Results are in! Dr. Terri Starman has posted the results of the 2002 Uniform Poinsettia Evaluation. Did your favorite make the grade?

Texas Native Shrubs, Herbaceous Perennials, and EarthKind Rose databases are now available in the Aggie Horticulture PicturePages section. Plants are searchable by photo, scientific or common name, or through a dynamically searchable database of botanical and horticultural features. Click the thumbnail photo on the pages and the full screen, full color image will be displayed.

Visitors from a Land Far, Far Away? The famous West Lake Hills Flamingo Flock has migrated into the Austin-West Lake Hills area for the past 10 years or so. A scout bird arrived in West Lake Hills on the morning of February 16th. There were reports that the entire flock was sighted the same day on the west campus of Texas A&M University near the Horticulture-Forest Science Building. Sure enough, we have pictures to confirm their presence on the Texas A&M Univserity campus.

How will FQPA affect crop agriculture in Texas? Crop Briefs are factsheets that detail crop statistics, major pests, and agrichemical usage on several Texas horticultural and agronomic commodities. Dr. Dudley Smith examines the likely impact that FQPA will have on these production systems.

Poinsettia Celebration 2002 was the twelfth annual event for Ellison's Greenhouses in Brenham. New varieties, fun, food, and fellowship! See the event through the lens of Terri Starman.

View the photos taken at Gathering 2000. Over 300 alumni and friends of the Department of Horticultural Sciences got together on September 16 and 17 for food, fellowship and FOOTBALL!

Outstanding ornamental plants for the Y2K. Review Jerry Parsons' evaluations for South Central Texas... the best of the best.

Aggie Horticulture PicturePages are a group of searchable databases containing information about ornamental plants. PicturePages includes plants for the interior, landscape trees and shrubs, and Texas native trees.

The Texas Citrus and Subtropical Fruits section of Aggie Horticulture contains information for commercial producers and home growers of citrus, with an emphasis on Texas citrus; includes information on culture, pest management, and marketing.

The CEMAP web site has been revised! The Texas Superstar^tm program and plants identified as Texas Superstars^tm are presented. Also enables online ordering of Texas Superstar^tm stakes and tags.

The Aggie Horticulture budding Scholars page links to tons of information about science projects. Online resources, state and international science fair web sites, suppliers.... and lots of other information for students and the teachers who advise them.

Once again, most of Texas finds itself in the midst of a severe drought!. PLANTanswers Drought Information Hotline contains suggestions for the homeowner/gardener about the wise use of water during the drought emergency.

Composting for KIDS is a scripted slide set about composting produced especially for kids. The slide set was produced by Skip Richter, county horticulturalist in Montgomery County. The slide set is suitable for projection from the Web or for viewing on WebTV.

Poisonous Plants Information links to an informational leaflet and to web sites that contain information about plants that are toxic to people and their pets.

New recipes for 1015 Onions and Texas pecans have been added to the PLANTanswers recipe index.

Texas Cooperative Extension has organized a Sustainable Cropping Systems Team. A web site describing their activities, a growing list of sustainable agriculture information sources, and links to other sites is under construction.

PLANTanswers for the Southern US is a new resource in Aggie Horticulture. PLANTanswers is a forum moderated by Dr. Jerry Parsons containing the answers to the most frequently asked questions about gardening, landscape plants, and general horticulture. If you can't find the answer to your question, you can email Dr. Parsons directly from PLANTanswers for his response!

Wildflowers in bloom...A place to go when the weather's been too bad for the native wildflowers....or when your favorite wildflower is out of season! This pictorial resource has information about planting, care and distribution of the major wildflowers of the United States. A cooperative project between the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and WILDSEED FARMS.

PLANTanswers Turfgrass Information is a major addition to the PLANTanswers for the Southern US site. Authored by Dr. Dick Duble, this site contains information on turfgrass selections. turf establishment, maintenance, weed control, and disease and insect problems. A must see!