Some pointers about Poinsettias

Kate Whitney The Christmas season is here! I enjoy using plants and natural elements to decorate my home. During the Christmas season that means poinsettias and Christmas greenery. Poinsettias are a neat plant to grow and have an interesting history as the Christmas flower.

A great cool-season annual

Pansies are one of my mother’s favorite flowers to grow. Every year in the fall, we went on a search for the perfect tray of pansies. Some years she liked to plant a mix of colorful pansies, and other years she planted a solid color for a big impact statement.

Green Magic broccoli is a fall Texas Superstar plant

The weather is finally starting to feel a little more like fall, or maybe I am trying to convincemyself that 89-degree temperatures are fall weather in Texas. The shorter daylight hours are making a difference in the weather and I am ready to enjoy some fall vegetables.