by Happy Gardener | Aug 15, 2024 | Native Shrubs, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Xeriscape Solutions
The benefits of adding more native plants to your landscape are numerous. Native varieties tend to withstand the harsh conditions that our Texas climate can doll out better than non native varieties. If you choose your selections carefully, you can provide food and...
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 | 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 | 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 | Sep 16, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Pollinator Perennials, Texas Perennials, Xeriscape Solutions
Sometimes I feel that lantana gets a bad rap at the nurseries. Customers will come in asking for perennial, deer resistant, drought tolerant, low maintenance plants for their landscapes but then say, “but nothing boring like lantana”. What?! Here is a plant that...
