Gardening for Wildlife
- Deer-Resistant Landscape Plants – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® publication
- Native Habitat – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® publication
- Wildscape and Xeriscape Plants – Bexar County AgriLife Extension website. A list of plants recommended for Bexar County to attracting wildlife to your garden
Landscape Care
- Fall Earth-Kind® Practices – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® publication
- Following Proper Pruning Techniques – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® Landscaping publication on a variety of pruning techniques
- Garden Style SA – GardenStyleSA.org. A website sponsored by San Antonio Water Systems focusing on water conservation landscape practices
- Overcome the Challenges of Summer Landscape Care – Take Care of Texas website
- San Antonio Landscape Care Guide – San Antonio Water Systems website
- Seasonal Color … Care and Management – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® Landscaping publication
- The “Take Care of Texas” Guide to Yard Care – Take Care Of Texas publication
Landscape Design
- Landscape Design – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® publication
- Landscaping for Energy Conservation- Part 1 – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® publication
- Landscaping for Energy Conservation – Part 2 – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® publication
Plants and Plant Lists
- Blue Angel™Althea – Texas Superstar plant care sheet. By David Rodriguez, Bexar County AgriLife Extension Agent – Horticulture.
- Earth-Kind® Plant Selector – Aggie Horticulture website. Search for plants by specific characteristics or view all plants for your region
- Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Research Center – wildflower.org. Searchable native plant list
- Plant Selection – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® publication
- Poisonous Plants Resources – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® Landscaping publication. A collection of links to information on poisonous landscape plants
- Recommended Plants for Bexar County – Bexar County AgriLife Extension website. List of recommended plants grouped by characteristic (deer-resistant, attracting butterflies, vegetable varieties, shade plants, patio citrus. etc.)
- Texas Superstar® Plants – Texas Superstar® website. Plants that have been field tested by Texas A&M Extension and Research Services
- Texas Tough Top 50 – by Steven L. Chamblee, Horticulturist, Chandor Gardens, Weatherford, TX.
Trees
- Following Proper Pruning Techniques – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® Landscaping publication on a variety of pruning techniques
- Native Trees of Texas – Aggie Horticulture website. A searchable database for native trees of Texas
- Oak Leaf Blister – Aggie Horticulture website. A Plant Clinic publication
- Planting a Tree – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® Landscaping publication
- Preventing Oak Wilt – Bexar County AgriLife Extension website
- Pruning Deciduous Shade Trees – The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension publication
- Texas Oak Wilt – The Oak Wilt Information Partnership is a collaborative project between the Texas A&M Forest Service, the Forest Health Protection branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Tree Planting Guide – Texas A&M Forestry Service. Searchable website to help homeowners select, site, plant and care for their trees
- Trees for the San Antonio Region – CPS Energy publication. A Guide to the Selection, Planting and Care of Trees in the Greater San Antonio Region
- Trees of Texas – A Texas A&M Forest Service website. A great website to help you identify your trees. Good teacher resources.
Additional Topics
- Building a Raised Bed Garden – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® Landscaping publication
- Care of Poinsettias in San Antonio – David Rodriguez, AgriLife Extension County Extension Agent-Horticulture, Bexar County
- Container Gardening – by John W. Jett, West Virginia University Extension Service
- Hydroponics as a Hobby – Aggie Horticulture website
- Old Roses – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® Landscaping guide to planting and growing old roses
- Plant Picture Pages – A website of the Texas A&M Horticulture Science Department with pictures of a wide variety of plants by common type, from cacti to crepe myrtles. Good resource in identifying plants.
- Plants of Texas Rangelands – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension website to help identify common trees, shrubs, and flowers of Texas rangelands.
- Raised Bed Construction – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® publication
- Water Gardening in Texas – Aggie Horticulture website. Earth-Kind® Landscaping guide to building and maintaining a water garden