Trish Percy, Master Gardener Do you have trouble committing? Feel just a bit of anxiety when you dig a hole to plant something permanently in your yard? Not to worry—let’s bring out the containers! By far the best reason to grow in containers is location, location, location. Containers give us the flexibility to put plants…
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March 2024, Clubs & Classes
Garden Club Meeting March 18
Nancy Finley The next Garden Club meeting is Monday, March 18, at 10:30 a.m. in the Lonestar Room at the Robson Ranch clubhouse. This is our annual Plant Exchange. Bring all your plant “volunteers” or divided plants, ready to replant in their new home. Please include planting instructions and fully grown size. Each member gets…
Generals, February 2024
Growing Amaryllis, Narcissus, and Hyacinths Indoors for the Winter Season
Sharrie Ely, Master Gardener In the darker days of winter, it’s always lovely to have beautiful flowers. Even now, it’s not too late to consider “forcing” bulbs to enjoy indoor blooms for the winter season. If you are sensitive to fragrance, then grow amaryllis, as they have no scent. For fragrant indoor flowers, you can…
Generals, January 2024
New Year’s Resolutions Suggestions from Your Garden
Martha Cantrell, Master Gardener Hello. First off, I want to thank you for taking such great care of my friends and me, your gardens! We flourished throughout spring, summer, and fall but, now, parts of us need to rest. That doesn’t mean the pleasure of caring for us stops! While some of you might be…
Features, December 2023
Holiday Cactus
Donna Hull It’s the time of year to enjoy a few holiday-inspired plants. The garden centers are filled with poinsettias and fresh pine, but don’t forget to invite another beauty into your home—the holiday cactus. There are three holiday cacti: the Thanksgiving cactus, Christmas cactus, and Easter cactus. The first two are separate species of…
Clubs & Classes, September 2023
Welcome to the Robson Ranch Garden Club
Nancy Finley There are so many beautiful gardens at the Ranch, and your neighbors have a wealth of experience in our Robson Ranch soil, sun, and rain conditions. Our neighbors have wonderful gardens and landscaping that provide pleasant viewing on your rides/walks or runs. Those new to Texas, you’ve almost survived summer. The cooler weather…
Features, August 2023
Yard of the Month
Letha Straub, Chair, Yard of the Month The Garden Club Board has selected the yard of Doris and Joe Hazewski as the recipients of the honorary Yard of the Month award. Doris and Joe stated, “Our journey began in early 2020 with our decision to relocate from our home in Missouri City, Texas, to a…
Generals, May 2023
Yard of the Month
Erminja Maganja, Garden Club Publicity Chair Letha Straub, who leads the Garden Club’s Yard of the Month project, has selected the yard of Tim and Amy Bowman as deserving of this honorary award. While Tim hails from Oklahoma and Amy from Kansas, they consider themselves Texans at heart, having lived here “as long as they…
Clubs & Classes, May 2023
Garden Club Trip to Ponder
Erminja Maganja, Publicity Chair Twice yearly, Garden Club members leave the Ranch to enjoy a field trip to local gardens or garden-related establishments. For our April meeting, we visited a unique flower farm in Ponder called Aunt Sue’s Barn. We were greeted by owner Sue Newhouse who purchased the 10-acre property in the mid-1990s with…
Clubs & Classes, April 2023
Garden Club—Let’s Get Growing!
Erminja Maganja, Publicity Chair Garden Club members assembled on March 20 for the always-popular annual Plant Exchange. President Lori Slocum opened the meeting with club business, announcing that two board seats will be vacated this year: vice president and publicity. She asked members to consider serving on the board. Those interested, please contact any board…