Composting Methods, Cost Comparisons, and Earthworms. Oh My!
Have you Tried Composting with the Hügelkultur or Lasagna Gardening Metho
Category: The Home Garden
Easy and Affordable Composting
Simple introduction to composting. Great guide for new gardeners. You’ll get my “no-no” and “yes” list for composting materials and an easy way to start today.
How to Start Your Houston Garden
4 tools you will need to start planning your garden and landscape today
Satsuma Ohnaga Bitter Melon
These edible, very bitter gourds have been a really interesting addition to the HDG Vegetable Test Garden. With wild 2021 weather, I was not confident these would make their debut this year. Fortunately they did, and they were a hit! Improper Seed Starting: My first attempt at germinating seeds was…
Lemon Balm Eucalyptus
A review of Lemon Balm Eucalyptus in the HDG Test Garden, a 2 acre site devoted to testing plants in Houston, Texas.
Celeste Fig
Do you ever want more function in your landscape than just something nice to look at? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone and we have something for you! Say hello to the Celeste Fig tree; Also known as Ficus carica ‘Celeste’. This handy little tree grows up to 7’-10’ tall and…
Garden Potato
Solanum tuberosum, more commonly referred to as Garden Potato, is a cool season vegetable hardy in zones 1 to 7, or most of the continental United States. Potatoes produce best when planted in early spring with warm days and cools nights. Potato is a common culinary vegetable but is often…
Plants for Fall and Winter Edible Gardens
HDG Landscape Design’s tried and true winter edible garden can be contained in a single large landscape pot. Using the thriller, filler, and spiller method, I like to plant a Meyer Lemon tree as a central focal point, a ring of bright green Butter Lettuce surrounding, 3 trailing Rosemary spaced…
Mexican Feather Grass
Nassella tenuissima, more often known as Mexican Feather Grass is a common ornamental grass in Texas landscapes and still referred to Stipa tenuissima by some authorities. This perennial grass can reach 24” to 36” in height and 15” to18” in width. Ornamental grasses in general are grown for a texture and…
Fuyu Persimmon
Diospyros kaki ‘Fuyu’, more often known as Fuyu Persimmon, is a highly sought after variety of Persimmon due to the sweet, non-astringent taste. You will often find Persimmon fruit to be an astringent variety in most commercial stores. There is a small ripe window for Persimmon, so, if you’ve purchased…