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Aggie Horticulture - Aggie Horticulture® provides researched based gardening and horticultural crop information and news.
EarthKind Landscaping - Earth-Kind Landscaping gives you research-proven techniques to provide maximum garden and landscape enjoyment while preserving and protecting the environment. Be sure and explore the EarthKind Plant Selector option!
PLANT SELECTION
Texas Smartscape - A guide to using native and adapted plants and trees to create landscapes that need less water, pesticides, and fertilizer in the North Central Texas climate.
Texas Super Stars - Highlighted plants with quality and reliability judged to ensure that they will perform exceptionally well for Texas consumers.
Benny Simpson’s Texas Native Plants - A searchable site with pictures, hardiness, colors, heat tolerance, water requirements and more for Texas Native plants. This is a great place to start when choosing your garden plants.
INSECTS AND DISEASES
Insects in the City - Whether it’s termites or fire ants, white grubs or aphids…if it’s an insect pest, this site will provide you with the best in science-based, pest management solutions.
Insect Answers and Field Guide for Texas Insects - Two different sources for insect answers.
Insects in the City - Information on all sorts of insects commonly found in urban and suburban yards.
Honey Bee Information - Texas A&M Entomology has created a web site that explains all about bees.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Texas AgriLife Extension Service Bookstore - Hundreds of informational pamphlets are free to download on everything from spiders, insect control and plant problems to recommended practices and growing tips on specific crops.
