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.
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.
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.
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.
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!”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
