Q. We saw a Texas mountain laurel this spring and were amazed at the beautiful flowers. We picked a few of the seed pods. How do we plant them? A. Typically, they're collected in late summer or fall ...

Get the secret to success with Billy Garza. Those cheery red seed coats are as hard as Texas summers! Billy Garza, Hill Country landscaper and grower, demonstrates his trick for fast germination. Once ...

Q. Our Texas mountain laurel plant bloomed wonderfully for years, but lately, including last year, it did not bloom at all.

A: Collect the pods in late summer or fall when they begin to dry and the seeds are red. Remove the seeds and store them in a cool, dry place. They remain viable for three or more years. They’re ...

WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROWING GREEN. WE’RE AT THE HOME OF HENRY HOMEIER IN CORNISH. I’M JOINED BY STEPH CIESZYNSKI OF UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND STEPH, WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE ...

CORNISH FLAT, N.H. Mountain laurel is a lovely evergreen shrub or small tree that produces lovely pink and white flowers in June. During a recent canoe trip on Squam Lake in Holderness, I was ...

Dear Neil: I have some Texas mountain laurel seeds. I'd like to start new plants, but someone told me they sprout really slowly. Are there any special tricks? A: The seeds must be "scarified." That ...

Q: While driving in the mountains of Pennsylvania, I saw some beautiful pink flowering shrubs that someone told me were mountain-laurels. Will they grow here? Any information or help about them would ...

Question: We are looking for Texas mountain laurel seeds or saplings. We recently removed some invasive salt cedars that were growing on our property and would like to try Texas mountain laurel as a ...

Dear Neil: Do red maple seeds need to be scarified like the Texas mountain laurel seeds you described here a few weeks ago? A: No. Like most plants, their seed coats are not hard. Just plant them.

To help maintain the diversity of native plants in the region and stem their risk of extinction, a La Jolla resident has cultivated a new native seed library. Mary Mitchell, a member and former ...

Q: While driving in the mountains of Pennsylvania, I saw some beautiful pink flowering shrubs that someone told me were mountain-laurels. Will they grow here? Any information or help about them would ...