If the summer of 2011 has not convinced you to plant Texas-tough natives in your garden, you are beyond help. One of the toughest of the tough shines like a silver ring set with amethyst stones, the ...

No plant takes the heat better than this beautiful blooming bush. Fact checked by Khara Scheppmann Texas sage is called barometer bush because it blooms after a rainfall, increase in humidity, or ...

Q: I love the purple flowers of 'Silverado' sage after a rain, but I do not love how stalky the shrubs can become. I have been careful to not over water them and even tried light pruning. The bushes ...

With more than 6,000 species of California native plants, you would think that would be enough for a garden devoted exclusively to them. Yet occasionally you come across a plant with a pedigree that ...