Gardening 101: The teaching garden at Heritage Elementary
To garden is to understand an ecosystem, and experience the importance of work and planning.
To garden in North Texas is to accept what mother nature will throw at you. Expect to be humbled. What I try to do with Gardening 101 is learn alongside you as we navigate the boundaries that the weather and topography bind us to. I hope to get the most out of our landscapes without losing plants, surrendering too much time, or – worst of all – having a boring yard. There is much to learn and much to grow. -Jeff
To garden is to understand an ecosystem, and experience the importance of work and planning.
For area gardeners, the last freeze of winter means the start of the growing season.
With the thaw in place, our own First Alert Meteorologist Jeff Ray traveled to Granbury Wednesday
Part 2 includes a few gift ideas you can find at a local nursery.
If you have a garden or landscape, well, you know how tough these last two summers have been on new trees.
No color is more disliked by gardeners than brown.
Add some color to everyone's favorite hangout by trying container gardening.
You can maximize the visual effect of annuals in your yard by teaming them with perennials.
A quick tour of Discovery Park Butterfly Garden is a walk to learn what to plant in North Texas - the garden itself has been growing plants at their location for almost 80 years.
Success in your garden can be shared. And should be.
Fall is a good planting season. Beets, carrots and spinach can go deep into the winter.
Veterans Produce is an idea seeded from one man trying to toil in the dirt to feed who he can. It is an idea that can take root and help solve hunger and homeless problems just about anywhere.
There are a slew of summer vegetables you can grow in the heat (and dry) conditions of June, July and August. But the selection broadens greatly if you want to start in late winter and grow to the edge of summer.
February is time to put in greens like kale, chard, spinach, parsley and lettuce.
There are three growing seasons in North Texas, which means three different planting times, harvest times and all sorts of different things to grow.
If you have a garden or landscape, well, you know how tough these last two summers have been on new trees.
There is growing concern among some local Arborists on what are the best trees for a warmer and drier climate.
What should you do if you have a tree that looks like it is dead or dying?
If you want to plant a tree this spring, you'll need to be extra vigilant this summer in taking care of its watering needs.
If you have a spot in your yard for an ornamental tree, then you have room for a tree from the Prunus genus.
Shrubs are foundation of many landscape designs. They serve as the boundary markers, backgrounds, and foundations of a well laid out garden.
Evergreen shrubs make perfect green screens.
Despite being native to China and Korea, the Crape Myrtle is the official shrub of Texas.
Many landscapes still bear the scars of the Great Freeze. Some landscapers and homeowners either haven't gotten around to removing and replacing the damaged or dead shrubs.
There is a little balm for the winter blues, a trio of shrubs that you grow in your backyard to bring in a some much-needed color in the coldest of times.
Add some color to everyone's favorite hangout by trying container gardening.
Peppers are one of the few crops that can span all three seasons.
Some fundamental concepts can go a long way in helping you lay out your plants in a pleasing way.
Drip irrigation is when you drip water slowly into the root zone from ground level.
For those who would like to exercise their green thumb but don't have a backyard, container gardening is a space- and cost-friendly option.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for much for of North Texas until 8 p.m.
The center is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sunday.
Three C-47 transport planes, a workhorse of World War II, dropped three long strings of jumpers, their round chutes mushrooming open in the blue skies with puffy white clouds.
As of Sunday morning, some 14,000 people are still in the dark.
While in office, Trump took issue with the social media app being controlled by a China-based parent company, trying unsuccessfully to ban the app in the U.S. with an executive order.
The program connects abuse survivors with free legal aid, aiming to utilize a 2019 Texas law championed by Texas Appleseed to erase coerced debt.
The Department of Homeland Security reported an alarming 36.2 million suspected cases of child exploitation last year, more than doubling the 16.9 million cases reported in 2019.
Every year, thousands of guns once used by law enforcement officers are discovered at crime scenes, even as police work to keep firearms out of criminals' hands.
A Mesquite woman's dramatic fight to evict a squatter took center stage in Austin Wednesday, where the senate committee on local governments took up the issue.
Despite the state's famous "Don't mess with Texas" ad campaign, the TCEQ only investigated half of the complaints it received last year.
While in office, Trump took issue with the social media app being controlled by a China-based parent company, trying unsuccessfully to ban the app in the U.S. with an executive order.
Being found guilty of 34 felony counts would normally mark the end of someone's political prospects. But this week's conviction is not stopping Trump (who has built his career, and brand, on grievances) from running for another term in the White House.
Half the country says Trump is not fit to be president; Republicans call the trial unfair, according to CBS News poll.
Every week, Eye on Politics breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
Former President Donald Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to be convicted of a crime; Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan will keep his southeast Texas House seat after surviving a brutal primary battle. But there will still be a shift at the Capitol, as multiple House Republicans lost their primaries.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Over the past several months, the CBS News Texas I-Team has reported on solar panel horror stories. This time, we set out to find a success story.
Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
McDonald's concept restaurant CosMc's has taken its drink-focused menu to Dallas for its second-ever location.
With the country on the cusp of greeting the return of spring, a warm-weather treat is once again available for free for a limited time only.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
Mackenzie Blacketer is one of thousands of people recovering from substance abuse issues.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
Some bags of Pedigree dry dog food could pose a health hazard to pets, Mars Petcare warned in a recall posted by the FDA.
The City of Arlington has had its first sample to test positive in the area and will spray for prevention Wednesday night.
If you're not one of the millions of people traveling for the holiday, here's where you can go to shop and eat.
Within hours of the vote, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced it would sue to block the ban. Dallas employment attorney Rogge Dunn predicts employees will ultimately win this battle.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Texas law SB 14 prohibits drug and surgical "gender transition" interventions for minors.
The projects are expected to create at least 17,000 construction jobs and 4,500 manufacturing jobs.
Vinicius Junior scored in the 83rd minute at Wembley Stadium to seal a record-extending 15th European Cup for Real Madrid.
Tyson suffered a medical emergency on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles last weekend due to an ulcer flare up, his representatives said.
Fans will have to act quick to snag tickets when they go on sale Friday at 1 p.m.
Luka Dončić was named the Western Conference Finals MVP.
Game 5 is Friday night in Dallas.
Jennifer Lopez was set to embark on a 30+ city tour to promote her new album "This is Me…Now," which dropped in February.
The national Broadway tour of the show is running in Dallas at the Winspear Opera House and will head to Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall on June 11.
Richard M. Sherman and his brother penned instantly memorable songs for "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee who focused on food and American diets, has died of cancer at age 53.
Crystal McKinney, a former model, accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting her in New York City over 20 years ago. She filed the lawsuit under the NYC Gender Motivated Violence Act.
The House Ethics Committee is opening an investigation into Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar after his indictment earlier this month on allegations of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government.
The Board will reconvene in June and will then decide whether to present the current guidelines for vote or begin the public comment process with updated guidance.
Temperatures will warm to the upper 80s under partly sunny skies.
Crews are still trying to get the lights turned on for thousands of North Texans. The provider has made progress, with almost 14,000 people still in the dark. A huge improvement from earlier this week, when more than 600,000 people were being affected by those outages.
Community members can go to the George Truett Elementary School 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to get free resources to recover after powerful storms this past week.
Severe storms made way across North Texas on May 28, leaving behind a path of destruction.
Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
A storm chaser not only captured a massive tornado touching down in Hawley, Texas on Thursday but ended up rescuing a family of four whose home was destroyed by it.
Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.
On Friday, hundreds of thousands of fans gathered outside and all around Globe Life Field in Arlington to celebrate the Texas Rangers historical World Series win!