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  • Staying Cool IN the Summer Heat

  • Getting Started with Bonsai

  • Do It Yourself – Mounting a Staghorn Fern

  • Creating a Wooden Plaque for Planting

  • Getting the Most out Of Your Air Plants: Bark Mounted Tillandsias

  • Desert Gardening: an Intro to Yucca, Cactus and Agave

  • How to Prepare for a Garden Project

  • Seeding Made Easy – Veggies for Fall

  • How to Properly Pot a Plant

    The fantastic Mark Gibbs shares his many decades-worth of experience in potting plants with you! …

  • Planting a Fall Veggie Garden – with Vegepods

    It’s time to plant your fall vegetables and here is a comprehensive guide on preparing, …

  • How to Repot Your Orchid

    In this video the knowledgeable Mark Gibbs walks you through repotting an orchid! This video …

  • Wildflower Seeding, Fall for Spring

    The enigmatic Mark Gibbs shares everything you need to know about seeding wildflowers for the …

  • Preparing for a Freeze! What to Do, What Not to Do, and Everything IN Between!

    It’s getting cold in Central Texas tonight! So the affable Mark Gibbs shares over 25 …

  • Living Christmas Trees – Grow a Family Tradition

    Cut trees are great, but living trees are better! In this video the insightful Mark …

  • The Christmas Cactus – Everything You Need to Know

    The Christmas Cactus is a unique plant, one that can be induced to flower during …

  • How to Pot a Bonsai

    Our greenhouse manager Chaeli Cardenas has been potting bonsai for people to purchase as Christmas …

  • Re-purposing Your Christmas Tree & Our Fall Vegepod

    Once the day is done, and your Christmas tree comes down, rather than throwing it …

  • Planting Onions IN Austin

    The time to plant Onions is here again! Come into The Great Outdoors on South …

  • Texas Patio Potato Farming

    Its time to strike Yukon Gold! Farm a Potato “goldmine” in your backyard or patio! …

  • Rose Pruning: Part 1

    Its time to prune those Roses! Valentine’s Day is around the corner and Mark Gibbs …

  • Rose Pruning: Part 2

    Mark Gibbs is back again with Part Two in our Rose Pruning series! It’s time …

  • Rose Pruning: Part 3

    Its Valentine’s Day and Mark Gibbs is here to help you with fertilizing your freshly …

  • How to Take Cuttings: Cut a Twig, Grow a Plant

    Making Clones? Taking Cuttings? It’s time to learn how! The ever stylish Mark Gibbs is …

  • Is It Deer Proof? Deer Resistant Plants

    One of the best parts of Austin is our hill country wildlife. That is true, …

  • Butterfly Gardening IN Austin: Perennials

    Butterfly season is upon us! Mark Gibbs is here to help you create a perennial …

  • Butterfly Gardening IN Austin: Herbs

    Butterflies love herbs! ???? Butterfly whisperer Mark Gibbs is here to help you pick the …

  • Xeriscaping IN Austin

    Save water, save time, save money! Mark Gibbs guides us through the basics of creating …

  • IN the Land Of Tillandsias: Caring for Air Plants

    Looking for plants that don’t require dirt or soil? Check out the selection of tillandsias, …

  • Plant Like a Pro: How to Plant IN Your Garden

    New to gardening? First time planting? or do you just want to watch Mark plant …

  • IN the Land Of Tillandsias: Caring for Air Plants

    Looking for plants that don’t require dirt or soil? Check out the selection of tillandsias, …

  • Caring for African Violets

    African Violets are some of the most beautiful indoor flowers you can own, and Mark …

  • Plant Like a Pro: How to Plant IN Your Garden

    New to gardening? First time planting? or do you just want to watch Mark plant …

  • Building a Terrarium: from Start to Finish

    Mark Gibbs is here with an in-depth lesson on planning and planting your first terrarium. …

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