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  • Discovery Garden
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  • Gardens
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      • On the Wild Side
      • A Hummingbird Garden
      • Monarch Migration
      • Honeybees in North Texas
    • Container Gardening
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      • Shade Garden Plants
      • Made in the Shade
      • Growing Hostas in North Texas
  • Roses
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      • Spring Into Fall Action!
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  • Successful Vegetable Gardening
    • Seed Starting
    • Guides to Get Started
    • Recommended Varieties for Rockwall County
    • Planting Dates
    • Crop Families and Rotation
    • Fall Vegetable Gardening
    • Cool Season Crops
    • Warm Season Crops
      • Ways to Accelerate Your Tomato Harvest
      • Planting Potatoes
  • Research and Information Links
  • Lawn Care
    • Spring Lawn Care
    • Inventory of Texas Turf Grasses
    • When Grass Won’t Grow in the Shade
    • Grasscycling
    • Fall Lawn Care
    • Weed Management in Turf
    • Pre-Emergent Weed Killers
  • Pests
    • Rose Rosette
    • Fire Ant Control
  • Water Wise
    • Prepare for Summer Heat
    • Conducting an Irrigation Check Up
    • Catch Can Test
    • Take Care of Texas Water Guides
  • Trees for North Texas
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Take Care of Texas Water Guides

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has provided an excellent series of six free publications which provide a general overview of environmentally friendly practices for your yard.

Guide to Lawn Care

Landscape Irrigation

Lawn Problems

Mulching and Composting

Rainwater Harvesting

Yard Pests

 

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Summer EnviroSmart Newsletter

You can view the current EnviroSmart newsletter here:

Summer EnviroSmart Newsletter

Topics include:

  • Crape myrtle bark scale
  • Iron chlorosis in plants
  • Growing plants in shade
  • Ask a Master Gardener
  • Vegetable planting guide
  • Master Gardener favorites
  • Community news
  • Upcoming events

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Rockwall County

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Rockwall, Texas
972-204-7660
Monday to Friday
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

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