TPWF’s free Wild Thumb app guides Texans to select, plant and maintain native plants with region-based tips, nursery maps and reminders.

In some ways, plants are like people. They need food and water. They’re made to grow. And each one is meant to put down roots in the right environment and thrive. For 30 years, the Northeast Texas ...

A new app from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation helps Texans pick native plants with confidence.

Are you curious why there has been so much buzz about native plants and their benefits? Want to learn more? The New Braunfels ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - The Native Plant Society of Texas works to preserve and promote the plants that make up the region. The Northeast Texas Chapter celebrated their 30th anniversary at the ...

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

Plant Alamo vine, Old Man’s Beard and cow itch vine to draw sphinx moths and butterflies to trellises and arbors in West ...

As a member of the Texas Native Plant Society, I always enjoy reading their quarterly publication. On page 20 of their 2025 – Summer issue of Texas Native Plants, I found Martha Whitehouse’s article ...

Drought conditions in Texas are placing green thumbs on anxious alert — the raging heat can mean life or death for their beloved plants. Keeping all things hydrated, including humans and pets, is a ...

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Native plants and landscapes are only growing in popularity, and with good reason. While our gardens rest, now is the perfect time to prepare for the seasons ahead and deepen our understanding of why ...