A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by ...

Bamboos are grasses, so one would think that conventional grass killers would be up to the task. But even the best of them all, glyphosate sprays used at its top rate of application and applied in ...

As caretakers of preserved plants collected by generations of naturalists, the herbaria chronicle the botanical history of Texas and beyond.

This Saturday, July 19, the Plumeria Society of South Texas is hosting its yearly Plumeria Sale at the Senior Garden Center.

Salvias are a diverse group of annuals, perennials, and woody shrubs hailing from just about every continent across the globe. While they vary in size and growth habit, all salvia feature spires of ...

A Kingwood florist is uniting florists across Texas to create free memorial arrangements for families grieving Hill Country ...

Travel & Outdoors Texas Summer Gardening Is Brutal, but These Two Native Species Don’t Mind There are only a few things fit for planting right now, but it's the perfect time to dream big for fall.

Travel & Outdoors Stopping to Smell the Moonflower, One of Texas’s Most Tenacious (and Poisonous) Plants Unfazed by extreme weather, this dangerous beauty blooms only at night.

This week on "Central Texas Gardener," explore native plants for sun and shade. In an HOA, Martin and Eileen Byhower designed lawn-free habitat gardens under their live oaks in deer country.

Staff, including professional horticulturists and a large team of hands-on volunteers, work tirelessly throughout the year to cultivate native Texas plants and encourage maximum flowers.

When it comes to planting native Texas plants, some are more user friendly than others. Here are your best bets for shade trees and shrubs.

In past articles, I have discussed selecting plants based upon the characteristics of your landscape, garden and flower bed. Today we’re going to discuss native and perennial plants. People ...