Driving the blooms: Fall is the ideal time to plant wildflower seeds in preparation for spring, per the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). Zoom in: Native wildflowers like bluebonnets and ...

Here you can see the seed leaves,” she says ... in late March or early April. Like other native plants, wildflowers have adapted to the extremes of Texas’ climate for centuries, surviving ...

A gardener recently had a bit of a shock after they planted a packet of seeds described as "Native Northeast U.S. Wildflowers." They weren't native, it turned out. At least not all of them. When the ...

Dispensing seeds like an old-fashioned gumball machine, Bloom Boxes are the colorful creations of local designers Janet Kahng, Peggy Luk and Emma Leach. They tested the first box last winter. The hope ...

Buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides): The king of the native grasses. Native to a wide swath of America from North Dakota and Montana south to Texas ... what seeds or seed blends might work with your ...

This native Texas wildflower is drought-tolerant and attracts butterflies ... Photo Credit: bobistraveling / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Purple muhly is an ornamental grass that grows in tufts, with purple ...

California's native wildflowers are being smothered by layers ... "In these ecosystems, native seeds often fall on thick layers of thatch and can't germinate. Raking the thatch lets light in ...

California's native wildflowers are being smothered by layers ... thatch -- dead leaves and debris -- could allow native seeds to germinate and grow. Compared to other techniques for managing ...

California’s native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead ... raking is decidedly less labor intensive and more ecologically friendly. “In these ecosystems, native seeds often fall on ...

The Texas Longhorns don’t deserve the 5th seed in the college football playoffs. They really don’t. UT should be the 3rd seed. The first version of the 12-team CFP has drawn a lot of criticism from ...

But the colder temperatures are in fact the ideal time to plant native seeds. The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library (OWSL) is hosting a series of giveaways to encourage the growth of native plants across ...

Seeds of a rare UK wildflower have been planted out in Yorkshire after being collected from a "small but significant" cluster clinging to a cliff edge. Spiked speedwell, a small, purple wildflower, ...