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Want a plant to attract all the hummingbirds in the neighborhood to your garden? Look no further! Flame acanthus is a tough, Texas native perennial with bright green foliage and hot red-orange [...]

On the hottest days of the year, the drought-hardy Pride of Barbados shrugs off dry weather and offers up fantastic cone-like flowers in orange, red and yellow. It’s mid-July, and the aquifer is [...]

The hot dry weather generally means the possibility of Stage 1 drought restrictions. For now, we remain in year-round watering rules. The hot dry weather has returned and with it the possibility [...]

All plants need water. But how much and how often varies from plant to plant. Although there are various recommendations floating around out there, we prefer to rely on scientifically [...]

Cape Plumbago – Cool Color for High Heat Landscapes As most gardeners know, there is a season for everything… especially plants. With that in mind our plant of the week section will help us [...]

Lavender is a multitasking herb – beautiful in the landscape attracting wildlife and functional in the kitchen when added to food and drinks. I love lavender! It is beautiful in the landscape and [...]

San Antonio Water System Project Coordinator Mark Peterson demonstrates how to use common garden herbs as natural bug repellents. Plant rosemary, lavender, lemon balm, citronella and others in [...]

There are so many things to do with herbs — from adding them to our culinary delights, to making refreshing drinks on hot summer days or using them for medicinal purposes. They’re so easy to grow [...]

Before you run out to buy chemical pesticides for your yard, there are a number of herbs that grow well in our area that are also natural insect repellents. Summer is in full swing. This is a [...]

Turn up the heat in your landscape. Incorporate plants in hot colors to add a little spice to your garden. Heat is probably the last thing you want to think about in the middle of a scorching [...]