by Happy Gardener | Apr 22, 2024 | Pests & Diseases, Pollinators
With summer rounding out, and the fall pollinator season headed our way, I feel the need to write about the delicate balance of controlling garden pests and protecting our local wildlife and essential pollinators. Plants and garden pests go hand in hand. If you...
by Happy Gardener | Feb 21, 2024 | Annuals & Perennials, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators
If you are looking for a heat loving plant tough enough to handle our San Antonio summer temperatures that offers copious amounts of flowers for the pollinators to enjoy, you might want to take a look at agastache (“ah-GAH-stah-kee”). 10 Quick Characteristics...
by Happy Gardener | Nov 4, 2023 | Annuals & Perennials, Fall Color, Native Perennials, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Texas Perennials
I spend plenty of time talking to you about Gregg’s Blue Mistflower in late summer to early fall. The fuzzy, baby-blue flowers it produces are a magnet to nectar-seeking Queen butterflies and Monarchs also drop in for a snack during their fall migration. But I would...
by Happy Gardener | May 5, 2022 | Annuals & Perennials, Butterflies, Fall Color, hummingbirds, Pollinator Perennials, 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 | Apr 27, 2022 | Butterflies, News & Events, Pollinators
Today we are tooting the horn of pollinator expert, Laura Jarvis, of The Butterfly Landing, in blatant attempts to get you to come to our class! Whether you carve out a special patio garden at your apartment, or plant a plot in your landscape, the more pollinator...
