Taking Care of Your Trees: Fall Tree Care
Fall means piles of leaves that need to be moved and trees that will need proper care in prep for winter’s chill. Tree care is normally fairly easy during the […]
The Ideal Time for Planting Shrubs
By Dr. Douglas F. Welsh, Landscape Horticulturist Finally, fall is here. The weather cooling and now is a perfect time to add a new grouping of shrubs to your land-scape. […]
It’s Here: Milberger’s Famous Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Monster Maze
Come to the nursery and run through our better-than-ever MONSTER MAZE. Visit our amazing PUMPKIN PATCH Then come back on Saturday and Sunday Oct 29th and 30th for our Halloween […]
Relocating Your Fall Vegetable Garden
Do not locate your vegetable garden within six feet of hedges, shrubs or trees. Not only do these larger, more permanent plants compete for light, but they also gobble up […]
Cutback Now to Ensure Fall Blooms Later
Once plants have flowered and produced seed the plants puts all of its energy into maturing the seed and does not bloom again. Blooms may last longer in cooler climates […]
Alternatives to Lawn Grass
It is hard to believe that after having 10 inches more rain than the average in the first half of 2016, we are already irrigating lawns. The same thing happened […]
Small Trees to Balance the Landscape
Too often when we think about landscaping we only consider lawns and shade trees. It is important to balance the landscape between shade trees and lawn with perennials, shrubs and […]
Birds of Prey at the Nursery
A large audience of children and adults flocked to Milberger’s to participate in our annual Birds of Prey Kids Last Chance Forever program. One of Milberger’s Kids Gardening Class the […]
Do you love gardening? Do you think community service is important?
Consider becoming a certified Master Gardener with the Guadalupe County Master Gardeners. We are a non-profit organization affiliated with the Guadalupe County AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A & […]
Blooming, Root-Hardy Shrubs for Summer Blooms in Full Sun
Now is a good time to consider the hot weather root- hardy perennials. The list includes esperanza, poinciana, duranta, vitex, firebush, thyrallis and milkweed. Grow them all in full sun. […]