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Supercharge your Garden with Texas Superstar Plants
The new Texas Superstar Guide to strong and stunning plants for Texans, created by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Department of Agriculture, is available online. To be designated a Texas Superstar, a plant must be beautiful and perform well for consumers and growers throughout the state. Superstars must be easy to propagate, which should ensure the plants are not only widely available throughout Texas but also reasonably priced. The Texas Superstar program began as a regional program in the early 1980s and became a statewide effort in 1989. The name Texas Superstar was coined in 1997. The designation was applied to all the…
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National Wildflower Week is May 3-9
Happy National Wildflower Week! This week May 3 – 9 let’s celebrate our glorious wildflowers right here in Central Texas. From classic bluebonnets to festive mexican hats to healthy echinachea we have got the best! Let us know your favorite too! National #Wildflower Week is the first full week of May every year. It was created in 1987 to celebrate the beauty and importance of native #wildflowers across the United States. Thank you Lady Bird Johnson!
