Q: I have had two mountain laurel bushes for 15 years . Suddenly last fall, one dropped its leaves. The stems were green and it is starting to bloom and add some new leaves. The other bush had some ...

Get the secret to success with Billy Garza. Those cheery red seed coats are as hard as Texas summers! Billy Garza, Hill Country landscaper and grower, demonstrates his trick for fast germination. Once ...

In a normal year, more blooming and other plants would be providing color than what we are seeing so far this year. The plants that are doing their part contributing to the 12 months of color that ...

Recent callers to the county Extension office inquired, "What is the big bushy tree blooming around town with purple flowers? It smells just like grape Kool-Aid." An in-bloom Texas mountain laurel -- ...

Large shrubs and small trees complement the shade trees and small plants in a landscape and increase the variety and number of wildlife species that the landscape supports. Many of those available ...

Dear Neil: How hard is it to transplant Texas mountain laurel shrubs? A friend in the Hill Country has offered me some large ones growing on his property. Answer: It's not easy. The first issue comes ...