On a recent trip to St. Joe (near Muenster, TX), I stumbled on a thicket of what looks like Texas Yellow Buckeye. It sure looked like this is a thicket...
The Buckeyes that I kept for myself; Red, Yellow and Texas (Aesculus pavia var. pavia, pavia var. flavescens, and glabra var. arguta, respectively), bloomed in...
March 15 or 16th, the Dallas NPSOT had their annual Buckeye tour. I bet if you e-mailed them asking how to get in touch with who ever does their tour. That ...
There was a lady that knows how to propagate Madrone - she was featured in some magazine. Who was that? How can I contact her? Anyone else propagate...
I don't remember her name but there's a woman who used to work at King Feed in Wimberley who propagated them and sold them there in their nursery. I bought a...
This year's Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT) annual members' meeting will be held in conjunction with our like-minded fellow non-profit - the Texas...
Please join NPAT volunteers on APRIL 12 for our annual Falls County Prairies Field Trip near Marlin, TX in the Blackland Prairie region. Our volunteers will...
I think this is the Texas buckeye, Aesculus glabra var. arguta. It had 7 leaflets. I dug one up and it was a rhizome sprout similar to sumac or bamboo. I...
Native and heirloom plants from our gardens. Petunias,Winecups,Salvias,Cowpen daises, Turks Caps,Datura and many many more. There are always surprises....
http://www.npsot.org/TrinityForks/TrinityForksWeb/activities.html Toby, Whose plant sale are asking about? If you mean Trinity Forks Chapter's Spring Plant...
Prairie Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia) <http://texasprairie.org/> Spring Prairie Field Trips Around Texas! Come see spring prairie flowers, native grasses,...
Hope this pdf works on this website. It's an updated request for abstracts for this August's Joint Members Meeting/Conference with Native Prairies Association...
... Ours (the Garland chapter, check out our website)is on Saturday May 03.08 at 312 Carissa court (Mesquite, Tx.) 10a.m.-3p.m. (972.226.6825) "LAST CHANCE...
hi, tesa here, from houston, where, i think it's too cold for my peppers!! just wanted to stand up and introduce myself i'm married with two daughters, ages...
Hi I would like suggestions on good places to hike & see wildflowers later this week in the general area from Palestine to Livingston, between I-45 and US 69...
I noticed today that the HEB Central Market store in central Austin (N. Lamar and 38th St.) has "refreshed" some of their landscaping, and have now planted...
Welcome Tesa! Feel free to ask questions, get advice or share your experiences. You are in the right place. You might also find this website interesting...
for some reason, i've never really cared for those plants is there some reason they shouldn't be planted? i have a friend that is going to dig up hers, and...
i've fallen in love with a neighbors pride of barbados. i'm assuming this is NOT a native, however, a friend suggested the desert bird of paradise, which is in...
Nandina is a non-native, invasive plant invading our nature preserves, wild areas, and urban green spaces. We see it invading woodlands in Austin and other...
Are you going to attend the Austin NPSOT chapter meeting (a pot luck social) tonight? I suggest we ask the chapter to write a letter to HEB asking them to ...
thanks so much for having me! i guess you could say i've seen the light, after a few winters of dragging 20 containers inside three or four times a winter, i...
One of my books mentioned that Benny Simpson has one at the Dallas ag station. Looked really healthy but i've always heard they are very tempermental. I...
yikes, here, in the houston area, it's for sale at every lowes, and home depot! well, when my friend offered me hers, i didn't really want them anyway, but now...
Bird of Paradise is native to Mexico. It is however, grown in Texas often. It is grown outside during the hot months and taken inside or into a greenhouse...