A rock pathway directs water from the gutter on this home to the native plants in a garden designed by landscaper Carrie Dubberley. Carrie Dubberley Taylor Kirkland loves his creek-side property in ...

Cardinals, blue jays, woodpeckers, and goldfinches will show up fast with sunflower, suet and thistle - but one simple seed swap can send squirrels packing.

When it comes to perennials, the old Rule of Green Thumb is that “If it blooms in the spring, you transplant it in the fall, and if it blooms in the fall, you transplant it in the spring.” Most of our ...

As I walked into a doctor’s appointment the other day I made mental note of the plants in their landscape. It was a commercial landscape that you might otherwise have thought was reasonably attractive ...

With native plants, you can get a vibrant landscape that lasts through a sizzling summer. Courtesy Dubberley Landscape Warm weather has us Texans flocking to our favorite plant nurseries in a humble ...

But don’t clean up your beds or cut back your perennials too soon, despite how productive it might feel. Part of the issue is timing, since the last frost has not passed yet in many places. Depending ...

It was back around 1980. I, the Native Texan, found myself in the Chadwick Arboretum at my old school, Ohio State. One section featured some lovely ornamental grasses. They really hadn't caught on ...

The summer heat is scorching, and those with large shade trees in the landscape are surely enjoying the cover that the canopies provide, reducing electricity bills and helping to keep the home and ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Landscape design is a college degree. It can't be reduced down to a two-minute story on TV. But some fundamental concepts can go a long way in helping you lay out your ...