Gardening 101: How to grow peppers
Peppers are one of the few crops that can span all three seasons.
Gardening 101: How to take care of cactus
Perhaps no plant you can grow more says "leave me alone" than the thorny versions of these desert champions.
Large hail, damaging winds expected in North Texas Saturday evening
This evening, North Texas is under a weather alert for the threat of large hail and damaging winds. The tornado threat is small, but not zero.
Gardening 101: Landscape Design
Some fundamental concepts can go a long way in helping you lay out your plants in a pleasing way.
Gardening 101: Passalong plants
Success in your garden can be shared. And should be.
Gardening 101: Planting colorful perennials
In this week's Gardening 101, Jeff Ray looks at a few good options for adding some color to your garden. And best of all, you'll only need to buy them once.
Severe storms popped up in parts of North Texas Monday evening
A cluster of storms raced up from the southwest moving toward the Metroplex Monday evening.
Gardening 101: Annual and perennial combinations for your spring and summer garden
Try to dominate your flowerbed with perennial flowering plants, native or adapted to North Texas.
Gardening 101: Planting spring trees in North Texas
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.
Gardening 101: Growing herbs by the box
Most herbs grow very well in this region. They are low risk, high reward plants, and an herb box is an easy way to get started.
Gardening 101: What native fruits grow in North Texas?
To grow native is to greatly increase your odds of a having a successful plant. But fruit is rare in the wild, especially in a climate like ours.
Keep the umbrella handy, rainy weather in the forecast
Storms are likely Tuesday night along the northern third of our area including the Metroplex. The main threat will be brief heavy rain along with hail.
Gardening 101: Peaches, plums and apricots
If you have a spot in your yard for an ornamental tree, then you have room for a tree from the Prunus genus.
Threat of tornadoes, damaging winds, hail possible on Thursday
The higher risk of severe weather Thursday is on the east side of the I-35 corridor. Once the storm clears, be aware that very strong winds will move in behind the front.
Gardening 101: Caring for your orchids
With proper care, these plants can easily live 10-15 years in a pot.