Mysterious milkweed: Disappearing or incognito?
This slow-growing plant group goes dormant, retreating underground every winter
Kevin Pride
July 15, 2025
Sheet mulching: A better way to prep your garden bed
Now’s the time to take advantage of the sizzling summer
Kevin Pride
June 3, 2025
Don’t discount this summer sleeper
Though it’s less common than winter dormancy, some plants —
Kevin Pride
April 15, 2025
Indomitable damianita
Few plants can endure the “inferno strip” — that crispy
Kevin Pride
February 4, 2025
Bring joy and ‘merry mint’ to your home for the holidays
Your kitchen and garden may already be home to this
Kevin Pride
December 17, 2024
A lawn doesn’t have to be just grass
There are many flowering plants that can coexist happily with
Kevin Pride
September 17, 2024
Plant this, not that: Out with the old and in with the OG
Phase out problem plants with these Texas-tough trend setters. Many
Kevin Pride
July 23, 2024
Discovering a hidden gem: The sugar hackberry tree
Wishing for a beautiful, fast-growing tree that’s free, needs zero
Kevin Pride
April 16, 2024
A green lawn in February?
One person’s winter weed is another’s wintergreen lawn. Do you
Kevin Pride
February 13, 2024
Winter weeds or Texas wildflowers?
If your lawn looks like it’s drowning in winter weeds,
Kevin Pride
January 30, 2024
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