Plants

Help your landscape get back in the saddle and learn to garden like a Texan at Spring Bloom, Saturday, March 9. Need help creating a landscape that can weather our extended droughts, deep freezes [...]

Texas’ native buckeyes unleash their exotic hybrid flowers along Salado Creek for a festival of red, pink and yellow. There’s a unique natural phenomenon that happens in north-central Bexar [...]

This is a good time to give your winter-browned perennials a good trim. Shortly, our flowering perennials such as salvia, penstemon, lantana and esperanza will awaken from their winter slumber. [...]

Whether your yard is sunny or shady, our plant selection has you covered. Inspired to make changes to your landscape? Now is the time to liven up your yard with SAWS WaterSaver Landscape Coupons! [...]

The Scots recognize thistle as their national flower. Here in Texas, it’s high time to reconsider our tradition of painting all thistles as weeds. On rangelands and farms, thistles are despised [...]

Does your garden stand out or melt away in winter? Striking forms and contrasting textures can make all the difference this season. It’s easy to create a gorgeous summer garden by including lots [...]

One person’s winter weed is another’s wintergreen lawn. Do you have a green lawn? It seems like a simple question, but the answer depends on when you’re asking. Picture it: [...]

Got roses? Valentine’s Day is the perfect time for a renewal pruning. With Valentine’s Day fresh in mind, many people start thinking about cutting roses — not just florists, but anyone with [...]

Take advantage of our usually mild winter and get a jump start on the upcoming gardening season. Timing is everything when it comes to gardening. There may not be much snow around here in winter, [...]

There’s nothing like a week of deep freezes to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to evergreen foundation plants. This week’s seasonal star is red yucca (Hesperaloe parvifolia), not [...]