It's the first app developed by Texas Parks & Wildlife, with a focus on boosting struggling pollinator populations.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation launched the Wild Thumb app to provide resources on drought-resistant native gardens.

The past 30 years have seen a surge of interest in native Texas plants. They would seem to be a great choice for landscaping, but some are more user-friendly than others. Let me give some details.

Now that spring is officially here, ways to spend more time outdoors are top of mind, including getting your hands dirty tending to the garden. For some inspiration and a sneak preview of wildflower ...

Wildflowers are as iconic to Texas as boots and a Stetson. The bluebonnet, our state flower, even has its own legend and song: A Comanche girl gave up her doll with blue feathers to bring rain to her ...

Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Explore a native plant garden that ...

The native plant I am most excited about in my "unlawned" front yard this spring won’t be showing up in beauty pictures anytime soon. But one morning this week, I was elated to discover that the ...

In drought-prone West Texas, work with the seasons: start small, choose native plants, embrace winter dormancy, and support ...

Discover drought-tolerant native desert trees—whitethorn acacia, catclaw mimosa and screwbean mesquite—that shelter songbirds in West Texas.

Two hummingbirds surrounding a reddish flower - Tom Applegate/Getty Images If you don't smile when you cross paths with a tiny, zippy hummingbird, you probably didn't see one. With iridescent feathers ...