Gardening in the Southwest

Go native! Nothing performs better in your yard than plants from your own region.

Take a tour of a Texas garden that was designed around outdoor living options, including a patio and deck.

Choose woody plants to deliver vibrant color to your Southwest garden.

Add the sweet element of scent to your garden with these desert classics.

Entice birds to your Southwest garden with these colorful planting options.

Packed with sweet nectar, this group of flowers will attract butterflies to your garden.

The new trend in gardening is mixing edibles with ornamental plants. Create beds that are beautiful and delicious.

Amp up the color in your fall garden with trees and shrubs.

Desert plants, those best-adapted to hot and dry Southwestern climates, successfully thrive in your garden.

Plant hardy low-maintenance plants and you’ll spend more time admiring your garden than working in it.

See our seasonal tips for growing a lawn in this hot, dry region.

Enjoy sweet and succulent fruit with these desert-hardy trees.

If deer treat your yard like a 24-hour buffet, try these deer-resistant plants.

Flowering shrubs bring color and life to Southwestern landscapes. Here are top picks.

These landscaping tips for eight different regions of Texas factor in temperature, moisture, and soil.

Planting, seed-starting, and pruning are some of the activities you can do this month.

Sow (and harvest) fast-growing veggies such as lettuces. Plus it’s time to fertilize.

With temperatures warming, March is time to tend to spring garden chores. Plus early harvest tips.

Replace cool-season annuals, plant container shrubs, and more this month.

Get into the garden now before summer heat arrives. Our to-do checklist helps you out.

The hot, dry days of June offer much to do: watering, citrus care, and more.

Give your garden the spa treatment: Water, weed, and trim off spent blooms.

Keep your landscape and garden looking fresh -- even in high humidity and excessive heat.

It’s time to plant again! Sharpen up your spades and trowels.

Cool-season annuals, seed-saving, and planting edibles: There’s a lot to do this month.

With lots of color to enjoy, it’s also time to start putting your garden to bed. Here’s how.

Create garden-theme holiday decor with festive greenery. Plus year-end gardening tips.