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When it comes to conserving water, the changes you make inside your home are just a drop in the bucket. To score some serious savings, you’ll need to walk out that door. San Antonio has a strong [...]

There are plenty of curious nooks in our own neighborhoods where wild plants find a place to call home. Take a brisk socially-distanced stroll and you may discover a few. While we’re all stuck at [...]

Twice a year, South Texas becomes Butterfly Alley as millions of migrating monarchs flutter by. Plant native milkweed to give Momma Monarch a welcoming way station to lay her eggs. Monarch [...]

If you’ve spotted a roadside field cloaked in what appears to be freshly fallen snow, it’s not a (complete) mirage. It’s actually a hardy summer annual wildflower that begins bursting into bloom [...]

In San Antonio, it’s the dry, hot summer months that present the biggest obstacles to your landscape. But choosing native plants with a diverse mix of adaptations for survival can make all the [...]

Baffled by spots, stripes or other odd patterns in your lawn? Before you chalk it up to supernatural phenomena, you might want to inspect your irrigation system. It might be raining now, but if [...]

We all know bluebonnets and firewheels, but there are rarer native gems that reside in several San Antonio parks — if you know where and what to look for. We all know bluebonnets and firewheels, [...]

Engelmann’s daisy may blend in with the other yellow wildflowers along the roadside. But get to know this cheerful native perennial and you’ll find it has many attributes that set it [...]

Our climate supports a wide array of beautiful flowers and turf grass substitutes. Winter is the best time to rethink the traditional lawn-based landscape and create a plan that will help you [...]

This drought-tolerant perennial has unique characteristics that set it apart from other mistflowers. And once established, white mistflower can hold its own through the toughest weather. [...]