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The Root’s Plant of the Month Feature Article
The Plant of the Month article in our monthly e-magazine is a go-to source for detailed information about a featured plant or type of plant. Enjoy reviewing past columns here. And signup to receive The Root if you haven’t already — it’s free.
2026 Garden Tour Preview
Serenity and Sage
Our 2026 Garden Tour will feature three member homes in Carrollton, Texas and two public gardens: the Josey Ranch Pocket Prairie and the Denton County Community Grove and Earth-Kind® garden. This article highlights our first home, “Sage and Serenity”, an English-style garden filled with native and adapted plants thriving in the full sun in suburban Carrollton. This is the first of several Garden Tour Previews leading up to the big day on May 9, 2026.
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Plant of the Month Archives
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The Seedy Truth — Seed Starting (February 2024)
The Versatile Zinnia (June 2024)
Agarita Shrub (September 2024)
(December 2024) — On vacation this month.
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2018
The Denton County Master Gardeners Association published the first issue of The Root, the free monthly gardening magazine, in April, 2018!
Brassica oleracea ‘Romanesco’ (September 2018)
Afghan or Eldarica Pine Tree (October 2018)
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