Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Denny Schrock Most gardeners grow culinary sage for its aromatic leaves, which can be used to flavor roasted dishes, soups, and ...

Q. My parents had gardenias at our Dallas home, and we used sage bushes for accent and color at our West Texas houses. I would like to plant these shrubs in Houston. Any thoughts? J.W., Houston A.

Mexican bush sage has been blooming for a few weeks, and like clockwork, it is proving to be a favorite nectar source for monarch butterflies heading south. It has always been interesting to me that ...

Of the more than 800 kinds of salvia, the most common is the ancient herb Salvia officinalis or common gray culinary sage. Square stemmed, with pungent foliage, these awesome plants come in many sizes ...

Add flowering scarlet sage plants to your pollinator garden and watch the hummingbirds flock to feed on the sweet nectar.

Early fall is when we say goodbye to most of the migratory hummingbirds that have been visiting our gardens since mid-summer. Even after they’ve left us to fly south for the winter, we can continue to ...

Texas sage bushes, also called Texas rangers, are a familiar sight in Tucson. Older houses in particular may have large specimens of this plant. The Texas sage is native to the Chihuahuan Desert, ...

Love coneflowers but want to diversify your offerings for pollinators? Two herbs will brighten the yard and extend the ...

During the record-breaking heat of summer 2023, some Texans put their hopes of rainfall in the flowering of a silvery-gray shrub. An evergreen native to West Texas, South Texas, and the Edwards ...

Most gardeners grow culinary sage for its aromatic leaves, which can be used to flavor roasted dishes, soups, and other savory treats, but sage is a versatile herb that can also be cultivated as an ...