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  Disappearing fountains | Pottery | Aquatic plants | Fish | Landscape design
  It's so hot and dry at this time of year that we need to keep our plant needs in mind. And that usually means water and plenty of it. However it is possible to kill your plant by kindly watering too much. It's easy to spot a plant that needs watering, it's droopy and sad […]
  My Battle with the Green briar Vine
  Green Briar is a thorny vine that is native all over the South. Deer love to eat it and it's highly flammable. It's also difficult to control and often pops up everywhere. You can blame it on the birds who love to eat the berries. Once it establishes an underground root system it's near impossible […]
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  If you are on our mailing list then each time you make a purchase you earn Bullfrog Bucks. These bucks can be redeemed during the months November and December. Bullfrog bucks can be redeemed for any item (for sale) at our store. Does not include installations or employees 😉
  How a Prep a Bed
  First you throw on a fitted sheet then you….wait no…not that kind of bed….we're talking about a plant bed. First…do you HAVE a veggie or flower bed? Do you want to know the easiest, super simplest technique of building one? Simply buy a bunch of compost and pile it 6″ deep or more over the […]
  The Freeze Awakens: A Jedi Gardeners Tale
  A long time ago in a Garden Far Far Away………………………………………………….(please read the following while thinking of or listening to the opening of Star Wars)
  Freeze? Oh same on me
  Are you beating yourself up because you didn't get your plants in on time. Please take comfort that this "so-called" professional didn't either! I suspect this Succulent known as the Pancake plant is toast. Teehee get it?
  Think it's cold in Houston? Visiting my brother and family in Lubbock. 15 degrees with a stiff North wind. There's nothing like experiencing a real winter to make you appreciate the Gulf Coast.
  Steps to take in the event of a Freeze
  http://nelsonwatergardens.com/freeze-precautions/
  We've got plenty of Fall bedding plants available
  Make your garden you!
  What? How can this be? The Indians introduced the Pilgrims to corn and how to grow it. The pilgrims were grateful and invented the holiday of Thanksgiving to celebrate this new plant and gardening technique! And you thought it was about turkey! BTW we will be open Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving—we may be in […]