In this indispensable guide, you'll find landscape designs for every type of terrain found in Texas―from the Gulf Coast to the Panhandle, and from East Texas to West of the Pecos. This book also includes 21 landscaping design plans that are sure to inspire even the most traditional ...
The Inn's gardens, landscaped with native and adapted plants, add beauty to Birds of Paradise Inn. Come and enjoy the 300' long, fishing pier, with cleaning station, two 300 watt lights for night fishing and comfortable bench seating. You do not have to fish to enjoy being out on the...
Plant native wildflowers and you’ll do both. More and more Texas gardeners are embracing native plants, motivated by our eye-opening droughts and disenchantment with chemically maintained landscapes. But be forewarned: What begins as an innocent desire to grow a few blooming annuals—plants that...
and architecture celebrate the natural and cultural heritage of the Texas Hill Country. A place where people reconnect with the land and learn to appreciate the natural beauty, economic value, and environmental necessity of native plants. This place is the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, in ...
Imperial Sugar started in Sugarland, Texas in 1843. Sugarland, Texas actually based their town name on the brand. The crown in the company's logo is also featured on the town's flag. The company has had a bit of tumultuous past but is still headquartered in Sugarland with sugar plants in...
Imperial Sugar started in Sugarland, Texas in 1843. Sugarland, Texas actually based their town name on the brand. The crown in the company's logo is also featured on the town's flag. The company has had a bit of tumultuous past but is still headquartered in Sugarland with sugar plants in...
The park is under protection because of the historic artifacts remaining from the Native Americans, plants and wildlife found here. Hueco Tanks State Park contains three granite mountains on 860 acres, and is a popular destination for birdwatchers and bouldering lovers. If you’re here in ...
The Gulf Coast of Texas is especiallypronetohurricanes. Thedeadliest stormto hit the area was in 1900, when more than 8,000 people were killed and the island ofGalvestonwas inundated. Other devastating storms to strike Texas included Hurricane Audrey (June 1957), Hurricane Carla (September 1961...
These sites — 74 state parks, 6 state historic sites, and 9 state natural areas — preserve Texas’ landscapes, provide refuge and habitat for native plants and animals, and offer an increasingly urban population places to connect to the natural world. Discover more about the artists and the...
Kilauea Volcano and periodically erupting Mauna Loa. Mauna Loa has the most mass of any mountain on Earth, occupying a volume of about 20,000 cubic miles. The park was created to preserve the natural setting of both Kilauea and Mauna Loa, as well as the Big Island's native plants and ...