Bridal Wreath Spirea

Sun/partial-shade; deciduous; white blooms cover the branches like popcorn in early spring.\n\nSpirea does not like hedging or heavy pruning and requires cold winter weather to bloom fully.

Japanese Boxwood

Partial sun or dappled shade. Evergreen. A dainty boxwood, with glossy oval leaves. It’s small and naturally rounded, suitable for low hedges or specimens; it looks great with yuccas, agaves […]

Monarda

Sun. A tough, coarse annual wildflower with minty gray-green leaves. Common in fields and along Texas roadsides, its pink pom-poms are a standout in early summer when other wildflowers are […]

Bay Laurel

Sun to part shade; an evergreen shrub or tree. In the right soils, bay laurel grows quite large and sturdy. It appreciates some protection from late afternoon sun in summertime.\n\nThis […]

Basil

Full sun; a warm-season annual with a sweet, pungent flavor. Widely used in Italian and Asian dishes. The aroma adds magic to any outdoor space in summertime.\r\n\r\nBasil requires consistent soil […]

Globe Amaranth

Full sun; a drought-tolerant annual that with showy bracts in a variety of colors including white, purple, pink and red (the flowers themselves are inconspicuous.) Easily grown from seed planted […]

Arroyo Sweetwood

Light shade. Semi-evergreen. Arroyo Sweetwood was first selected by plantsman Lynne Lowery, growing in a dry gravel arroyo near Monterrey, Mexico. It may be a bit early to evaluate this […]

Beaked Yucca

Full sun. Evergreen. An attractive tree-form yucca. Many sources consider it simply a branching variety of the popular Big Bend Yucca (rostrata). Thin blue-gray leaves grow in a cluster, later […]

Laurel Viburnum

Sun or shade. Evergreen, with ovate leaves and dense cymes of pink or white flowers in spring. \n\n’Spring Bouquet’ is a widely available cultivar. On its own it may grow […]

Tangerine

Sun or partial shade. Evergreen, with intoxicating white blooms in spring and bountiful edible fruit ripening in November and December. Among the citrus, tangerine is perhaps the most cold- and […]