Central texas gardening

This is a year of gardening in central Texas. What to do in each month of the year in your garden form seed starting to harvesting.

Discover the beauty of shade gardening with our selection of the best Texas shade plants. From heat-resistant options for North Texas to perennial favorites perfect for Central Texas, these native and adapted plants are ideal for creating a lush oasis even in the sunniest spots. Explore a variety of hardy outdoor perennials that thrive in shaded areas, bringing texture and color to your garden year after year.

Texas has a unique climate which makes things interesting when figuring out what to grow. Depending on what part of Texas's great state, certain plants will

Here is our list of 10 Texas drought-tolerant plants that any garden lover would be happy to have in their garden.

If you graduated to seed starting, this is a comprehensive guide on how to figure out the best time to start seeds in central Texas.

Take a Photo Tour of My June Garden Welcome to the garden tour, we’re glad you’re here! Most of you may be finishing up your planting and are looking forward to the summer harvest. Here in Central Texas, the garden has been cranked up for a few months and the harvest will come to an […]

Gardening in the south is perfect for lush flowers that can take the heat. Start your Southern gardening journey with a tour of one color-packed country space that's tops in personality. Our gardening guides will help your flowers survive the southern summer and thrive throughout the year.

Temperatures are soaring and the rain cloud spigot is on hold except for spotty showers this week. Undaunted native Turk’s caps, including ‘Pam’s Pink’, continue courting fleeting hummingbirds in my East Austin garden. Colorado was a bit cooler when I visited in June for the Garden Bloggers Fli

Most Blackberries are biennials that produce their fruit the second year after planting. Some new introductions from the University of Arkansas called “Prime-Ark” Blackberries have the ability to produce on both the current year’s canes and the previous year’s canes. Blackberries do well in sandy soils, and can be grown in soils that are at least one foot deep with good drainage. In areas with poor drainage, they may be grown in raised beds. You can choose from three different categories of…

I have said it for years and I'll say it again, you have never tasted fruit, veggies or herbs until you eat them right from the garden, or grow it yourself. Store bought fruit and vegetables are picked prematurely so they arrive a proper color on the outside, but the inside can be very different.