When selecting plants for an outdoor space, it’s easy to let your eyes do the picking. While pots of bold, colorful flowers ...

Lantana is a true butterfly magnet, attracting many species like the pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor), checkered white (Pontia protodice), red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis), and others.

Connect with her on Blue Sky at @karenhugg.bsky.social. 14 plants to try for a sweeter-smelling backyard© Karen Hugg/Karen Hugg Lantana camara balandcit.© Chicago Botanic Garden/Chicago Botanic ...

The summer solstice on June 20 signifies the beginning of prime time for birds, butterflies and beautiful nights filled with stars not visible during winter months.

Citrus Lantana is known for its hardiness, heat tolerance, and lovely blooms. It thrives in the heat and will continue ...

Want to spend more time enjoying your garden and less time maintaining it? Discover low-maintenance shrubs and perennials ...

This plant is gorgeous, but unless you can contain it with a driveway or wide sidewalk, or unless you can install a very deep type of “edging” material, it will become very invasive. Good luck.

SHOPPING: If you're craving healthy, flavorful, and plant-based meals, you won't find a better range of choices than Purple Carrot, whose meal kits and ready-to-eat dishes are delicious.

If you want to attract pollinators but struggle with plants dying in the heat, the perennial beardtongue is the perfect ...

As you may know, the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) passionately advocates for the use of landscape trees, shrubs and other plants that are native to each area, and each climate, of Texas. This ...