Easter Lilies, (Lilium longiflorum), with their large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers and wonderful fragrance are a traditional Easter time treat. More than likely your Easter Lily was grown by one of a handful of growers located along the border of California and Oregon, an area labeled the “Easter Lily Capital of the World”. (click to read more)
The Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus Virginiana, is a small to medium-sized aromatic evergreen tree. Typically, the trunk is straight and the tree has a pointed, dense, conical crown that may be varied or irregular, depending on ecotype or competing vegetation. (click to read more)
Edamame is a green vegetable more commonly known as a soybean, harvested at the peak of ripening right before it reaches the "hardening" time. The word Edamame means "Beans on Branches," and it grows in clusters on bushy branches. (click to read more)
Eggplant is so called because the first varieties known to English-speaking people bore colorful egg shaped fruits. The eggplant, aubergine, melongene or brinjal (Solanum melongena) is a plant of the family... (click to read more)
Texas elbow bush is often called "Spring Herald," because it is usually the first to bloom in the spring. Its delicate yellowish-green flowers appear in early February or March before the leaves, in the axils of the last year's leaves. (click to read more)
This tree is a desert tree, native to southern Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It grows well for some number of years in a wide range of soils in Texas if the drainage is good. It is fairly well adapted to west Texas but is dying out in the higher rainfall areas of the state. (click to read more)
Elephant Ear plants are a big, leafy member of the Caladium family. We're talkin' big leaves, as big as an elephant's ear. And, the colorful leaves have a shape resembling an elephant's ear, too. (click to read more)...
American elm (Ulmus americana), also known as white elm, water elm, soft elm, or Florida elm, is most notable for its susceptibility to the wilt fungus, Ceratocystis ulmi. Commonly called Dutch elm disease, this wilt has had a tragic impact on American elms. (click to read more)
Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia) is the most widespread native elm in Texas. This tree grows in all areas of the eastern half of Texas except the extreme southeastern part. It is a tough, adaptable shade tree with excellent drought tolerance and beautiful golden yellow fall color. (click to read more)
Winged elm, also called corked elm or wahoo elm, can be distinguished from other elms by the woody, wing-like growths along the branchlets. They are often irregular and may appear as warty growths or knots on one or both sides of the twigs. (click to read more)
Candlestick tree’ (Cassia alata), also known as ‘Empress candle plant’ or even ‘Candle bush’ in other parts of the United States, is an old-fashioned, easily grown plant for the back of the border. It grows from 6 feet to as tall as 15 feet in height and.....
Very large, simple, heart-shaped, large leaf – 5-12” long. Typically quite velvety to the touch. Green above and paler below. Large, showy, upright clusters of purple flowers late spring to early summer. Very fragrant fruit 1 to 1 ½ inches long filled with (1,000s) of small seeds that are initially sticky and green, later turning brown and dry. (click to read more)
English Ivy (Hedera helix) is a popular ground cover for shaded Texas gardens, but is also useful and attractive when grown in containers. A native of Europe and Asia, English ivy is an evergreen, woody vine available in many forms including ......
Epsom Salts are simply superb for everything in your yardtrees, shrubs, flowers, and especially your lawn. Epsom Salts contain 16% magnesium and 22% sulfur to deepen the color, promote new growth, and even help strengthen stems and roots. (click to read more)
As a Texas Super Star, esperanza has recently become a popular ornamental plant in Texas gardens. In the wild it will be found growing on rocky slopes near San Antonio and in the Trans-Pecos, north into New Mexico and Arizona, ...
