El Dorado News-Times' 'In the Garden' Column Returns This Month

El Dorado, Arkansas — The El Dorado News-Times' recurring gardening feature, "In the Garden," surfaced again this month, flagged by Google News on Oct. 11, 2026, under the paper's own name. Read it at the News-Times. The aggregator listing carries only the headline and source line, so the full text of this installment lives on the newspaper's own site.

What is "In the Garden" about?

"In the Garden" is the name the El Dorado News-Times uses for its ongoing gardening column, serving readers in El Dorado and Union County, Arkansas. This week's version was picked up by Google News without accompanying body text, so specific plant names, pest warnings, or planting dates for this particular column are not confirmed here. Readers who want those details should click through to the newspaper directly.

Who usually writes columns like this?

Local papers across the South commonly lean on county Extension Service agents or Master Gardener volunteers to supply or review garden columns. That pattern shows up elsewhere in local coverage: in Fannin County, Texas, the county's Master Gardeners recently hosted a program on growing bulbs suited to Southern gardens, the same kind of region-specific, seasonal guidance a column such as "In the Garden" typically covers.

Where can Union County gardeners get similar advice?

Union County falls under Arkansas' Cooperative Extension territory, where Master Gardener volunteers field the kind of questions a column like this one usually answers — what to plant before the first frost, when to divide perennials, and which bulbs tolerate the area's clay soil. The News-Times archive is the most direct way to see what this week's column actually recommends, since the headline alone does not spell it out.

What should readers do Monday morning?

Anyone following the column for planting guidance this week should open the News-Times link rather than rely on the headline, because the Google News listing did not carry the column's text. Gardeners in other regions looking for a model of a seasonal bulb or fall-planting session can look at the Fannin County Master Gardeners' bulb program for comparison, even though that program covers Texas rather than Arkansas.

Why does a short column like this matter?

Recurring features such as "In the Garden" stay common in regional newspapers because they are built for a specific audience — one tied to a particular region's soil, frost dates, and water supply. That is the thread linking the News-Times column and the Fannin County bulb program despite covering two different states: both are aimed at matching plant choices to local growing conditions rather than offering one-size-fits-all advice. Readers in El Dorado should treat the column as a local resource first, and compare notes with neighboring Extension programs only for general technique, not exact timing.