Texas Backyard Gardening

With so many sunny days and beautiful sunsets to watch, Texans spend a great deal of time outside. Let your backyard flourish with flowers and plants picked specifically to thrive in our hot and dry landscape. Use these tips and tricks to get growing and enjoy your yard all season long.

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Meet H-E-B's Texas Backyard Expert

A Texas Master Certified Nurseryman, James Salazar came to H-E-B 12 years ago and has now launched an exclusive Organics line featuring live, potted herbs and fertilizer.

How to Start a Backyard Garden

Grow your favorite Texas veggies with helpful tips from H‑E‑B’s garden experts. Before you know it, your kitchen will be bursting with the fruits (or veggies!) of your labor.

Deer Resistant Plants

When working on your landscape, consider these deer resistant plants to keep your front yard or back yard looking nice.

Drought Resistant Plants

Rain is a rare sign in Texas. These drought resistant plants only need a minimal amount of water to flourish.

Texas Lawn Tips

Here are some year round tips to maintain your lawn by mowing, fertilizing and keeping weeds out of your Texas Turfgrass.

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Meet one of our Texas Growers

We recently sat down with Spring Creek Growers for a Q&A about how they got started, what their hottest items are and what it's like to work with H-E-B.

How to Cook with Garden Herbs

Harvest your herbs and use them to create these 6 fresh and delicious recipes.

Twitter Chat Q&A

James Salazar answers your Texas backyard garden questions via our Twitter chat. Read the full list of questions and answers.

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