Calling all #PlantParents: Houseplants 101 Will Help You Keep Your Green Babies Happy and Healthy
Whether dracaenas or crassulas, sedums or monsteras, houseplants are having a moment. You can keep your plant babies happy and your home full of green goodness with the upcoming Houseplants 101 class with horticulturist Mauricio Rico.
Houseplants 101
Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Horticulture & Gardening class soon! Do you have a black thumb? Fear not! Houseplants 101 is for beginner plant-parents and anyone who has trouble keeping houseplants alive. Our expert instructor will guide you through basic types of houseplants, water and light […]
Learn About Fall Bulbs
This class has been canceled due to insufficient registration. We hope to see you for another Horticulture & Gardening class soon! Cooling weather means it’s time to plant your fall bulbs! Join us to learn everything you need to know to ensure gorgeous blooms this spring. Our expert instructor will cover types of bulbs, recommendations for […]
How to Grow Plants in a Container Garden
Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Horticulture & Gardening class soon! Want to know how to plant an eye-catching and long-blooming container garden that is low-maintenance and able to survive the temperature extremes of North Texas? In this class, you will learn the design principles of using […]
For Reliable Summer Color, Look to Red Yucca
Many plants flower in May and into June, but as the temperatures rise, the blooms fade away and then stop altogether. Not red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora.) This Texas native combines easy care and drought tolerance with reliable color all summer long. “It’s one of the most carefree plants you can find,” says Sr. Horticulturist Steve Huddleston.
Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum Makes Up for Its Lackluster Name with Bountiful Spring Blooms
The Rainforest Conservatory is currently filled with an orchids from every corner of the globe. You might think you could never evoke a tropical paradise in your own home, but orchids are more accessible than you might think. With a few simple tips, you can create your own World of Orchids.
Successfully Grow Orchids at Home to Create Your Own World of Orchids
The Rainforest Conservatory is currently filled with an orchids from every corner of the globe. You might think you could never evoke a tropical paradise in your own home, but orchids are more accessible than you might think. With a few simple tips, you can create your own World of Orchids.
Hellebores Bring Delicate Color to the Early Spring Garden
Tulips and daffodils get the spotlight in early spring in North Texas, and its easy to see why. Bright, cheerful and colorful, they dazzle the eye in the winter sunlight. But another plant can be found flowering at the same time. In shady corners and under trees, hellebores are opening their richly colored blooms against dark green foliage.
Begonias Brighten January Days with Winter Blooms and Amazing Variety
Midwinter is a quiet time outside in the Garden, with most plants dormant until the days grow longer. But in the greenhouses devoted to the Garden’s Begonia Collection, excitement is growing as these remarkable plants get ready to bloom. Learn more about the incredible variety of begonias and get started growing your own.
Look to Cabbage for Winter Color—and a Touch of Horticultural Magic
In stories of wizards and witches, transfiguration is described as the magic of turning one object into another. With the wave of a wand, a magician can turn a teacup into a hedgehog, a rabbit into a hat, or a human into a cat. Here in the real world, transfiguration remains impossible—mostly. One plant species seems to have the magical ability to transform into a bewildering variety of forms and shapes. You may have enjoyed one of these forms for dinner last night. You may be growing another in your flowerbeds. Brassica oleracea isn’t magic, but it may be as close as we muggles can get.