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First Peoples’ Garden features the plants and growing techniques of America’s original gardeners

Wander through a quiet area of the Garden campus near the southeast corner of the BRIT building and you’ll find a special place dedicated to celebrating the people who first gardened this area: the First Peoples’ Garden. This garden features plants grown or used by indigenous Americans for centuries before the arrival of Europeans. “It’s a good place to see the plants that people used everyday to sustain their lives,” says Horticulturist Fernando Figueroa, who is responsible for the garden.

BRIT Staff November 20, 2024

Agave ovatifolia or Whale's tongue agave

Garden

If you can’t take the heat, consider agave

The North Texas summer is hard on traditional garden plants. But one type of plant shrugs off high temperatures and dry conditions and looks stunning all year round: hardy, striking agaves.

BRIT Staff July 26, 2024

Emerald ash borer beetle on a damaged ash tree

Garden

Protect Your Ash Trees from the Devastating Emerald Ash Borer

Hundreds of thousands of ash trees in North Texas are under threat from a small and unassuming beetle: the emerald ash borer (EAB). The half-inch-long insect may look harmless, but anyone with an ash on their property should take action now to protect their trees.

BRIT Staff July 5, 2024

Pink water lily floating on a dark blue pond

Garden

Create a Micro-Oasis in Your Backyard with Small Water Features and Water Lilies

Create a small-scale water feature in your own backyard for a lot less effort than you might think.

BRIT Staff June 6, 2024

Garden

For Bright Color All Summer Long, Look to Cheerful, Easy Zinnias

Zinnias are as close to instant gratification that you can find in the Texas garden. Easy to grow, heat tolerant and bursting with color, these flowers are guaranteed to take your garden from “blah” to “wow!”

BRIT Staff May 8, 2024

Garden

Garden and Union Gospel Mission Win Award to Revamp Backyard Vegetable Garden

Horticulturists are hard at work preparing the Backyard Vegetable Garden for upgrades and renovations that will allow the Garden to increase production and begin sharing the harvest with the Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County (UGM-TC). The upgrades are possible thanks to a recent award from the American Public Gardens Association and the United State Botanic Garden as part of their Urban Agriculture Resilience Program.

BRIT Staff March 28, 2024

Garden

Attract Butterflies to Your Garden with Plants for Pollinators

Planting a butterfly garden is not only a delightful use of your landscape–it’s also a service for the pollinators of North Texas, who desperately need welcoming spaces. Attract butterflies to your garden with these native plants.

BRIT Staff March 6, 2024

Garden

7 Tips for Growing Roses in North Texas—Despite Rose Rosette Disease

We asked the Garden’s followers on social media what they wanted to know about roses in the era of rose rosette disease. Here’s what our horticulturists and experts in the field have to say.

BRIT Staff February 7, 2024

Garden

Garden Plans for 2024 Include New Greenhouse

Staff and contractors are hard at work on improvements to the Garden that are steps along the way to fulfillment of the organization’s master plan.

BRIT Staff January 11, 2024

Cheerful pruple, white and yellow pansies

Garden

For Surefire Winter Color, Remember Pansies

The most popular annual in winter in north Texas is undoubtedly the pansy. But don’t let it ubiquity leave you to take it for granted. For winter color, pansies can’t be beat.

BRIT Staff November 29, 2023

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