As a new gardener, I sure could have used The Texas Native Plant Primer: 225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden! Author Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Director of Horticulture at the Wildflower Center, engages us from her heart and hands-on experience with cultivation, historic use, recipes, and wildlife benefits. In fact, on CTG’s spring premiere this week, Andrea | read more →
In a metamorphosis of once hard-packed earth at an abandoned warehouse, an urban butterfly sanctuary restores life to soil and soul in daily pollinator shows at The VORTEX Repertory Theater garden. In March 2024, I headed over for their annual Garden Party, a family-fun event to plant something new and celebrate spring with music, performance, | read more →
air date: April 5, 2025
Biking along country roads inspired Laura O’Toole to rip out the lawn for wildlife-friendly native grasses and perennials. Wildflower Center horticulturist Andrea DeLong-Amaya picks water wise options from her new book, The Texas Native Plant Primer. Garden consultant Colleen Dieter shows how to pick a healthy nursery plant. Daphne Richards explains how to prune native groundcover black dalea, a plant that can be used in a firewise landscaping.
