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Top 10 Native Perennials for Sun
There are so many great Texas native sun-loving perennials that choosing one (or some) can be a real challenge! To make things easier, we’ve put together this Shades of Green Shopping Guide with our Top 10 picks of best Native Perennials for full sun. For your convenience, they are listed by size, shortest to tallest. […]
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Best Low Light Houseplants
Looking for houseplants that don’t need a lot of light? Then you’re in luck! This Shades of Green Shopping Guide list our six favorite houseplants for low light conditions. All of these plants, along with other houseplants, may be found at Shades of Green Nursery + Landscape! (Availability varies by season and demand. Plants may […]
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Top 10 Perennials for Hummingbirds
If you hope to see hummingbirds in your landscape, then you need plants that hummingbirds feed on. This Shades of Green Shopping Guide provides our Top 10 picks of best Perennials for Hummingbirds. Most are native to Texas and all are perennials, plants that go dormant in winter, but return year after year. They are […]
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Top 10 Native Perennials for Butterflies
Butterflies are a welcome addition to any landscape. If you aren’t seeing as many butterflies as you’d like in your garden, it may be because you don’t have the right plants. Every species of butterfly needs two types of plants. Host plants are where butterflies lay their eggs. Upon hatching, the caterpillars feed on the […]
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50 Rabbit Resistant Perennials for North Texas
“Are there any plants rabbits won’t eat?” That’s a question we hear a lot at the nursery, and the answer is YES! There are plenty of plants rabbits tend to avoid and this Shades of Green Shopping Guide lists 50 of them – and these are just the perennials, plants that come back each year. […]
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Native Plant PDFs
We’re often asked, “What plants are native?” That’s a hard question to answer because Texas is a huge state, with a LOT of native plants. Even if we narrow it down a bit, to just our little part of the Lone Star State, it’s still a long list. Collin County is part of the Blackland Prairie ecoregion, […]
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