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Trimming is not required for plants to be healthy. But when done strategically it can enhance the look of your summer landscape. With recent rainfall, high humidity and mild temperatures from the [...]

Aside from beautifying your yard, many of the approved WaterSaver Landscape Coupon plants also double as hosts for butterfly and moth caterpillars. Many of us are familiar with the monarch [...]

With distinctive leaves and fruit, hop tree is an easy Texas native to identify — if you know what to look for. Hidden among the underbrush around Bexar County is a rather unassuming shrub with [...]

Can’t wait to see your spring blooms? Many wildflowers can be identified just by their leaves. Here’s how. While winter often feels like a time when nature is sleeping, if you planted wildflower [...]

A few easy changes to your landscape maintenance are all it takes to create little spaces for wildlife — and help protect other residents that call Texas home. As temperatures fall and plants [...]

If trees could talk, these spine-chilling stories would startle saplings senseless. A mature shade tree is one of the most valuable additions you can make to your landscape. However, majestic [...]

Don’t let the goofy name or delicate blooms fool you. Woolly tubetongue is seriously hardy, even in our searing heat. By now most people are familiar with horseherb (Calyptopcarpus vialis), but [...]

The summer heat is brutal to ordinary blooming plants. But there are ironclad options that’ll show the scorch who’s boss — and add the color your landscape craves. As the summer heats up, many [...]

Drought can stress many a plant. But these untamed Texas mavericks know just what to do and how to get through. After the hottest May on record and only scant rainfall all year, South Texas is [...]

Using the right plants in the right place of your landscape means less worrying about watering and yardwork during the hottest days of the year. by Cleveland Powell and Brad Wier Flash back to [...]