Born to Rock

Lithophilic plants don’t need no stinking soil, and don’t call them cute either

The Bees’ Needs

Creating habitat for native bees is as easy as one, two, three

Burns Into Boons

The phoenixlike adaptations of native plants

A Natural Calling

Oct 4, 2020

Native plants in mosaic habitats bring birds to the Mission Reach

Plant Some Rubber

Oct 3, 2020

An unassuming native shrub could change the future

Born to Rock

Oct 2, 2020

Lithophilic plants don’t need no stinking soil, and don’t call them cute either

Falling Water, Thriving Plants

Oct 1, 2020

A famous Frank Lloyd Wright site embraces native landscapes

The Bees’ Needs

Sep 30, 2020

Creating habitat for native bees is as easy as one, two, three

Bloom, Set, Match

Sep 28, 2020

What draws certain pollinators to particular plants

Burns Into Boons

Sep 27, 2020

The phoenixlike adaptations of native plants

Planted

Sep 26, 2020

The challenge of finding one’s place and growing in it

Pull It or Plant It: Inland Sea Oats

Sep 25, 2020

A lively debate about inland sea oats

Centered: Fall/Winter 2020

Sep 15, 2020

Center news that's close to home

Off-Center: Fall/Winter 2020

Sep 14, 2020

News from outside the garden gate

Field Guided

Mar 1, 2020

Native plants and the local landscape in Texas art

Living Space

Feb 29, 2020

Native habitat gardens provide for birds, pollinators and people

Still Life

Feb 22, 2020

Drawing nature to soothe the inflamed mind

Plant and Parcel

Feb 20, 2020

Get growing with a versatile, portable container garden

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2020 | Volume 37, No. 2

Born to Rock
Meet lithophiles, rock-loving plants adapted to survive in extreme environments

Burns Into Boons
How plants have evolved (and improved) with fire

A Natural Calling
An avian survey shows the proof is in the plantings

Pull It or Plant It
A debate about inland sea oats

Bloom, Set, Match
Flowers and the pollinators that love them

Plant Some Rubber
The country’s next — and best — rubber source could be a native Texas shrub

Wildflower Center News
Updates and impact on site and beyond

The Bees’ Needs
Tips for creating bee habitat at home

Falling Water, Thriving Plants
A Frank Lloyd Wright site embraces native plants

Planted
On sunflowers and family, endings and beginnings

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