PlantTAGG Resources - Knowledge Hub

The internet is full of horticulture information – some good and some not. Below are some of our favorite sources of information and knowledge.

Pests & Pest Management

Identify and discover effective management solutions for common pests on house and outside plants. Our comprehensive guide provides expert insights, strategies, and tools to protect your home and garden from unwanted pests. Take control of your gardening experience and ensure the health and vitality of your plants with our proven solutions.

Plant By Number Design

Plant By Number Design helps home gardeners transform their yards with beautiful, easy-to-follow landscaping plans. Inspired by the simplicity of paint-by-number kits, each design provides a visual guide to what and where to plant, to bring the vision to life. With curated plant lists and thoughtful layouts, Plant By Number Design empowers gardeners to create stunning spaces with confidence.

Power Planter - The Original Garden Auger

Power Planter is a 3rd generation, 100% USA Made Earth and Garden Auger manufacturer with a size and use for almost anything a landscaping or maintenance mindset can think of. Power Planter has built its name on customer service and quality, and become the go-to brand to solve everyday tasks a shovel or trowel accomplish, but now in an efficient manner!

Simplyscapes - Landscape Design Software

Simplyscapes makes landscape design easy for anyone. Using our online landscape design tools, homeowners and professionals can collaborate and quickly create a design that works. Select the best plants for your location and lifestyle. Create a top-down architectural design using our online 2D CAD software. Visualize your future garden using our photo-based designer and plant library. With Simplyscapes, you can have the home of your deams.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The University of Texas at Austin Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center uses native plants to restore and create sustainable, beautiful landscapes. We carry out our mission to inspire the conservation of native plants through our gardens, research, education, consulting and outreach programs.

Native Plant Society of Texas

The Native Plant Society of Texas wants to protect our state’s native plant heritage and preserve it for future generations. We are a non-profit organization, run by volunteers, sponsoring educational programs, workshops, demonstration gardens, and many other types of projects.

Texas A&M Soil Testing

Soil testing services to better help you understand your planting conditions and how to properly supplement your soil’s chemistry for successful plant growth.

Neil Sperry

A popular Texas horticulture expert and personality. Neil’s newsletter is worth signing up for and his books on Texas Gardening (first editions known as ‘The Boot Book’) are a must-have for Texas gardeners.

Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park

Our 7.5-acre organic garden features native and adapted plants. Inside, our two-story Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium transports you to a tropical rainforest, complete with hundreds of free-flying tropical butterflies!

Located in Dallas’ historic Fair Park, Texas Discovery Gardens is a year-round organically maintained urban oasis filled with natural wonders. Family festivals, workshops, free admission days, and our extensive (and growing) EarthKeepers® student education program introduce children and adults to a natural outdoor learning experience.

Dallas Arboretum

The mission of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is to build and maintain a public venue that promotes the art, enjoyment, and knowledge of horticulture while providing opportunities for education and research. We are committed to excellence, good management, and fiscal responsibility.

Aggie Horticulture

A wealth of Texas horticulture information by Texas A&M AgriLife including fruit, nut & vegetable resources, ornamental plant production, Texas Superstar® plants, Earth-Kind® Landscaping, Viticulture & Enology and the Texas Master Gardener™ program site. This site also lists horticulture-related news, upcoming events, and online courses available.

US Department of Agriculture Plants Database

The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.

USDA Web Soil Survey

An interactive system for understanding chemistry and topographic information about soil across the US.

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