How To Articles

Why Natives

Using Native Plants
The use of native plants can provide economic, ecological and aesthetic benefits.
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When is a Guest a Pest?
Invasive species impact native plants, animals, and natural ecosystems.
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Gardening with Native Plants

A Guide to Native Plant Gardening
The environmental, economic, and aesthetic benefits of gardening with native plants.
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Butterfly Gardening
Establishing a butterfly garden at your home or workplace is a rewarding activity.
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Caring for Your New Native Plants
Properly placing and careing for your new native plants is an important step in successfully establishing them.
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Container Gardening with Native Plants
No place outside to plant a garden? Container gardening can be just as rewarding.
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Gardening Timeline
When to do seasonal tasks in your garden: A timeline
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Native Lawns: Buffalograss
Buffalograss is an attractive, fine-textured, low water use alternative to water-guzzling turf.
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Native Lawns: HABITURF™ – the ecological lawn
Get rid of the conventional, manicured lawn and start a native lawn for your house.
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Under Cover with Mulch
Andrea DeLong-Amaya explains the benefits of mulch.
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Water Gardening
Create a water garden oasis in your backyard.
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Wildlife Gardening
If you want to attract animals to your domain, their basic needs must be met.
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All About Bluebonnets

How to Grow Bluebonnets
Step by step instructions on how to plant bluebonnets.
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Rhizobium FAQs
How to grow Bluebonnets and the story with Rhizobium bacteria.
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Scarification FAQS
A hard seed coat may be overcome by scarifying the seed.
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Large Scale Wildflower Planting

Getting Started
Taking on a large scale wildflower planting can be daunting, but the outcome is well worth it.
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Meadow Gardening
With the proper establishment, a wildflower meadow can deliver a low maintenace landscape.
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Recreating a Prairie
The prairie restoration movement is spreading throughout North America.
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Roadside Planting
Here is how you can contribute to your roadside beautification and conservation.
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Seed Collecting and Storage
Seed collecting can support large scale wildflower planting if done in the correct manner.
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Ecological Citizenship

Addressing Texas Invasive Plants
Learn to identify, treat two plants crowding out bluebonnets and other natives
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Alternatives to Collecting Wildflowers
Here are some alternatives to collecting that help preserve our natural heritage.
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Be PlantWise
Guidelines to prevent harmful invasive plants from invading parklands and natural areas.
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Rainwater Harvesting
Make a healthy investment in an ecologically sustainable future.
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WILDFLOWER ARRANGEMENTS
Bringing wildflowers into your home can be the perfect way to make your living space more natural.
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