In past articles, I have discussed selecting plants based upon the characteristics of your landscape, garden and flower bed. Today we’re going to discuss native and perennial plants. People often ...

Mulberry, anaqua, hackberry, Texas persimmon, holly and ligustrum help attract resident and migrating birds to Texas yards.

The blooms offer nectar throughout the day, and are visited by swallowtail and sulphur butterflies along with the avid hummingbird takers.

One of the more significant landscaping developments these days is the trend toward designing with native plants. But, what are native plants? Non-natives? Invasives? How do these differ? What are the ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Pampas grass and its many cousins are such a mainstay in the north Texas landscape it is difficult to drive anywhere in the Metroplex and not see them on a regular basis.

Warm weather has us Texans flocking to our favorite plant nurseries in a humble attempt to figure out how to create landscapes that will not only survive, but also thrive for years to come. The Texas ...

The summer heat is scorching, and those with large shade trees in the landscape are surely enjoying the cover that the canopies provide, reducing electricity bills and helping to keep the home and ...

After record freezing temperatures, many Texas gardeners are branching out into the landscape to evaluate the damage. Unfortunately, most of us will see winter dieback, even on some of our toughest ...

Whether you’re an enthusiastic gardener and love working on the landscape or dread it, a beautiful yard can be a huge benefit – it extends and increases living area, improves property value and curb ...

Each year, Central Texas gardeners face eminent heat, drought, floods or freezes, sometimes all four. The following story ran July 11, 2022, just months after a major freeze, and just before our ...