Growing Native: Texas Plants for Texas Gardens
What Not to Cut Back This Winter
Leave the stems, seed heads, and leaf litter. A guide to your native garden in the winter.
Fall Bloomers for Migrating Monarchs and Late Season Pollinators
Monarchs are moving through North Texas right now. These seven native plants give them, and plenty of other late-season pollinators, the nectar they need.
10 Top Plants for a North Texas Pollinator Garden
Native plants that feed monarchs, native bees, and hummingbirds all season. Here are 10 reliable, low-maintenance picks for North Texas pollinator gardens.
Native Plants for Cross Timbers Dry, Well-Draining Soils
Native Plants for Blackland Prairie Clay Soils
Plant This, Not That: Native Alternatives to Nandina, Bradford Pear, Vitex, Chinese Privet & Other Invasive Plants in North Texas
Trade invasive ornamentals for plants that actually feed North Texas wildlife. 8 common swaps, from Nandina to Bermudagrass, with native alternatives for each.
Best Native Shade Plants for Texas: 20 Picks for Under Oaks
Struggling with shady garden? Discover 20 native plants — from groundcovers to flowering shrubs — built for exactly these conditions.
Unrestrained: The Story of the Short Pollinator Garden
It is time to stop replacing nature with landscaping.
There Is a Native Ground Cover for Every Garden
Choose the right native ground cover for your garden.
The Magical Beauty of Buttonbush
The beauty and wildlife value of Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis).
The Best Use for a Bradford Pear...
Creating a dead hedge and log wall allows to fence an area and provide wildlife habitat at the same time. It is also a great use of invasive trees.
