by Happy Gardener | Sep 15, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Fall Garden, Pollinators, Summer Garden
You know how at the end of summer, plants look a little peaked and you are craving some color in your landscape but the weather is still too warm for cool weather annuals to really live comfortably? Enter the solution. Profusion zinnia is a great choice for...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 10, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Butterflies, Pollinators
More and more people are learning about Duranta being an amazing pollinator plant for butterflies and hummingbirds and I couldn’t be more thrilled. If you’ve never heard of this plant, or seen it in action, you are in for a treat today. I’m taking...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 10, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Pollinators
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 | Sep 1, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Butterflies, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Pollinators
Butterfly and pollinator gardens are hot topics, especially since we are on the cusp of the fall pollinator migration about to soar through San Antonio. Today I wanted to highlight a few of the amazing plants that live in our butterfly garden at our Bandera location....
by Happy Gardener | Aug 9, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Butterflies, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Pollinators
If you want monarch butterflies to visit your garden this fall and spring, planting milkweed in your landscape is a must! Not only is milkweed a great nectar source for thirsty pollinators, it is also THE ONLY host plant that monarch butterflies lay their eggs upon....
by Happy Gardener | Jul 14, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Pollinators, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Summer Garden
This year we have been blessed with extra rain during summer, but most of us remember how dry and hot it normally is this time of year. It’s a given that our dry, hot, summers are bound to return. If you’re tired of flowers fading with the onset of heat,...