Articles I've Written About Plants, Texas Gardening

For two years, I wrote the "Chores" column that appeared in the Home and Garden section of The Dallas Morning News. Here are some of my best from that column as well as other articles I have written:

Propagating houseplants the easy way

Brown spots in lawn? Put the blame on Lassie

Add improvements to garden beds while soil sleeps

Annuals from seed fuel the couch potato's garden

Brighten cool-weather gardens with fall annuals

Bring plants inside before first frost warning

Try companion planting for better garden results 

Divide and conquer those perennials

Fall's a good time to try composting

Feed your lawn but test the soil first

Fix bare spots under trees with these shade-lovers

Force a little spring with paperwhites

Feed lawn before its long winter nap

Get the upper hand on weeds in garden beds

Get fire ants before they get you

Make your garden tools ready for winter

Get to the root of lawn thatch

A green lawn in winter comes with a cost

What Texas vines love to cling to

Help plants settle into their new homes in garden beds

Steps to help tender perennials and other plants survive a freeze

How and when you should prune Texas trees

With expanded shale, clay soil meets its match

Keep Texas grass watered, not waterlogged

Know where your trees' root flare is

Now's the time to get your lawngrass off to a good start

By improving your soil, you improve your garden's chances

An ounce of pre-emergent is worth hours of weeding

Plant trees in fall to give them a head start on spring

A guide to planting spring vegetables in North Texas

Plan to water plants during the winter

Rain brings out the blackspot on roses

Ruthless pruning keeps rosebushes at their healthiest

Scale moves to Texas crape myrtles

Sow seeds indoors to get a jump on spring

Spent flowers may have blooms left

Starting seedlings? Do it where it's warm: indoors

How to stop birds from pecking your peaches

Take on tree problems before storms hit

Learn the pros' secret to dramatic impatiens

What's at the root of tree fertilization questions?

Lots of rain? Waterlogged plants may need a breather