As any experienced San Antonio gardener knows, South Texas summers can be brutal on plants. Following a brief burst of color in spring, the summer heat descends, often accompanied by months of little ...

A small desert garden is surprisingly easy to create. By combining drought-tolerant plants, gravel mulch, architectural shapes, and a restrained planting palette, even the tiniest patio or city ...

As climate change inexorably makes South Texas' summers hotter and drier — and winters more likely to bring deep, extended freezes — homeowners may want to reconsider the types of plants they put in ...

The desert globe mallow, Sphaeralcea ambigua, is one of my favorite flowering shrubs. It is native to our Sonoran Desert, and is a great pollinator plant. It’s also a gorgeous addition to your garden.

I spent last week in Palm Desert, California, where the daily temperatures were 110 degrees or more and the humidity was less than 20 percent. The landscapes I saw there are completely foreign to our ...

Lately, desert willow trees with their fragrant, orchid-like flowers are filling Santa Cruz Valley with soft color. Not a ...

As you no doubt noticed, many of our native plants have yellow flowers. However, a bit of variety can be pleasing to the eye. Introducing white flowering plants into your color scheme can add variety, ...