Sudden plunges into arctic temperatures don't give plants time to become hardened to the cold. Here's what could happen to ...

Choose plants by themes - perennials, xeriscape, pollinator-friendly, reseeding, wildlife cover, natives, fragrant varieties, or matching flower colors.

If I could only have five plants for color in my North Texas landscape in summer, these are the ones I’d choose out of the long list of applicants. Mind you I’d be leaving a lot of fine plants in line ...

A rock pathway directs water from the gutter on this home to the native plants in a garden designed by landscaper Carrie Dubberley. Carrie Dubberley Taylor Kirkland loves his creek-side property in ...

You wake up and turn on the radio. You hear that the overnight low was 82 degrees. Yeah. It’s almost enough to make you hate Texas. But not quite. I grew up in this state, and I learned a long time ...

Q: I’m looking for a plant to replace several holly ferns that used to be in shade until we lost a post oak tree. The ferns have been barely hanging on since we had the tree removed. I’d like a ...

Spring and early summer 2025 have been, by Texas standards, pleasant. A bit cooler than normal with ample and frequent rainfalls over most of our area. Here's hoping those will continue the next ...

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 ...