Every day can be Earth Day in our habitat gardens, as we celebrate our wildlife on native or adapted plants. I was thrilled to be on the spot when this graceful white-lined sphinx moth dashed around my pink evening primrose. You can see why it’s commonly called a hummingbird moth! We often think of bees | read more →
There’s something delightfully irresistible about plucking oranges or lemons right from our own little trees. Not so long ago we were zone pushing to even think about growing citrus in Central Texas, but now we can grow some varieties in the ground, at least until extreme freeze crystallizes our crops. Still, patio citrus claims top | read more →
air date: April 26, 2025
What exactly are pollinators? Dr. Sean Griffin from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center explores both bees and their buddies, and how they partner with native plants. At Ann and Doug Garrett’s home in Jarrell, wildlife graze four acres of native plant gardens on former Blackland Prairie ranchland. William Glenn from Greensleeves Nursery in Pflugerville picks native groundcovers for sun and shade to feed pollinators. Daphne Richards explains what’s going on with a viewer’s troubled Texas sage, aka Cenizo. In the blog.
