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Now’s the time to plant shade trees like live oak, bur oak, Texas red oak, cedar elm,...

About half of the city’s freeze-damaged pomegranate shrubs seem to have started to...

Your guide to controlling summer weeds in San Antonio gardens Calvin Finch, Gardening FacebookTwitterEmail We are in the middle of prime weed season, so here’s a guide to controlling them. Bedstraw is the weed that has the sticky vining growth habit. It’s also called sticky Willie and Velcro plant. Right now, most of the plants are brown and dead, but if you had them, you’re now dealing with a heavy crop of seeds that are just as sticky as the plants. If you have a dog or cat, the sticky little seeds will cover the limbs and face of the pet. They (the seeds) are hard to remove from the...

Skip to main content Why hollies are a great choice to replace freeze-damaged xylosma, oleander, boxwood, loquats, dwarf pittosporum and viburnum Calvin Finch, Gardening FacebookTwitterEmail Yaupon holly berries are a feast for birds and other wildlife but poisonous to humans.Courtesy photo There has been lots of discussion about the damage to plants from the Valentine’s Week Freeze. Among the plants subjected to the most damage were xylosma, oleander, boxwood, Japanese plum (loquat), dwarf pittosporum and viburnum. In many cases the replacement option that is recommended is one of the hol...

It still feels like winter in San Antonio, but purple martins are back Calvin Finch, Gardening FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 It is hard for many of us to fathom given the past week’s severe winter weather, but purple martins are back in San Antonio.Campwillowlake /Getty Images / iStockphotoShow MoreShow Less 2of3 It is hard for many of us to fathom given the past week’s severe winter weather, but purple martins are back in San Antonio.jerryhopman /Getty Images / iStockphotoShow MoreShow Less 3of3 It is hard for many of us to fathom given the past week’s severe winter weather, but purple ma...