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Help for Your Landscape Questions

Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener Association I have so many landscape questions, and I search for answers from books and plant magazines as well as online.  One of my favorite go-to sources is the Aggie Horticulture website, and I want to share with you why that has become one of my top sources for […]

Do You Want to Be a Master Gardener?

By: Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener Association Do you like plants? Do you like to work on gardening projects? Do you enjoy learning about plants and gardening? Would you like to meet and work with other gardeners? Would you like to learn more about gardening in the Big Country? If you answered yes to […]

What to Do in December

By Jackie Sledge, Big Country Master Gardener Association I can’t believe it’s almost December, and I haven’t finished my November landscape tasks!  I had purchased several shrubs and trees but just hadn’t found the time and energy to plant them.  I followed the advice we give everyone and contacted 811 to have the yard marked […]

A Gardener’s Thanksgiving Thoughts

By Jackie Sledge, Big Country Master Gardener Association Happy Thanksgiving!  I have spent the last couple of days thinking “thankful” thoughts, and I want to share some of them with you. Many of us may have had some frustrating or disappointing garden experiences this year, but we have also had some successful and rewarding experiences, […]

What Should I Do with My New Shrubs?

By Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener Association My favorite shrub died a couple of years ago when we had a leak in the drip irrigation system in the flower bed, and unfortunately that specific Texas Sage (Cenizo) preferred a warm, dry environment.  I finally decided to get another shrub after seeing so many Texas […]

What to do in November

By Jackie Sledge Past President, Big Country Master Gardener Association Our weather this week is reinforcing Mark Twain’s statement that “if you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes.”  In our case, we will be on a roller coaster ride of temperature changes this week with days of warm weather followed by cold, […]