by Happy Gardener | Sep 10, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators, Texas Perennials
Mystic Spires Salvia is a fabulous butterfly and bee attracting plant to include in your pollinator gardens. The sheer number of blooms that this salvia puts out sends the pollinators into a dizzy frenzy as they visit each and every flower. Take a look at some...
by Happy Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Annuals & Perennials, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Summer Garden
Throughout summer in San Antonio, when customers come in describing the most beautiful plant they’ve just seen and start describing the vibrant blooms that combine red, orange and yellow in one flower, we lead them straight to our selection of Pride of Barbados,...
by Happy Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Annuals & Perennials, Native Perennials, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators
Have you heard of Gregg’s Blue Mistflower, one of our favorite hot-weather pollinator plants? If you haven’t, today is your lucky day because we are giving Gregg’s Blue Mistflower a proper shout out. This pollinator attracting plant brings the...
by Happy Gardener | May 9, 2020 | Annuals & Perennials, Native Perennials, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Pollinator Perennials, Texas Perennials
Look around landscapes in San Antonio, both residential and commercial, and you will most likely see some variety of salvia thriving there. It’s no wonder that salvia fits perfectly into our garden designs. Salvia is a heat tolerant, drought resistant, native,...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 30, 2019 | Annuals & Perennials, Butterflies, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators
Having an assortment of host and nectar plants is a great way to maximize your potential for butterflies visiting your landscape. Today we’ll let you in on some of Rainbow Gardens’ favorite host plants for the butterflies we see here in San Antonio. 5 Great...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 30, 2019 | Annuals & Perennials, Butterflies, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators
Nectar plants for butterflies are a hot topic this month. With the Monarch migration peaking in our city around October 20th, we are trying to do our part in spreading the word about how important it is for all of our city to do our part in supplying butterflies their...
