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...
by Happy Gardener | May 20, 2021 | Native Perennials, Native Shrubs, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Xeriscape Solutions
Let’s just take a second and allow our native plants to have a major brag moment. Don’t you think they deserve it? Our native plants looked snow, ice, and extended freeze exposure in the face and said, “We got this!” Have you taken a look...
by Rainbow Gardens | Apr 21, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Texas Perennials, Xeriscape Solutions
Is it too soon to start thinking of the inevitable heat that will be blasting it’s way into our gardens before we know it? I personally don’t think so. Our advice at the stores is to think and prep a season ahead for the best success; summer is up next....
by Happy Gardener | Oct 12, 2020 | Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Xeriscape Solutions
The reasons we love native plants at Rainbow Gardens are numerous, but one of the main reasons we encourage purchases of native plants is because doing so lines up with the main philosophy of our business, gardening success! We want nothing more than for you to be...
by Happy Gardener | Jun 9, 2020 | Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Xeriscape Solutions
Caring for native plants in San Antonio is most definitely less work than if you choose non-native specimens. However, this doesn’t mean that grabbing a native plant, shoving it willy nilly into your landscape, and leaving it to the elements is the route you...
