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Shasta daisy lover will rejoice as the Amazing Daisy collection is more than doubling with the addition of three new varieties for 2022. The Garden Guy can hardly wait to get his hands on Amazing Daisy Marshmallow. 03/03/2022 12:00 AM

Dripping Life A lesson from Bald Eagles

Dripping Life A lesson from Bald Eagles

Once upon a time in mid-October, a pair of bald eagles built a nest near White Rock Lake in Dallas. The structure, located in a cottonwood tree, was engineered their new home with an exterior of large twigs. The eagles decorated the interior with softer materials, making it suitable for nesting. 02/24/2022 12:00 AM

Rockin Playin the Blues Salvia: All About the bees, birds and butterflies

Rockin Playin the Blues Salvia: All About the bees, birds and butterflies

There is not a gardener I meet that doesn’t crave plants that are all about Blooms, Birds and Butterflies. Shoot add Bees to it and you would have a surefire award winner. The Dallas Arboretum has one of the superior plant trials in the country and they gave the award for most Pollinator Friendly Perennial to Rockin’ Playin’ the Blues salvia. 02/24/2022 12:00 AM

The Body Farm next door

The Body Farm next door

In TV’s, STAR TREK, the series' scientists are seeking “to boldly go where no man has gone before.” 02/17/2022 12:00 AM

The awards keep coming for Supertunia Mini Vista Petunias

The awards keep coming for Supertunia Mini Vista Petunias

The awards just keep coming! When I last wrote about the Supertunia Mini Vista Indigo it was in 2020 and was making its debut. It had already won 24-awards in trials even though it was just arriving to the public. Now the awards are 3-dozen and in fact the Supertunia Mini Vista series now totals over 160. How can this be for a petunia with the word mini in its name? 02/17/2022 12:00 AM

Crush your color combination with Whirlwind Scaevola

Crush your color combination with Whirlwind Scaevola

If you have gone complacent or perhaps even boring when it comes to scaevola The Garden Guy is here to tell you it is time to Crush the Color Combos. In the spirit of truth and candor I must say the Commercial Guys are waking us up and thank goodness. 02/10/2022 12:00 AM

Cold snap jitters: Paranoia or PTSD?

Cold snap jitters: Paranoia or PTSD?

As we held our breaths, awaiting last Thursday’s cold front, I probably wasn’t the only person in Dripping Springs who was looking back to last February’s “Snowpocalypse.” Okay. I’ll confess. I had been buying an extra case of water every week. I also was unpacking my heaviest sweaters, and yes, our family invested in a small propane generator. 02/10/2022 12:00 AM

Get your sunny disposition on by planning your garden with ‘Heat It Up’ Blanket Flowers

Get your sunny disposition on by planning your garden with ‘Heat It Up’ Blanket Flowers

Recently a post came across my Facebook that read today is January the 74th and by George I agree and I want change. I need blanket flowers or gaillardias. Ok I know February is too early but let this servenotice, start sourcing the award-winning ‘Heat It Up Blanket Flowers’ for spring planting. 02/03/2022 12:00 AM

Where were you at 11:38 a.m. on Jan. 28, 1986

Where were you at 11:38 a.m. on Jan. 28, 1986

As a bit of background, I was a proud supporter of NASA and our space program. No, I didn’t have dreams of becoming an astronaut -- not when I couldn’t summon the courage to ride the roller coaster at the State Fair. Not when I couldn’t ride the Tilt-A-Whirl with my friends without punctuating each ride with a rush to the restroom so I could throw up in privacy. 02/03/2022 12:00 AM

Dripping Life

My family moved to the big city of Dallas the summer before my sixthgrade year…and I can truly say, moving from small-town San Angelo and Santa Rita School, where I had been since first grade, to Sudie L. Williams Elementary in Dallas was a culture shock of major proportions. 01/27/2022 12:00 AM

August Lavender Heliotrope sweeping awards across the country

August Lavender Heliotrope sweeping awards across the country

Six months ago, The Garden Guy prognosticated that Augusta Lavender heliotrope was going to one of the hottest plants for 2022. This was really based on my trials at my house outside of Columbus, GA. 01/27/2022 12:00 AM

VFW names contest winners

VFW names contest winners

VFW Post 2933 held an award ceremony last week. Jesus Gonzalez-Albejar and Collin Heape were awarded first and second place respectively in the annual Voice of Democracy essay contest. Each received a certificate and a cash award for their winning submission. Presenting the awards were VFW Post 2933 Commander Jerry Martin and VFW Post 2933 Senior Vice Commander (SVC) Bob DeJong. Bob DeJong is also the chairman for the Voice of Democracy contest. 01/27/2022 12:00 AM