Fall is best time to plant trees. Here are the ones that will thrive in our area
Fall is the best time to plant trees in San Antonio. Here is a list of the best native trees that are heat-, drought-, and freeze-tolerant, as well as deer-resistant.
Want a free plant and a day spent shopping plants and gardening swag?
Want a free plant? Love gardening? Love flowers? Want to learn all the best gardening tips? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Festival of Flowers event is for you!
How to replace your sad dirt patch of a lawn with the most stunning wildflowers
Why do we attempt to keep our lawns alive every summer when we can grow stunning native wildflowers like American basketflowers that are drought and heat-tolerant? Let's replace sad sod with beautiful native wildflowers to restore our native prairies.
An inexpensive flower in San Antonio that will bloom through triple digits to the first freeze
Look no further than zinnias if you are wanting to plant a cheap annual from seed that are stunning and beginner-gardener friendly.
Gardening with KSAT: Looking for big time bloomers that can take the heat and survive drought & freezes?
Spring has sprung and a lot of plants are either blooming or about to bloom. This is a perfect indicator that it’s time to plant your perennials.
Before you toss your food waste into the trash, stop! Toss it in a green bin.
The green bins that the city of San Antonio provides pick up for aren’t just for yard clippings, but more importantly for food waste.
Triple digits, drought, freezes... some small steps to combat climate change through your garden
How can you fight climate change in the garden? Well, the good news is, you don’t have to be a gardener.
Nearly 2 million pounds of gift wrap goes to the landfill — so think sustainable wrapping
Remember the less we send to the landfill, the less carbon that is released into our environment, which can combat climate change!
Gardening with KSAT: The secret to Poteet strawberries is in the soil, season
Poteet has a different growing season than California strawberries and SoTex Farms has different soil, which is why the owners say their strawberries taste sweeter.
Gardening with KSAT: Make your own garden trellis under $8
Garden trellis for your climbing plants can be expensive. KSAT's Sarah Acosta shows us how to make one for under $8 that doesn't require any tools or handyman skills.
Gardening with KSAT: It’s time to plant transplant tomatoes for Fall
Even though we are just barely getting done with these triple digit temps, it’s almost mid-September and we need to get our fall vegetables in the ground ASAP.
New South Texas native plant nursery pushes importance of ‘planting native’
The owner of a nursery says native plants not only have a higher survival rate for South Texas climate, they save you money and time. And more importantly, planting native can help build a local ecosystem in your backyard.
Bloom boom: Native wildflowers giving a show through start of summer
Native pollinating wildflowers like sunflowers popped up everywhere because of recent rain. Here's why this is important for the local ecosystem and how to manage them.