Consider this mix of plants alongside drought tolerant trees for a yard that's more self-sustaining, yet still blooming in the heat. 1. Texas Sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) Native to the south ...

Hummingbirds are arguably the most celebrated garden visitors in North America. They offer hours of entertainment for backyard birders as they quickly flit from feeder to flower. However ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Now that the fall season has started, some of you may be thinking about planting some plants and trees ... can tolerate the oppressive Texas heat during those times when daytime ...

Here are some ways you can use these practices in your home garden. Unstressed or heat tolerant bean plants produce full-length pods with even seed development (left). Moderate heat stress can result ...

You don't have to live in the desert to create a beautiful, low-maintenance desert garden. Here's how to turn your yard into ...

the agricultural industry is increasingly turning toward heat-resistant rice varieties. When rice is exposed to high temperatures during the summer ripening period, its quality deteriorates ...

Murukarthick Jayakodi, Ph.D., is a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant genomicist in the Department of Soil and Crop ...

Sunday will likely be one of the last extremely hot days of the year, with temperatures climbing into the upper 90s across North Texas. The heat is attributed to a ridge of high pressure in the ...

Texas A&M's hemp breeding program has developed a drought-resistant hemp strains suited for extreme conditions. Dr. Jessup's team focuses on hemp strains for industrial seed and fiber, thriving in ...

And finally, now that a cold front has arrived, we may actually see cooler fall weather in Texas. And while some may be cool with a nice sweater or cozy blanket, some residents are already ...

Before he could say “NOT WATERING THEM,” I amended my question: I mean, what methods do you use to identify heat- and drought-tolerant ... plants,” explained Jessup, head of Texas A&M ...

and it will prove to be accurate in North Texas over the weekend. Following above-average temperatures this week, the heat will turn up even further on Saturday and Sunday, with a possibility of ...