If I could only have five plants for color in my North Texas landscape in summer, these are the ones I’d choose out of the long list of applicants. Mind you I’d be leaving a lot of fine plants in line ...

A rock pathway directs water from the gutter on this home to the native plants in a garden designed by landscaper Carrie Dubberley. Carrie Dubberley Taylor Kirkland loves his creek-side property in ...

You wake up and turn on the radio. You hear that the overnight low was 82 degrees. Yeah. It’s almost enough to make you hate Texas. But not quite. I grew up in this state, and I learned a long time ...

Cardinals, blue jays, woodpeckers, and goldfinches will show up fast with sunflower, suet and thistle - but one simple seed swap can send squirrels packing.

Bluebonnets aren't the only flower in town, y'all. Texas is home to more 5,000 species of wildflowers. Thanks to Mother Nature and The Texas Department of Transportation these flowers are flourishing.

Goldsturm gloriosa daisies, summer phlox, Shasta daisies and other perennials present a showy display. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram When it comes to perennials, the old Rule of Green Thumb ...

It was back around 1980. I, the Native Texan, found myself in the Chadwick Arboretum at my old school, Ohio State. One section featured some lovely ornamental grasses. They really hadn't caught on ...