color
02/02/22 – Tackle Pruning Tasks

“In the Garden” by Jane and Ray McGowen

02/22 – Winter Color in the Garden
01/22 – Dirty Little Secrets
11/21 – Pansies – A Welcome Face for Winter Color
09/21 – Crape Myrtles
08/21 – Summer Sunflowers
07/21 – Go Native with Coneflowers
06/21 – More Bees, Please


Plant Disease & Pest Control

  • The surprising fall armyworm
  • Armyworm Fact Sheet 2018
  • Rose Rosette Symptom Guide

Videos

  • Backyard Composting
  • Garden Tool Maintenance Video: Daily Maintenance of Long Handled Tools
  • Iris Division at the Demonstration Garden
  • Organic Lawn Treatment
  • Pesticide – 1
  • Pesticide – 2
  • Pesticide – 3
  • Rose Propagation

2022 Presentations

01/19/22 – Planning Your Spring Vegetable Garden

Prior Year Presentations

  • Attracting Pollinators to Garden
  • Backyard Composting – Tarrant Area Food Bank
    • Dirt on Backyard Composting Handout
    • What to Compost Guide
    • Garden Workday Flyer
  • Bird House Gourds
  • Earth-Kind Rose Cultivars – Care and Propagation
  • Compost & Structures
  • Daylilies – Care and Maintenance
  • Divine Vines
  • Drip Irrigation
  • Earth-Kind Gardening Techniques
  • Entomology
  • Farm to Table
  • Development of the Demonstration Garden
  • Drought Tolerant Trees
  • Getting the Garden Ready for Spring
  • Grasses
  • Growing Roses Successfully
  • Heat, Drought and Trees (part 1)
  • Heat, Drought and Trees (part 2)
  • Herb Recipes
  • How to Grow Gourds & What to do With Them
  • Hugelkultur
  • Love It or Leave It
  • Mighty Monarch Migration
  • Pest Insects in and around the Garden
  • Plant Propagation – Polly Parmer
  • Plant Propagation – Sherrill Czarnecki
  • Preparing for Fall
  • Proper Irrigation of Fruits and Vegetables
  • Rose Care and Pruning Tips
  • Roses- Soda Bottle Propagator
  • Soil Preparation
  • Structural Pests
  • The Monarchs are Coming (Part 1)
  • The Monarchs are Coming (Part 2)
  • Wicked Plants
  • Travel Study and Learn in City of Eternal Spring

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