Style & Design
September 21, 2021
Expert Gardening Tips for Texas’s Changing Climate
Landscape designer James Burnett shares how to plant a backyard oasis for any weather.
Gardening
Travel & Outdoors
September 13, 2021
A Guide to Texas’s Best Botanical Gardens
Desert cacti, tropical orchids, towering live oaks—these tranquil spots teem with ever-changing flora. It’s time to plan a trip.
Libations
May 27, 2021
Garden Party! Three Cocktails Inspired by the Backyard Garden
Grab those Texas tomatoes off the vine and get to sippin’.
Travel & Outdoors
March 3, 2021
How to Care for Plants Damaged by the Texas Freeze—and Prep for Spring
Patience is key, but go ahead and trim those mushy bits.
Travel & Outdoors
November 17, 2020
What’s Growing in My Garden Now: Images From Backyards Across the State
Texas gardeners share photos of their fall crops, plus tips for preparing for the winter season.
Travel & Outdoors
November 5, 2020
Now Is the Time to Plant Wildflowers in Texas. Here’s How to Do It Right.
Eight tips from expert gardeners.
Travel & Outdoors
September 10, 2020
Nine Fall Gardening Tips From a Texas Landscape Architect
David Hocker is busier than ever this time of year. He says that at home, you should be too. Here’s what to do.
Travel & Outdoors
June 8, 2020
In Praise of Pandemic Gardening
Thousands of Texans are finding much-needed stress relief by digging in the dirt. Plus: four tips for novice gardeners.
Travel & Outdoors
March 31, 2020
Planting Wildflowers in a Pandemic
A Houston poet laureate on the hopeful defiance of her bluebonnets.
Books
October 23, 2019
A Garden Grows in West Texas
The coffee table book ‘Marfa Gardens’ proves that there’s more to desert flora than cactus and agave.
Business
March 13, 2019
Lettuce Grow’s Subscription Service Promises to Make Texas Gardening Much Simpler
Actress Zooey Deschanel and her husband, entrepreneur Jacob Pechenik, launch an Austin-based effort to help you grow your own vegetables.
The Daily Post
February 20, 2015
The Butterfly Crisis
Monarch numbers are way, way down, and what you’ve been planting to help them might be doing more harm than good.
Feature
January 20, 2013
Go Wild
With a little planning and these gardening tips, growing your own wildflower meadow will become second nature.
Feature
April 30, 2008
Natural Beauties
Dozens of roses—and not just yellow ones—have flourished in Texas for more than a century, planted by immigrants who cherished them as sentimental reminders of home. Here are a few of our favorites.
Art
May 31, 1999
Garden Variety
From antique benches to cast-iron planters, a selective guide to the yard art of your dreams.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1991
Mood Indigo
Head for the hills: Texas has a bumper crop of bluebonnets this year.