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Not Your Grandma's Tea

When you think of tea, you’re probably not thinking about it having anything to do with compost. But while compost tea may not sound like a very appetizing drink, plants sure do love ...

An Unexpected Oasis

Tucked among far South Austin’s well-manicured lawns, an oasis of fruit trees, vegetables, herbs and ornamentals flourishes in a 40- by 60-foot backyard that serves as both an outdoor laboratory ...

Seed Savers

In his early 20s, Jeremiath “Jere” Gettle was known to tirelessly set off alone in his trusty Saturn into the depths of Mexico and beyond, armed with only an old road atlas, a paper map and a ...

5 Handy Stories for Spring Gardening

Although the spring season technically starts in late March, we Central Texans know that warm weather can arrive much earlier. Get a head start on your post-winter garden with helpful tips found in ...

A Winter Gardening Bed

In a relatively small amount of space, home gardeners can create a vegetable garden productive enough to provide delicious sides or even main courses during our winters in Central Texas. Year-round ...

The Honeybee

By Bambi ...

Another Plant in the Wall

This past May, the University of Texas’ 84-year-old Goldsmith Hall became home to a strikingly innovative design concept: a living wall. The 10-by-25-foot honeycomb frame on the building’s ...

By Hand

The term “heritage” applies to more than living things with pure-breed characteristics that stem back to the age before genetic modification and human tampering. Right along with the resurgence ...

An Edible Legacy

For many, heirloom seeds and heirloom plants varietals are prized possessions. These seeds were often brought via immigration from distant homelands, and many heirloom plants have been developed ...

New Digs

Chris Winslow of It’s About Thyme is in the middle of explaining all the red tape behind moving his entire garden center to a new location when a frantic customer named Jim bursts into his ...