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...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 31, 2022 | Butterflies, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Pollinators, Wildflower Mixes
Pollinator season has begun and along with that comes the search for some amazing pollinator attracting plants to offer them nectar for energy and food sources for butterfly caterpillars. With that being said, Gayfeather, or Liatris, has been voted this year’s...
by Happy Gardener | Mar 8, 2022 | Cactus & Succulents, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers
Including desert specimen plants (yucca rostrata, yucca thompsoniana, agave, sotol, cactus, etc…) can create striking texture and interest in your Texas landscapes. These plants are not only beautiful, most are also native and xeriscape options. Today i’m...
by Happy Gardener | Nov 18, 2021 | Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Summer Garden, Xeriscape Solutions
Is there a picture that pops into your mind when you hear the word “xeriscape”? I know that when I first envisioned what this word meant, I pictured sparse, twiggy plants, with little to no color, sticking up out of dry dusty soil. Maybe an occasional green cactus...
by Happy Gardener | Nov 4, 2021 | Native Shrubs, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Ornamental Shrubs, Trees & Shrubs, Xeriscape Solutions
Texas Sage (Leucophyllum frutescens), also called Cenizo, just happens to be one of our favorite native shrubs, so today is a celebration of this profuse blooming, ‘rain prediciting’, Texas hardy plant. Before I knew anything about the nursery business, I...
by Happy Gardener | Oct 6, 2021 | Fall Garden, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Wildflower Mixes
On Wednesday I got to sit in on another great Rainbow Gardens seminar and decided to offer you all a little recap. Today’s seminar was on planting wildflowers in San Antonio. Laura Jarvis walked attendees through the steps needed to successfully sow wildflower...
