Familiar Landscape Plants are Toxic!

by jonathan
blog, danger to pets, deer resistant plants, drought tolerant palm, evergreen plant, nativescapes landscaping, palm tree Texas, pet danger, pet poison plants, plant danger, poison, poison plants, poisonous plants, poisonous plants, sago palms, sago palms, texas evergreen, toxic landscape plants, toxic plants, toxic plants, toxic plants for pets, toxic texas plants, toxic to pets

Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) are Toxic!  After spending, most of yesterday at the vet clinic my 9-month-old Australian Shepherd puppy …

Revegetating: A Great Alternative to Turf!

by jonathan
blog, clump grass, clump grass, clump grass, construction site over-seeding, construction site reclamation, deer resistant, deer resistant, deer resistant native re-vegetation, drought tolerant, drought tolerant, Grass, low maintenance, low maintenance, low maintenance, low maintenance, native annuals, native blooms, native clump grass, native flora, native grass, native grass seed, native grasses, native grasses, native grassland, native perennials, native plant reclamation, native plants, Native Revegetation, native Texas grasses, native Texas wildscapes, native turf grass, nativescapes landscaping, natural area plantings, natural area reclamation, over-seeding natives, poor soil, Poor soil Plantings, Poor soil vegeta tion, revegetation, road base, roadside plants, roadside plants, rocky soil, Texas blooms, texas hill country, texas hill country plants, Texas native grass, Texas native grass, Texas native grass seed, Texas native grasses, Texas native plant, Texas native plants, Texas natives, Texas natural areas, Texas plants, Texas wildflowers, Texas wildflowers, Texas Wildflowers, Texas wildflowers, turf alternatives, turf grass, wildflowers, wildflowers, wildflowers, wildlife, wildscapes

What is the purpose of revegetating? If you have a newly constructed or remodeled home your outside space probably looks …

Summer Plant Care

by jonathan
blog, cutting back plants, garden maintenance, lantana, mexican oregano, mid-season pruning, moisture retaining mulch, mulching, mulching, mulching, native plant care, native plants, native plants, nativescapes, nativescapes landscaping, Pavonia, perennial mulching, perennial pruning, perennial pruning, perennials, plant pruning, plumbago, pruning, pruning, pruning, rock rose, salvia, summer, summer gardening, summer mulching, summer plant care, summer pruning, summer trimming, summer trimming, texas hill country, trimming, trimming perennials, verbena, weeds, weeds

What to do and When? The official first day of summer is just around the corner…hard to believe that spring …

Dwelling Comfortably in Spring

by jonathan
blog, breath, breathing, buddhist, daily living, early blooms, garden blooms, living in moment, mesquite, mindful breath, mindful living, mindful nature, mindful practice, mindfulness, native blooms, native plants, native plants, native texas plants, native trees, prickly poppy, roses, south central texas, south central texas native plants, spring blooms, spring composting, spring fertilizing, spring garden, spring gardening, spring green, spring hillsides, spring planting, spring pruning, spring tomatoes, spring wildflowers, springtime, star jasmine, sunflowers, texas hill country plants, texas hillsides, texas roads, texas roadways, texas roadways, twisted leaf yucca, vegetable gardens, veggie garden, vitex, zen, zen buddhism, zen mindfulness

The beauty of  Spring! I’m sitting here at my desk looking out the window onto my garden and am reminded …

Looking for Unusual Spring Color…Try Natives!

by jonathan
begonia, begonia, blackfoot daisy, blackfoot daisy, blackfoot daisy, blog, cedar sage, cedar sage, cedar sage, container plants, coreopsis, coreopsis, coreopsis, damianita, damianita, damianita, drought tolerant native color, mealy blue sage, mealy blue sage, mealy blue sage, mealy blue sage, native color plants, nativescapes landscaping, petunia, petunia, purple coneflower, purple coneflower, purple coneflower, saliva, saliva, salvia, spring color, texas hill country, Texas native plant, verbena, verbena, verbena

The beauty of spring blooming wildflowers in the Texas Hill Country is hard to match so why not incorporate some …

Deer Resistant Landscapes Combining Traditional Perennials with Natives

by jonathan
blog, cemetery iris, deer resistant, deer resistant, deer resitant, drought resistant plants, drought tolerant, garden iris, Heirloom plants, hill country, lambs ear, landscapes, native plants, nativescapes landscaping, Regions of Texas, Society Garlic, south central texas, texas native perennial, Texas native plant, traditional garden plants

Creating beautiful yet deer resistant landscape! Using Traditional Perennials with Native Plants These days it’s difficult to find areas of …