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 ...

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 ...

Q: I’m looking for a plant to replace several holly ferns that used to be in shade until we lost a post oak tree. The ferns have been barely hanging on since we had the tree removed. I’d like a ...

With native plants, you can get a vibrant landscape that lasts through a sizzling summer. Courtesy Dubberley Landscape Warm weather has us Texans flocking to our favorite plant nurseries in a humble ...

Each year, Central Texas gardeners face eminent heat, drought, floods or freezes, sometimes all four. The following story ran July 11, 2022, just months after a major freeze, and just before our ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s a question as old as the hobby of gardening. “How far back can I trim my plant?” We ask it because we failed to read the descriptions while we were shopping at the nurseries. We got home with ...

Alterra Landscape Design has once again been recognized for its work in landscape architecture. It has been awarded the Texas Excellence in Landscaping Award for seven straight years, from 2019 ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - There are plants in our landscape that shouldn't be here. Invasive species are non-native plants that grow or reproduce aggressively in our local environment. They are ...