More Texas gardeners are choosing native plants after 2023’s brutal weather—attracting bees, butterflies, and lower water bills.

When it comes to planting native Texas plants, some are more user friendly than others. ... Native to Southwest Texas, they’ve suffered the same frequent dieback and loss to cold winters here.

The past 30 years have seen a surge of interest in native Texas plants. They would seem to be a great choice for landscaping, but some are more user-friendly than others. Let me give some details ...

Plants they had learned as college-age botanists in the cold Midwest were entirely different from what they saw and knew in Brazos County just 120 miles in from the Texas Gulf Coast.

Centuries ago, Southwest tribal nations tended vast orchards of peach trees. But in 1863, thousands of those trees were cut down by the United States government when it ordered the Diné to leave ...

Just because a plant grows wild in the swamps of Southeast Texas or the deserts of West Texas, it doesn’t get a blanket approval everywhere else in the state. Texas sage plants from Southwest Texas ...

This week on "Central Texas Gardener," explore native plants for sun and shade. In an HOA, Martin and Eileen Byhower designed lawn-free habitat gardens under their live oaks in deer country.

In East Texas, the spread of invasive exotic plants, ... Low near 75F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight. A few passing clouds. Low ... Fewer native plants means fewer insects, ...

Native to south Texas and growing in zones 8 to 10, Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens), also known as Texas barometer bush, is a drought-tolerant shrub that thrives in the intense southwestern heat.

In the heart of Texas, where water conservation is important, native plants offer an eco-friendly and sustainable approach to gardening. Bastrop and Lee counties, known for their unique landscapes ...

In "How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest" (University of Texas Press), Austin super-gardener Jill Nokes identifies 12 types of Texas grapes, including the muscadine, also known as ...