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Native Small Trees, Foraging, HOA Native Plant Design

We all groaned as Texas Native Plant Week launched with a record 101° after weeks of no rain. Still, it looks like we’re finally heading in the right direction, just in time for Texas Arbor Day on November 1. Possumhaw holly’s a drought-resilient small deciduous tree or shrub to add to our wildlife habitat list. | read more →

Naturally Beautiful!

He didn’t know it, but John Dromgoole was one of my first garden mentors—via his Saturday morning radio program back then. So, when I did finally meet him and he jumped into the CTG regular lineup, I was awestruck. Later, in December 2019, we visited him and wife Jane at their home garden. David Stalker, | read more →

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Native Plants: Design and Forage

air date: October 19, 2024

Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Explore Martin and Eileen Byhower’s native plant garden in deer country under live oak trees that follows HOA guidelines. Since November 1 is Texas Arbor Day, Matt Kolodzie from Friendly Natives Nursery in Fredericksburg selects gorgeous small native trees and shrubs for wildlife habitat. Dazzle your yard with flowers, berries, fall leaf color, and even a shade tree geared for compact yards. Get his tree list. Feast on yummy wild plants–leaves, flowers, and fruits–with Eric Knight and Stacy Coplin, authors of Foraging Texas and founders of Local-Leaf, where they make Yaupon Matcha™ from local native yaupon hollies. Get their yummy recipe for lamb’s quarters spinach dip!

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