Turk’s Cap is known to biology geeks as Malvaviscus arboreus. It is a decidous perrenial Texas native shrub that will grow in both sun and shade. It’s natural habitats include sandy low grounds near streams, limestone slopes around wooded creeks and palm groves. It ranges from the Texas Coastal Plain, east to Florida and also […]
Bison help to restore grass prairie near Lewisville Lake 12:00 AM CDT on Saturday, June 27, 2009 By WENDY HUNDLEY / The Dallas Morning News whundley@dallasnews.com Robert Vaughan emptied a sack of “buffalo candy” and called out to a herd of 30 bison grazing peacefully in a field at Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area. Photos […]
They’re blooming! Hibiscus can be annuals or perennials in our area. Most of the really fancy hibiscus are annuals even here in the DFW area but this particular hibiscus, Hibiscus coccineus or the Texas Star, is a perennial and is cold tolerant all the way to zone 5. There are several cultivars – ‘Frisbee,’ ‘Southern […]
Well, considering that Texas is as large as most countries, there is a lot of terrain to cover. Texas includes everything from marsh, to desert, to mountains and forests. Geology, geography, water and climate all come together to determine what kinds of plants will grow where. Yes, you might be able to grow something completely […]
St. John’s Wort (Hypericum) is famous for it’s pharmaceutical properties and it’s uses as an herbal treatment for depression. There are over 300 species of Hypericum and I have no clue which one this is. I think it’s a gorgeous plant, though. It makes a mounding evergreen shrub about 3 feet tall and it will […]
Esperanza is a Texas native and has been rated as a ‘Texas Superstar’ meaning that it has been highly recommended by the Texas A&M Agriculture program. Esperanza lives in the wild on rocky slopes or well drained soil in full sun. You can find it around San Antonio. It is really only hardy to zone […]
I have been given a lot of plants over the years that I have decided to remove from my garden either because they simply started crowding things out (whether it was native or not) or because I found out that it was on an invasive species list for Texas. A lot of people confuse aggessive […]
I love this tree. Do I say that about everything? I mean it about the Bald Cypress. I think it is gorgeous. It has the shape of an evergreen with lacy leaves, but it’s not. It turns a beautiful reddish-brown color in the fall before losing all it’s leaves for the winter. It is always […]
Coral Honeysuckle is a wonderful Texas native and the hummingbirds love it! It is an evergreen vine and blooms from spring until fall. It is also drought tolerant. It should be planted in full sun. I have one that is in partial shade and seems to be doing fine, but the side that gets more […]
We have a possum that has been coming to our backyard to eat the cat food on a regular basis. We don’t have any problem with this at all since the cats seem to be cool with him and he is actually very tidy and considerate. They can look a little ferocious though, and the […]
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