Tag Archives: gardening

Keep Pearland Beautiful – Companion Planting

Keep Pearland Beautiful presents a FREE lecture – Companion Planting with horticulture agent Stephen Brueggerhoff. This will be a Facebook Live! event, and browse to Brazoria County AgriLife Extension Facebook page to join in: www.facebook.com/brazoriacountyextension/ Companion Planting.  It is fascinating to learn about plants that are both beneficial and complementary  to one another.  This lecture is broadcast live and starts at 7pm. KPB garden lecture series promotes best practices in home garden development and management. Instructed by Brazoria County AgriLife Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff and Brazoria County Master… Read More →

Keep Pearland Beautiful – Spring Veggies

Keep Pearland Beautiful presents a FREE lecture – Spring Veggies with Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff. This will be a Facebook Live! event, and browse to Brazoria County AgriLife Extension Facebook page to join in: www.facebook.com/brazoriacountyextension/ Spring Veggies. Learn about planting and caring for your spring garden and the varieties that grow best in your area.  This lecture is broadcast live and starts at 7pm. KPB garden lecture series promotes best practices in home garden development and management. Instructed by Brazoria County AgriLife Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff and Brazoria County… Read More →

Keep Pearland Beautiful-Pruning Ornamental Trees

Keep Pearland Beautiful presents a FREE lecture – Pruning Ornamental Trees with Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff. This will be a Facebook Live! event, and browse to Brazoria County AgriLife Extension Facebook page to join in: www.facebook.com/brazoriacountyextension/ Pruning Ornamental Trees. Learn about pruning and maintenance techniques for  your ornamental trees to keep them healthy and beautiful. This lecture is broadcast live and starts at 7pm. KPB garden lecture series promotes best practices in home garden development and management. Instructed by Brazoria County AgriLife Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff and Brazoria County… Read More →

Gardening on the Gulf Coast Lecture Series: Horticulture Myths

Gardening on the Gulf Coast Lecture Series: Horticulture Myths and Mystics with Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff, starting at 10am. Sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Southeast Region. Get to know facts versus myth-information and debunk 10 gardening myths to improve your horticultural skills. This is a presentation via MS TEAMS.  FREE with registration. To register for this FREE virtual presentation CLICK HERE. 

Indoor Gardening – Terrarium Dreams with Fairy Gardens – Facebook Live Presentation

This is a four part series for indoor gardening, featuring container gardening, fall and winter veggies, herbs and ending with fairy garden terrariums. Read More →

Indoor Gardening Series – Herbs, the Spice of Life – Facebook Live Presentation

This is a four part series for indoor gardening, featuring container gardening, fall and winter veggies, herbs and ending with fairy garden terrariums. Read More →

Indoor Gardening Series – Knowing and Growing – Facebook Live Presentation

This is a four part series for indoor gardening, featuring container gardening, fall and winter veggies, herbs and ending with fairy garden terrariums. Read More →

Indoor Gardening Series – Gardening Indoors – Facebook Live Presentation

Angleton Recreation Center Indoor Gardening Series. Sponsored by City of Angleton Parks and Recreation Department. Starting October 7, a four part series for indoor gardening, featuring container gardening, fall and winter veggies, herbs and ending with fairy garden terrariums. Read More →

Sage Advice: Salvias for Brazoria County

Now that the fall season is in full swing, we’re both focusing on end-of-year vegetable/ornamental gardening or (literally) putting our gardens to bed and planning for the next spring season. I would like to offer focus to one of my favorite plant groups to help stock our planning diaries: salvias. No, not the familiar drought tolerant and tall Cenizo, or “Texas Sage” bushes (botanical name Leucophyllum) that proffer lavender-colored blossoms after a rain, but the low-slung and often tender-branched perennial plants that offer a variety of leaf texture… Read More →

Landscaping After the Flood

Individually and as a community we are coming to terms with rebuilding our homes and landscapes after the storm damage, and I am beginning to receive questions from concerned citizens about the effects of flooding on their home landscape. There are some signs of plant decline I’ll review, and patience is key as we continue to recover. There are many factors that can affect a plants’ long and short-term health. The primary limiting factor is inadequate oxygen exchange in saturated soils. The roots of all plants need access… Read More →