Cynthia Burks

Prepare for Wildfires: Create a Defensible Space with Fire Resistant Landscaping As Texans, we expect summers to be hot and humid and the summer of...

Garden Thyme: Prepping for Fall Gardens We are fortunate to live in an area where we have the opportunity to have two equally productive growing...

Garden Thyme: Surviving the Dog Days of Summer During the long, oppressively hot Dog Days of summer (July 3 to August 11), it is important...

Garden Thyme: Superfood Smoothies for Summer Summer is beginning and temperatures are rising.  On hot summer days there is nothing quite like a delicious smoothie...

Emergency Preparedness for Hurricanes and More- Are You Ready? It’s that time of year again. Hurricane Season is from June 1 to November 30; begin...

Garden Thyme: Birds and Bees and Flowers and Trees As we go about our daily lives, large numbers of small animals, known as pollinators, are...

Garden Thyme: April Showers Bring May Flowers In 1557 an English poet, Thomas Tusser, in a collection of his works, wrote “Sweet April showers Do...

March into Spring: Growing Summer Vegetables and Ornamentals March 20 is the official first day of Spring, making March an exciting time for gardeners as...

Gardening: A Great Way to Follow Through with New Year’s Resolutions At the beginning of each year, people make resolutions to improve their lives. According...