Abode. 11 low-maintenance, heat-resistant plants that will withstand a North Texas summer Sweltering D-FW summers may be hard for us to handle, but these tough blooms don’t mind at all.

Here in North Texas, maintaining a healthy green lawn takes work, especially during the dog days of summer. From watering, fertilizing and mowing to pulling up weeds and patching sod, homeowners ...

I’m not sure whether it’s those of us who garden here in North Texas or the plants we strive to grow that get hit the hardest by sudden changes to near-record high temperatures. Either way, it ...

Late April, May, and early June are your best times here in North Texas. Soils are warm, but it’s usually not beastly hot yet. The grass has a chance to get started under ideal conditions.

An invasive species of grass is spreading across North Texas. Here is what you can do to stop it. ... Fill a spray bottle and spray the weed thoroughly with the vinegar.

More than 700 species of grass are found in Texas. Of those, 12 are commonly used as turf on athletic fields, golf courses, and in lawns. In the Lone Star State, where the summer months are ...

Travel & Outdoors That’s Not Baby’s Breath: The Cute and Highly Invasive Weed Taking Over Texas Yards Don't let hedge parsley and bastard cabbage's adorable flowering stalks fool you—both ...

Texas turf: Lawn grasses compete with bluebonnets; avoid 'deer wars' By Neil Sperry, ... (Note that while the leaves look like grass, the plants are not members of the grass family.

If growing the grass is your first priority, you can choose to not use the pre-emergent weed control. You can give your grass the best opportunity to grow and skip the pre-emergent this spring.