by Happy Gardener | Sep 30, 2023 | Flowering Trees, Native Trees, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Shade Trees, Trees & Shrubs
Need a tree this fall? How about trying a native variety? Here’s a list of some of our favorite native trees for San Antonio, Texas. Fall is the best time to plant your trees and let their roots develop into a strong, sturdy system through winter. It’s our hot, San...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 15, 2023 | Annuals & Perennials, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Xeriscape Solutions
We know that spring has sprung (so early this year) when all the colorful annuals and perennials start arriving wave upon wave at Rainbow Gardens. But when bougainvillea show up and start strutting their stuff, it’s like they are the peacocks amongst a bunch of...
by Happy Gardener | Aug 11, 2022 | Cactus & Succulents, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers
Agave are wonderful specimens to include in your San Antonio landscapes. They bring textural interest to your surroundings while providing an evergreen, low maintenance and low water usage plant. They love the sunshine and the heat it produces, most can even tolerate...
by Happy Gardener | Jun 23, 2022 | Native Perennials, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Summer Garden
Every summer, the blooms of Pavonia Rock Rose seem to surprise me. While they bloom spring through fall here in San Antonio, I’m always amazed that the plants are still blooming beautifully through the San Antonio summer heat. The candy-pink flowers of Pavonia Rock...
by Happy Gardener | May 9, 2022 | Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Summer Garden, Xeriscape Solutions
Most people know to look for perennial plants that are cold hardy in their region, but here in Texas it’s about as important to look for perennial plants that can withstand our Texas heat. If you’ve ever planted something in spring just to watch it wither and die...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 6, 2022 | Annuals & Perennials, Native Perennials, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators
A stop in to one of my favorite Facebook pages, The Butterfly Landing, inspired this week’s blog on Maximilian sunflowers. Laura Jarvis, owner and operator of The Butterfly Landing, often highlights amazing pollinator plants, many of them native, on her...
