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September in the Houston Garden
It's time to fall in love with your garden all over again!
Irrigation: Is the Garden Being Watered Adequately?
Your plants will be the first to tell you if you need to adjust the irrigation in your garden.
Why We Only Use Steel Trellises In Houston Gardens
If you’ve lived in Houston for more than 12.5 minutes you know the weather is insane.
August in the Houston Garden
Summer is in full swing, but the fall garden is around the corner!
Monarch Garden Maintenance
Want a gorgeous, productive garden, but you’re short on time? Does walking outside to harvest fresh, organic herbs and vegetables year-round sound like a dream come true, but you’re not sure you can make the magic happen on your own?
Monarch’s Amazon Prime Day Picks
The team that works in gardens every single day shares our favorite Amazon picks!
Compost and the Raised Bed Garden
Organic compost is a soil amendment made from organic matter that has been broken down and recycled. Read more to learn more about compost, when we add it, and how to get good quality compost for your garden!
7 Reasons Monarch’s Gardens Thrive
All of our gardens are unique spaces, but they have 7 things in common to guarantee they thrive!
Garden Tasks
Not sure what to do when you walk into your garden? Feel overwhelmed? Here is what Monarch Team does every time we step into a garden.
Mushrooms in the Garden
Have you walked out to your garden and noticed mushrooms pop up out of the blue?
Splitting Tomatoes
Wondering why your tomatoes are cracking and if there’s anything to do about it?
Holes in your Plants this Spring? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Holes in your plants? It’s spring in Houston. Here’s what’s probably eating your plants, and what to do about it!
Birth Flowers
Did you know we each have a birth flower? Have you ever thought about planting a Family Garden; a garden filled with the birth flowers of all the people you love?
April in the Houston Garden
Spring is here in the Houston garden, friends! This is a wonderful time of year in the garden. Not too cold or hot to be outside!
The Trick to a Full Garden Year-Round
Want a full, productive garden all year long in Houston? Or want to maximize your garden’s production no matter where you live? It’s possible!