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Publications

A collection of articles written by Rockwall County Extension Master Gardeners:


Blue Ribbon News: Here We Grow
Timely Tips from Rockwall County Master Gardeners

2026
Growing Microgreens, April 2026
Attracting Hummingbirds to Rockwall Co. Gardens, February 2026

2025
Living Christmas Trees: Hold on to the Joy of the Holidays, published online December 2025
Winter Gardening: Prepare Vegetables and Flowers for Coming Cold, December 2025
Fall is Tree Time, November 2025
It’s Time for Fall Planting, October 2025
A Year-Round Garden of Blooms: Bulbs, published online August 2025
It’s the Season – Autumn Gardening, August 2025
Best Day Ever with Junior Master Gardeners, July 2025
An Easy Start to Canning, July 2025
The Art of Gardening, May 2025
Daylily Season: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, March 2025
Love (and Roses) are in the Air, February 2025

2024
Happy Holly-days, November 2024  
A Time to Remember and a Time to Grow, October 2024
Let’s Go Native! September, 2024
Discover the Practice of Seed Saving, August 2024
Fall is the Time for Trees, July 2024
Gardening Help in the Heat, June 2024
The Power of Pollinators, April 2024
Streamlining Spring Gardening, March 2024

 


Neighbors of Heath Magazine

Winter Gardening Tips, January 2024
Gardening Wow Starts Now, March 2024
Native Plants are Texas Tough, October 2024

 


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