Drought was bad news for last year's fall wildflowers. Rain has made a big difference this year, and fall wildflowers are now on display. There are not as many fall flowers on our Guadalupe County ...

SAN ANTONIO — Sunflowers, esperanza and Texas lantana all bloom in summer, making them the July choices in our 12-month color plan. There are a number of native sunflower species. My favorite, and the ...

Century plants and yuccas are among the stateliest of Texas wildflowers during spring. Maximilian sunflowers fill that role during fall. During October, the dominant view from the little farmhouse ...

Perhaps one of the greatest achievements of New World, native peoples was their domestication, cultivation and improvement of many native plants they encountered when migrating through and settling ...

A robin and a Monarch butterfly sitting on a dead branch with moss looking at each other - Fercast/Shutterstock Among the multitude of reasons to want birds or butterflies around, their value as ...

Everyone knows that gold is king of fall colors in Colorado. Nothing says autumn like a splash of sunny lemon, just like the hillsides covered with aspen leaves quaking in the breeze. In my yard, the ...

Question: A friend gave me several Mexican sunflower cuttings and said to stick them in the ground. Does this work? Answer: You hear stories about sticking stems in the ground and having them root, ...

It's the beginning of autumn. Everything we expected to happen is happening. Mornings are often clear and cool with sunny skies in the afternoon, warm to the 60s or 70s. In the quiet calm air of the ...

If you are looking to grow a flower that is an all-star when it comes to attracting birds and pollinators, consider sunflowers. There are lots of options, including the perennial Maximilian sunflowers ...

Occasionally, one receives a gift plant from someone that, you figure, has to be up to no good, advising patience and repeating, “Try it, you’ll like it!” In my case, the donor handed over a small ...

There’s a golden-flowered plant that’s starting to bloom in native gardens all over Santa Fe this month. It has a princely name that lives for the sun. Each year, this majestic beauty shoots up ...

Among the multitude of reasons to want birds or butterflies around, their value as pollinators that are essential for flower and vegetable gardens is a key benefit of their presence. You may also want ...