Just because the winter days are cold and dreary doesn’t mean the work to improve wildlife habitat on your property has to stop. In fact, now is a perfect time for a wide range of habitat projects.

Frost seeding is a great way to establish native grasses and forbs for soil and water conservation and to create habitat for various wildlife and pollinators. You can use multiple tools for frost ...

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Native grasses can be used in a landscape either as specimen plants or for a bluegrass lawn alternative or to create a native prairie landscape. While a native grass lawn or prairie landscape is not ...

SAN ANTONIO — Even before winter dormancy turned lawns from green to brown, drought took its toll on turf. For those thinking ahead to spring's warmer days and green grass, there's a new native grass ...

Colorado seed farm restores land with native plants and fights invasive species. Southwest Seed Inc., a family-owned farm, grows native grasses and wildflowers like Blue Grama to support land ...

Many native ornamental grasses are host plants (food sources) for the larval or caterpillar stages of butterflies and moths. Most of these grasses stand upright through fall and winter, providing ...

With the launch of a seed mix designed to grow native grasses that are adapted to Southeast Texas, landscapers and local governments in the Houston area expect to cut down on their water use and ...

Native grasses can be used in a landscape either as specimen plants or for a bluegrass lawn alternative or to create a native prairie landscape. While a native grass lawn or prairie landscape is not ...

Native grasses can be used in a landscape either as specimen plants or for a bluegrass lawn alternative or to create a native prairie landscape. While a native grass lawn or prairie landscape is not ...