Texas Sage Is the Weatherman of the Plant World
Folklore holds that our state native shrub, also called the barometer bush, can predict rain. The truth is a little more complex.
Folklore holds that our state native shrub, also called the barometer bush, can predict rain. The truth is a little more complex.
Step aside, Buc-ee’s and Blue Bell. Where’s the love for horny toads, swallowtails, and passion vine?
Unfazed by extreme weather, this dangerous beauty blooms only at night.
Gardening brings us together, even as culture wars divide us over almost everything else.
Thank goodness for sunflowers.
The North Texas suburb of Lewisville is encouraging residents to let their lush, manicured yards grow wild.
That’s the holiday spirit, y’all.
San Antonio talk radio host Bob Webster has dispensed gardening tips on air for 31 years. A new generation is starting to listen.
Clover lawns are trending as an environmentally friendly, adorable alternative to grass. The benefits are real, but one Texas expert says that’s not the point.
It’s not too late to plan to serve something homegrown on your holiday table—and impress your friends in the process.
Learn how to attract the creatures you want and keep out the ones (ahem, deer) that you really, really don’t.
Recipes and tips for wild and unconventional foods—from chile pequin to yaupon—that you can find in your own backyard.
Once eaten by woolly mammoths, and later used by Indigenous Texans and settlers for its sturdy wood, this strange plant has spread from Texas across the country.
For a peaceful oasis, follow these tips from an expert at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.
You’ll need the right kind of milkweed and plenty of patience.
Landscape designer James Burnett shares how to plant a backyard oasis for any weather.
Desert cacti, tropical orchids, towering live oaks—these tranquil spots teem with ever-changing flora. It’s time to plan a trip.
Grab those Texas tomatoes off the vine and get to sippin’.
Patience is key, but go ahead and trim those mushy bits.
Texas gardeners share photos of their fall crops, plus tips for preparing for the winter season.
Eight tips from expert gardeners.
David Hocker is busier than ever this time of year. He says that at home, you should be too. Here’s what to do.
Thousands of Texans are finding much-needed stress relief by digging in the dirt. Plus: four tips for novice gardeners.
A Houston poet laureate on the hopeful defiance of her bluebonnets.
The coffee table book ‘Marfa Gardens’ proves that there’s more to desert flora than cactus and agave.
Actress Zooey Deschanel and her husband, entrepreneur Jacob Pechenik, launch an Austin-based effort to help you grow your own vegetables.
Monarch numbers are way, way down, and what you’ve been planting to help them might be doing more harm than good.
1Find Yourself Texas has a range of soils and climates. To know what to plant, you have to know where you are among its ten vegetational regions.2Flower Plot Pick a sunny, well-drained site for your meadow. When choosing which flowers to plant, think about bloom times, size, and color.3Go
With a little planning and these gardening tips, growing your own wildflower meadow will become second nature.
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.
From antique benches to cast-iron planters, a selective guide to the yard art of your dreams.
The people in love with old roses are often as interesting as the roses themselves. They can help with identification, propagation, and locating small, specialty nurseries in your area that sell old roses.DALLAS AREA HISTORICAL ROSE GROUP, P. O. Box 38585, Dallas 75238. For $15 a year, you get ten
Texans are rediscovering antique roses, the hardy, neglected beauties that decorate old graveyards and abandoned houses across the state. Whether you buy them from a nursery or rustle cuttings from the wild, here�s the dirt on how to grow your own.
Head for the hills: Texas has a bumper crop of bluebonnets this year.
That concrete urn you bought by the side of the road is making decorating history.
Or, my life as a Texas gardener.
It IS whether you win. And these eight Texans are winners.
Here’s how to achieve inner peace, perfect serenity, spiritual calm, and a nice, neat lawn.
Making a few points about our favorite all-American plant.