This story was first published during last February's deep freeze in Texas. We have updated it and are bringing it back for you for this month's freeze, one year later. After record freezing ...

One of the more significant landscaping developments these days is the trend toward designing with native plants. But, what are native plants? Non-natives? Invasives? How do these differ? What are the ...

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 ...

West Texas is a challenging environment to grow vegetables and landscape plants in. Plants must be able to handle a lot of heat but also cold spells, as well as drought, alkaline clay soil, etc. To be ...

As I walked into a doctor’s appointment the other day I made mental note of the plants in their landscape. It was a commercial landscape that you might otherwise have thought was reasonably attractive ...

The summer heat is scorching, and those with large shade trees in the landscape are surely enjoying the cover that the canopies provide, reducing electricity bills and helping to keep the home and ...

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 ...

“If Texans can get themselves revved up for fall football when it’s 105F outside in August, surely I can convince them that the best time for making big changes in landscaping is coming in the next ...