Imagine a dinner table laden with vegetables grown in your own garden—pretty spectacular, right? Nothing compares to the satisfaction of planting and nurturing your own edible harvest, or to the pleasure of tasting nutritious, sun-ripened herbs and vegetables that you’ve…
Peonies offer swoon-worthy blossoms that resemble luscious scoops of ice cream with a heavenly fragrance. There's a reason people often pay up to $20 per stem to have them in wedding bouquets. When we announced their arrival on our Facebook…
Perhaps you want to take care of migrating Monarch butterflies. Maybe you want to attract the bees and pollinating insects to your vegetables. Or, perhaps you want beautiful, natural seasonal color. Wildflowers can give you all of this, and more!…
Onions are an easy-to-grow, versatile crop that packs a huge punch of flavor. Even if you don't have the space for large beds, a few slips tucked into pots here and there yield delicious green tops that can be snipped…
The weather may not cooperate, but colorful fall foliage helps Texans feel like the fall season has reached DFW. If you want to plant your own autumnal show stopper at home, consider one of these three favorites from NHG: 1.…
With the coming of fall weather, thoughts often turn to planting tulips for a stunning spring display. As you know, in Texas you can’t plant tulips until the ground temperature is around 55 degrees; usually in mid-December. Did you know…
A recent introduction to the nursery trade, Dystilium hybrids are noted for their soft habit and tough performance. Native to China and Japan, these members of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, make an ideal alternative to landscape classics such as…
Texas gardeners dealing with shade know that finding tough perennials that look great in shaded gardens can be difficult. If you find yourself with maturing trees and increasing amounts of shade, don’t despair: transform the space with some of our…
Whether you're an experienced water gardener or just considering starting, we have an exciting weekend coming up at NHG. We've completely revamped our aquatic plant assortment for 2016, expanding our offerings by over 200%. With both tropical & hardy water…
We've lamented the difficulty of finding perennial milkweed species (Asclepias) before (read more here). They tend to be difficult to find in substantial quantities, slow to germinate from seed, and resentful of commercial growing conditions--rich soil, constant irrigation and a…
