Gardening 101: The teaching garden at Heritage Elementary
To garden is to understand an ecosystem, and experience the importance of work and planning.
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To garden in North Texas is to accept what mother nature will throw at you. Expect to be humbled. What I try to do with Gardening 101 is learn alongside you as we navigate the boundaries that the weather and topography bind us to. I hope to get the most out of our landscapes without losing plants, surrendering too much time, or – worst of all – having a boring yard. There is much to learn and much to grow. -Jeff
To garden is to understand an ecosystem, and experience the importance of work and planning.
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With the thaw in place, our own First Alert Meteorologist Jeff Ray traveled to Granbury Wednesday
Part 2 includes a few gift ideas you can find at a local nursery.
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Add some color to everyone's favorite hangout by trying container gardening.
You can maximize the visual effect of annuals in your yard by teaming them with perennials.
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Add some color to everyone's favorite hangout by trying container gardening.
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Grief and disbelief still hung in the air as people cried, prayed and laughed through more tears.
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The rain trend continues to favor points west and southwest, but most areas should see some healthy rain in the next 7 days.
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In an incident raising questions about school discipline and law enforcement practices, police handcuffed a 10-year-old girl with learning disorders following an incident at school.
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Under President Biden's June proclamation, migrants who cross the southern border between legal entry points are generally disqualified from asylum.
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A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
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Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
Food dyes in popular snacks have been linked to adverse health outcomes in kids, says state legislature.
An advisory from the nation's top doctor draws attention to the importance of parents' mental health and well-being.
From 1999-2023, the Journal of American Medical Association recorded 21,518 deaths where heat was either the underlying cause or the contributing cause of death, likely an underestimation, they say.
Local police said a preliminary investigation shows the child's grandmother left the baby in the rear seat of the car.
The widow of a UPS driver who died last year is calling for safer conditions for workers as temperatures spike.
Chevron Corporation announced Friday it would relocate its headquarters from San Ramon to Houston, Texas before the end of the year.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Consumer confidence in the deal remains as unguaranteed as a nod from the feds.
Dallas-based American Rounds says more than 200 stores in Texas are requesting a machine.
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Josh Jung hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Rangers beat the Athletics 6-4 on Sunday.
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Rapper and radio personality Fatman Scoop experienced a medical emergency on stage in Connecticut, local officials said.
Singer Mariah Carey said in a statement that both her mother and sister died on the same day this past weekend.
Former President Donald Trump played the band's song "My Hero" when he welcomed former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage at a rally in Arizona on Friday.
The couple first confirmed the pregnancy back in May.
Taylor Swift was forced to cancel three shows in Vienna after an alleged planned terrorist attack against one of the shows was foiled.
Monday, Labor Day, is expected to be the busiest travel day this holiday weekend.
The viral Dubai chocolate bar is boosting business for one North Texas bakery.
Four people were injured after a bus carrying the Abilene Christian University football team was involved in a crash with another vehicle in Lubbock on Saturday night.
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Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.
