Tropical Texana

Turk's Cap grows wild in Houston, Texas Long ago I fell in love with tropical plants. As a child, I would watch Tarzan movies and...

Draining the Opuntia Pot There are several ways to lose plants along the Texas coast. As a tropical gardener, FROSTS & FREEZES to...

It's been a difficult week. I live at the "x".  Since Thursday, we've had 33 inches from Hurricane Harvey. A few ...

A sampling of crapemyrtle blooms in my neighborhood If I could pick one plant that I ignore and seldom even notice it would be our hu...