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How to Help a Potted Bouganvillia Through a North Texas Winter

November 11, 2026

A healthy bougainvillea can be the star of a North Texas patio. Its colorful bracts seem made for summer sunshine, and a well-grown specimen can become more beautiful—and more difficult to move—each year. Potted Bougainvillea Through a North Texas Winter The challenge arrives when Garland’s warm afternoons give way to cold nights. Bougainvillea is a […]

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Plants That Really Grow Here

November 11, 2026

Turk’s Cap: A Welcome Splash of Color for the Shadier Garden Every Garland garden seems to have a difficult spot: morning light, afternoon shade, tree roots nearby, and a gardener wondering what might actually bloom there. Turk’s cap deserves a place on the list of possibilities. The familiar red-flowered Texas native, commonly labeled Malvaviscus arboreus […]

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Propagation

November 11, 2026

Why Cuttings Fail—and How to Give the Next Batch a Better Start You take a promising cutting, tuck it into a pot, and wait. A week later, it has either wilted, blackened at the base, or remained stubbornly unchanged. If this sounds familiar, you are learning one of propagation’s most important lessons: a cutting needs […]

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Put Those Fall Leaves to Work

November 9, 2026

Put Those Fall Leaves to Work Every autumn, perfectly useful garden material falls out of the trees—and many of us spend a weekend bagging it and hauling it to the curb. This year, consider keeping at least some of those leaves at home. Leaves can help cover bare soil, conserve moisture and gradually break down […]

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Turk’s cap (Malvaviscus arboreus) is easy to propagate in North Texas. Stem cuttings are the fastest and most reliable method.

November 2, 2026

Stem cuttings—best method Best timing: April through September. Late summer cuttings also work if you protect the young plants during winter. Roots usually begin forming in three to six weeks. Gently tug the cutting; resistance usually means roots have formed. Gradually remove the humidity cover over several days, then transplant into regular potting soil. View […]

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