Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas


 

January-February, 2008

Edited by:
Dr. Willliam C. Welch

PROFESSOR & LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURIST

Editorial Assistant:
Cynthia W. Mueller

HORTICULTURE UPDATE is designed as a source of information for Texas AgriLife Extension Service County Extension Agents and Specialists to utilize in local news releases and as part of their educational programs across Texas, but will also appeal to gardeners and plant-lovers of all kinds, especially those interested in growing plants under the tough conditions of Texas and the Southern United States. Our information is oriented for Texas gardeners and Texas conditions.

Each issue includes a monthly checklist for suggested garden activities along with articles on gardening topics and profiles of plants especially suitable for Texas and the South. Another feature of the publication is information about forthcoming educational opportunities sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.

Dr. William C. Welch and Dr. Douglas F. Welsh, both Extension Horticulturists in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at Texas A&M University, share editorial responsibilities for the newsletter. Articles from County Extension Agents (Horticulture), and Specialists in related disciplines are welcome and encouraged.


WEB CONSTRUCTION BY
CYNTHIA MUELLER

 

 

Update on the "Peggy Martin Rose"
Dr. William C. Welch

Fringe Trees
Andrew R. King, Graduate student, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M University

Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea)
Marian Kimbrough, Galveston chapter, Texas Master Gardeners

Edible Flowers
Cathey Wilkinson Barash, National Garden Bureau

Update on the Citrus Virus-free Budwood Program, and the New Threat from Citrus Greening Disease
John Da Graca and John Watson, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center, Weslaco

Garden Checklist for January-February, 2008
Dr. William C. Welch

 

Photographs by Cynthia W. Mueller
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