Texas landscaping

As a nurseryman, I am occasionally asked: “What’s an attractive small tree that grows...

Every Landscape in the southwest should have at least one of these drought tolerant, colorful beauties! They seem to be made for our arid climate, greeting the scorching desert heat with clusters of dark orange to yellow flowers that butterflies and hummingbirds find irresistible. ‘Radiation’ is one of the taller shrub lantanas that has proven itself as a desert survivor in the Phoenix area. Its dark green, aromatic leaves feel like sandpaper and are highly resistant to browsing by insects…

Sorry for not posting yesterday. It was a very very busy day for me. The past 48 hours saw first preview audiences for "Sense & Sensibility" and also "Into the Woods". Both went fairly well and now I'm back at home taking a morning off with my family. I also have the morning to journal and do some preliminary planning for my garden next year. As you may know, I'm planning on ripping out my front lawn and planting drought tolerant species that will require far less water and no mowing! Since…

Choose the best plants and trees to grow in your Texas landscape. Create beautiful, low maintenance landscapes, while conserving water and resources.

These are my favorite container plants to grow in South Central Texas. These plants can withstand heat and are very forgiving!

Here are the best 5 ornamental grasses to plant in your landscape that can hold up to Texas weather conditions.

Liz Odom, aka the Garden Doctor, builds and maintains gardens around Lake Conroe in Texas and is sharing photos of some favorite moments from those gardens. Lake Conroe sits on […] The post Making Gardens in Texas appeared first on FineGardening.

Given our current drought situation in Southern California, THIS was the best year to take out our front lawn and put in native, drought tolerant plants. My cit…

A valuable selection of deer resistant, low water plants for Austin and Central Texas. Suitable for Xeriscape and hill country landscapes.

A gallery of North Texas native and well-adapted landscapes - beautiful, drought tolerant green spaces bursting with life and color.