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Dallas Man Sues Former Landlord over Bedbug Infestation; Landlord Says He Planted Them

Marquis on Gaston is one of those faux-luxury apartment complexes plopped by one of Dallas' cool neighborhoods (in this case, Deep Ellum), advertising itself with descriptors such as "gated community," "suburban living in an urban environment," "luxurious pool area," "French patio doors," "distingu ... More >>

It's Not Illegal In Texas To Pick Bluebonnets, and Your Whole Life Is A Lie

Everyone in Texas, transplant or not, has been told that if you pick the bluebonnets that decorate the landscape across Texas in the spring, a state trooper will personally kick your ass, because you Don't Mess With Texas and its dainty blue flora. Maybe your mom told you this oft-repeated rule, or ... More >>

It's Time to Start That Organic Garden You Keep Talking About. Marshall Grain Co. Is Hosting a Free Clinic This Saturday.

Marshall Grain Co. is a gardening and supply store that's been in business in North Texas since 1914. They started as a true farm-type store, but in the '80s found a niche in the organic gardening business. This weekend the store is hosting two classes, "Seeding Your Fall Garden," with master gardne ... More >>

All Hail The Return of Kale

Owner of Highland Park Cafeteria Donates Land for a White Rock Local Garden

Jeff Snoyer, owner of Highland Park Cafeteria and Monopoly Place, has donated land for the new White Rock Local Garden. This is collaboration between the White Rock Local Market (WRLM), Highland Park Cafeteria, USE Farms and DFW Truck Farm/Garden Inspirations. Located off Garland Road and Fuller, ... More >>

By Saying No to Xeriscaping, Heavy-Handed Historic Preservationists Fight to Keep Legacy of Waste and Slavery

Sure, historic preservation is a great idea, if people could just decide what history to preserve. In a recent decision to make East Dallas homeowners rip out native plants and replace them with sod, the Dallas Landmark Commission has come down solidly on the side of stupid history. The commission ... More >>

Community Garden in Deep Ellum Now Taking Applications for Small Plots

Deep Ellum Urban Gardens (DUG), the small community garden that greets travelers from the west when they arrive in Deep Ellum, is now taking applications for 4-by-4-foot garden plots. This project, which is part of the Deep Ellum Community Association, was funded with the help of the local community ... More >>

Dallas County Wants to Start a Garden at the Jail, Complete with Butterflies

Prison gardens have become something of a thing in recent years, sprouting in California, then taking root in an increasing number of jails and penitentiaries across the country. The benefits claimed by gardening advocates are numerous: reduced recidivism rates; skills that are transferable to life ... More >>

Art-Based Sunflower Garden in Oak Cliff Helped Cleanse Soil While Providing a Good Show Too

West of the Bishop Arts District on Davis Drive in Oak Cliff, a variety of industrial-like buildings, car shops and small restaurants dot the road. But in the middle of all that is an empty field, home to a plating plant decades ago. The building was condemned by the EPA because of pollution and sin ... More >>

Make Your House A Home

Texas' Organic Farmers Descend on Dallas This Weekend, and You Can Nerd Out with Them

The Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (TOFGA), a non-profit educational organization that "supports farmers, ranchers and gardeners who grow food and fiber in a sustainable manner," arrives this week for its annual conference, at the Mesquite Convention Center, February 17 through 19.

Steven's Garden and Grill: It Will Grow On You

How does your garden grow? With a cheeseburger at this place.​Sundey McClendon occasionally goes searching for some of DFW's farthest-flung gems. Have a suggestion? Leave a comment and she may check it out. A while back I heard a tale of a restaurant run by a landscaper and a local celebrity ... More >>

A Garden Grows in Deep Ellum

Deep Ellum dabbles in variety of things. The familiar: bars, music venues, restaurants, tattoo parlors and stores filled with vintage tchotchkes. Then there are a few surprises, like a winery, a cheese shop and ninja parking lot attendants. Hopefully soon they'll add to the list of familiar a commun ... More >>

Mache and Machetes: Fall Vegetable Gardening at Texas Discovery Gardens

Randy Johnson: Garden. Ninja.​​"Hang on a sec, y'all," Randy Johnson (director of horticulture) says as he stomps through his lush, native flowerbed at the Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park. Classmates whisper uncomfortably, "Did he seriously just shove that Texas lantana out of his way?" Yep ... More >>

Experience Organic Visions

Bunny Blooms

Art for the Abode

Roach Clip, or: If You Hate Bugs, You May Wanna Steer Clear of Mockingbird Station

Via.​SlashGear this morning directs our attention to a press release issued late Friday by ad agency Publicis's Dallas office, which has found a rather ingenious way to garner attention for a billboard -- by filling the thing with "thousands of live cockroaches." You read that right. It's for Term ... More >>

Dirt Don't Hurt

City Hall Still Trying to Find "Best Solution" for Those Who Want to Community Garden

Sara KerensScott and Mariana Griggs at the "West Dallas Country Club," otherwise known as their community garden​You probably forgot all about City Hall's efforts to regulate community gardens -- after all, it's been about two months since the topic came up at the council's Transportation and Envi ... More >>

DIY In The Fort

No Tie, No Problem

In North Oak Cliff They Know You Can't Fight City Hall, But You Can Bike Around It

Schutze has seen the future and it is community gardens-and a bunch of angry neighbors frightened of them

Dallas Has A Dirty Secret: It Acts As If Supports the Community Gardens Movement, But That's Not the Real Truth.

A Little Night Stylin'

Here Comes the Sun

The Arboretum welcomes spring with Dallas Blooms

Through A Bed Of Roses

Walk amongst beauty, don't waste it

The Dirt Doctor

How radio show host Howard Garrett pushed Dallas to the center of the organic gardening movement through passion, principle and molasses

Green Gloves

Neil Sperry plants himself in Arlington

Cultivating Carnivores

Don't have a green thumb? Maybe a bloody red one is for you.

Not Easy Being Green

�Ask a Mexican!

Wall-to-Wall Overhaul

Get a Clue

Flowers on the Wall

Green Yule

PETA, Don't You Have Anything Better to Do?

PETA wants to protect these cockroaches, which are being served in the Six Flags buffet line. To PETA, an exterminator must be like Idi Amin. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals usually protests against the fur and cosmetics industries' abuse of animals. Yesterday it took up the mighty cause ... More >>

No, Seriously, Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite

The worst thing that can ever happen to you, according to my wife, is bedbugs. For those of you who don't pay attention to the news, bedbugs, those nasty little bloodsuckers, have made a comeback. You can read about their resurgence here. My wife and I found this out the hard way. When we moved to D ... More >>

This Bud's for You

Spring will be sprung at the Dallas Arboretum

Host of a Green Party

Best Home-Decorating Store

Eurway

Run for Their Lives

Everyone deserves a second chance

Bug Off

Fun for the knee-high to a grasshopper

Best Garden Supplies

Smith & Hawken

Best Place to Pick Up a Hoe

Pickerings

Best Place to Buy Native Texas Plants

Kings Creek Gardens

Best interior-design guru

Richard Schrade

Pass the roach

Size does matter at this biggest cockroach contest

Open your mouth and say "AH"

Mimic rehashes a familiar story line