Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose inflorescences contain ...

It’s an overcast day in November, and Amy Medley, a lead horticulturalist at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, stands ...

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In this episode of The Breakdown, host Brad Montgomery and guest Lois Balin dive into the world of invasive species affecting ...

Looking to develop a green thumb? The Wimberly Village Library will host a grand opening of its “seed library” Friday from 11 ...

A new species of mining bee has been discovered in Oklahoma and Texas.The newly namedAndrena androfovea has been documented ...

“Native plants form the foundation of healthy food webs and sustain pollinators who in turn provide food for other wildlife,” Craig Hensley, a biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

Oklahoma is a treasure trove of biodiversity, but there’s still a lot to be learned about the hidden and undiscovered things ...

Because it’s one of the earliest spring bloomers, the serviceberry is an important food source for bees, butterflies and ...

New Braunfels-based artist and San Saba native Jane Felts Mauldin was recently given the Mary Jo Laughlin and Eula Whitehouse ...

Texans—especially urban Texans—are intimately familiar with grackles. The chattering, swaggering great-tailed grackle is a ...

Fall is undoubtedly my favorite time of year, and it is the ideal season to enhance your landscape. If there is an area that ...