Bent on turning her routine lawn-and-shrub yard into a fun destination and home to lots of butterflies, bees, and other wildlife, she dug into native and adapted plants. Central Texas Gardener is ...

While the strange-looking fruit is not edible, this tree species has a long history of usage by Osage Native Americans, who ...

The king of native plant and tree species in Houston and across the South is the enormous live oak tree. Live oak trees support hundreds of animal and insect species; moths and butterflies use the ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife ... Not only do the trees provide food and shelter, but the limb, leaves and berries were used by Native American tribes for medicines to alleviate symptoms of anemia ...

Small, native trees fill an important but often ... Addison Gaines, a Houston-based urban wildlife biologist with Texas Parks & Wildlife, can name plenty of other reasons to grow them.

Stephen Bruggerhoff with Texas A&M AgriLife recently shared three plants that will brighten your spirits this holiday season.

This sprawling, festive wonderland promises to immerse visitors in the magic of the season with millions of dazzling lights, ...

For many, gardening is a great hobby. Some of us have made a living from it. It’s exciting. It’s changing rapidly with new plants and new products. Indulge me for just a moment and let me share the ...

But don’t take our word for it. We also have included an Ask the Experts section with insights and comments on Texas native plants from educators at Sam Houston State University, the University of ...

St. Joseph’s Halle will host a Christmas Market on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 212 West San Antonio Street.

FORT WORTH, Texas — In North Fort Worth, Karla Orta is reshaping the plant world one native species at a time. Turning her ...

Photo Credit: Donald Lee Pardue / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 American beautyberry is an eye-catcher in the garden and one of the best native plants for Texas. This multi-stem shrub has exquisite violet to ...