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Old 05-11-2015, 11:17 AM
 
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We're new to Houston and are trying to get an understanding of the bugs, plants, trees, etc around our house. We have a landscaper but he mainly takes care of the general maintenance and not the detailed stuff that we need. Where I previously lived I could hire an arborist to help with bad insects, soil conditions, watering schedule, etc. However in Houston the arborists that I have found so far seem to deal only with trees.

Does anyone have a gardener or landscaper or something similar like that could help us understand what we have and how to improve it?
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Old 05-11-2015, 11:21 AM
 
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Take photos of what you have and go to a nursery like Arbor Gate in Tomball (The Arbor Gate | Northwest Houston's premier garden destination!) or Cornelius (Cornelius Nursery | Houston | Texas) off of Westheimer. The folks there are massively knowledgeable about local plants and soil considerations. Alternatively, check out the Harris County AgriLife Extension Master Gardener Hotline - Ask a Master Gardener | Harris

Once you figure out what you have, and your soil conditions they'll likely make suggestions on what you need to do to amend the soil if needed, and what plants to put where.

Our new house had terrible soil conditions last year. We had plants dying left and right and the folks at Arbor Gate helped us with suggestions on soil amendment. We followed their suggestions to a T and now all our plant life is thriving like I've never seen before.
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Old 05-11-2015, 11:56 AM
 
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Additional suggestions:

Buchanan's Nursery and Joshua's Native Plants -- both in the Heights.
Maas Nursery in Seabrook.
A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast -- by Lynn M. Herbert.
Randy Lemmon's website -- local gardening expert.
TAMU gardening website.

Gardening in Houston and vicinity is different than almost anywhere else in the U.S. We have several microclimates; plants that thrive in Galveston and areas near the coast may not survive in northern or western suburbs.
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Old 05-11-2015, 12:50 PM
 
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