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Author Archive for: "Gail Gallegos"
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 Give Your Landscape a Fresh Start
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By Gail Gallegos
In Extras, Landscaping, Planning/Design, Plants
Posted March 16, 2021

Give Your Landscape a Fresh Start

That killer freeze gave you the perfect opportunity to make your yard more drought and cold resistant with plants that can handle our sizzling summers and weather our winters. Did your landscape [...]

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 Hello Fall, Goodbye High Water Bill
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By Gail Gallegos
In Fall, Landscaping, Maintenance, Plants
Posted September 29, 2020

Hello Fall, Goodbye High Water Bill

Now is the perfect time to make a change and replace your water-guzzling grass with a more resilient WaterSaver yard! You made it through another hot, dry summer and your excitement for fall [...]

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 It Pays To Replace Your Lawn with Native Plants
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By Gail Gallegos
In Landscaping, Plants
Posted September 1, 2020

It Pays To Replace Your Lawn with Native Plants

Did you know a WaterSaver landscape can reduce your outdoor water use up to 50 percent? That’s a lot of payback for a few weekends of gardening! In Bexar County, water is the hot commodity. [...]

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 Plants Wilting? Wait To Water.
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By Gail Gallegos
In Plants, Summer
Posted August 4, 2020

Plants Wilting? Wait To Water.

It’s normal for plants to droop in the afternoon, especially in the brutal heat of summer. Before you water, check the moisture of the soil at least two inches deep. The Texas summer heat is on [...]

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 Tune In To Nature’s Orchestra
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By Gail Gallegos
In Outdoor Living, Summer, Wildlife
Posted June 30, 2020

Tune In To Nature’s Orchestra

Human concerts may be on pause, but nature’s music never stops. Discover a whole new world of performers in your own backyard — no physical distancing required. If you think this summer [...]

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 There’s More Than One Way To Kill Grass
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By Gail Gallegos
In Landscaping, Planning/Design, Plants, Rebates & Coupons
Posted June 9, 2020

There’s More Than One Way To Kill Grass

Ready for a new planting bed but not sure how to get rid of the grass? You don’t need any special skills or muscle. Just a few simple steps and a little patience and your grass can be gone [...]

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 Keep Calm and Social On!
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By Gail Gallegos
In Outdoor Living, Wildlife
Posted April 7, 2020

Keep Calm and Social On!

Staying connected while keeping your distance from friends and neighbors can be as simple as heading out your back door into the world of nature. Are you a social butterfly whose wings have been [...]

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 To Weed or Not To Weed?
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By Gail Gallegos
In Maintenance, Plants
Posted February 18, 2020

To Weed or Not To Weed?

Before you spend several back-breaking hours pulling weeds, consider this: would you rather have a straggler daisy thriving where grass is struggling to grow or spots of bare soil? Are weeds [...]

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 Journal What You Notice in Nature
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By Gail Gallegos
In Extras, How-to do Stuff, Outdoor Living, Plants, Wildlife
Posted January 14, 2020

Journal What You Notice in Nature

Keeping a nature journal encourages you to slow down and really see — not just look at — the natural world going on around you. I suspect that if you’re a regular visitor to Garden Style San [...]

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 Deck the Doorway with Festive Flora
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By Gail Gallegos
In Crafts, How-to do Stuff, Winter
Posted December 10, 2019

Deck the Doorway with Festive Flora

It’s great to get outdoors and collect natural elements of the season that can add a little holiday cheer to your front door. As the weather turns cooler, we can finally spend more time outdoors. [...]

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