Learn how companion planting with Texas native plants conserves water, attracts pollinators and helps vegetables thrive, plus ...

I grew up in College Station. I loved gardening, but it was hot by 8:30 in the morning. I got up early to get my work done, but I seldom finished much before noon. I stayed in the shade until late ...

Texas summers can feel like an oven, and most plants just can't handle the scorching temperatures. But here's the good news: ...

Q: I planted a 6-foot chaste tree in the spring in my garden area. The tree had some blooms on it at the time. It has prospered, sending off new branches and leaves. It is loaded with berries, but the ...

Birds have always been an important part of my life, right up there with bees and butterflies. As a child growing up in East Texas, I was enchanted by the echoing jungle call of a pileated woodpecker ...

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I was a young gardener. Barely 13. Every spare moment that summer I’d spent tending my gardens, trying new plants I’d read about in catalogs, getting Mom and Dad to drop me off at what few nurseries ...

Locally grown and regionally trialed bulbs are available at the Smith County Master Gardener annual conference and sale. (Contributed Photo) As summer fades and cooler weather returns, gardeners ...

Chicklet Gold is probably best considered semi-deciduous in zone 8 and evergreen in warmer regions. It blooms on new wood.

SAN ANTONIO – Dana Clark enjoys gardening in Southeast Side neighborhood Highland Park. Earlier this summer, it landed her in the hospital and nearly cost her life. Clark was diagnosed with Murine ...