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We are officially living it, the time of the year in Texas where we no longer want to summer anymore. It's consistently over 100 degrees, and just walking to the car makes you feel like your skin is melting. Those plants your paid $600 for at the big box store are withered, or maybe even disappeared completely. How are native plants different? Truth is, some native plants aren't that different. My Maidenhair Fern has browned at the tips and has tucked itself away. Even my sha

Sustainability is not just a capitalistic buzz word; it is a series of choices we mere mortals make throughout our day in order to prioritize our relationship with the environment around us. It's the choice between throwing a nursery pot in the trash or holding on to it for 10 years because it's that perfect odd size for a random project. It's also a good philosophy to keep in mind as your look over your garden choices. We want our landscape to be water-wise, keeping the wate

Every Spring like clockwork - Big Box Stores put out their prettiest chemically enhanced plants with perfect blooms and not a bug in sight. Local nurseries do their best to stock just enough for the rush. And I feel a sinking feeling about the next 4 months. It's not that I don't enjoy the hard work - every yard that gets a native makeover puts my name higher on the list for Heaven's Gates. It's that I would like to get a microphone and alert the masses Spring is NOT the best

Every season, Hill Country homeowners invest thousands in landscaping, only to watch plants wither in Texas heat or freeze during unexpected cold snaps. It's expensive and frustrating - but there's a better way. Native plants take time to establish, but that's exactly what makes them worth it! Unlike traditional ornamentals that need to be replaced every season, native Hill Country plants spend their first three to five years building deep root systems instead of putting on a