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!