Earlier this week while assisting a resident just south of Lufkin, I noticed a wild grapevine with numerous clusters of small ...

When I think about nature, I’m picturing hillsides and meadows free of straight lines, squares, and cubes. Look at any ...

Sun-loving blanket flowers are a beloved native wildflower abuzz with butterflies and native bees. Flowering spring through ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

The practice of implementing drier plants into a yard has become increasingly popular in the dry area of San Antonio.

While many think of the Dallas Arboretum as an idyllic backdrop for a stroll or a photoshoot, it’s also an active education ...

Invasive species cost the North American economy $26 billion a year. By outcompeting local plants or animals, invaders reduce ...

Bamboos are grasses, so one would think that conventional grass killers would be up to the task. But even the best of them ...

Summer has come a little later this year. But the truck just arrived with a big box of hot-weather questions. Moving to the Metroplex in September 1970, I’ve been around this block 54 times, so ...

The city’s parks department this week unveiled a new “mini forest” on a formerly little-used lot on the Williamsburg waterfront. Tucked into the North Fifth Street Pier and Park, the leafy plot is ...

In 2023, it was determined that Bradford pear trees showed qualities of invasive species, and the decision was made to make it illegal to purchase, grow, or plant these trees.

Planting trees has plenty of benefits, but this popular carbon-removal method alone can't possibly counteract the planet-warming emissions caused by the world's largest fossil-fuel companies.