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Texas Native Plant Week at Covington’s
Texas Native Plant Week is a perfect time to celebrate the beauty, resilience, and ecological importance of our homegrown flora. Native plants are specially adapted…
Ask Burton
This week, we’re talking about local plants! Q: I’m interested in a shade tree for my yard, but I want to plant native trees, not…
Plant of The Week -Red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora)
Red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) is a striking, drought-tolerant. Prized for its graceful, grass-like foliage and long-lasting stalks of tubular, coral-red flowers that attract hummingbirds and…
Ask Burton!
This week, a question asked by dozens of people this month. It’s sticky, it’s messy – and not the end of the world! Q:…
Swap the Seasons: When to Pull Summer Blooms and Plant Fall Flowers
Pansies, Violas, and Snapdragons are great “cool-season” flowers for North Texas, and though they don’t like hot weather, they grow much faster in warm weather.…
From Planting to Picking: A Covington’s Guide to Figs and Pomegranates
Growing figs and pomegranates in Texas can be rewarding for backyard gardeners and small orchards alike. In this episode of Covington’s “Let’s Grow Together,” Ryan…
Plant of The Week – Pansy
Pansy (Viola × wittrockiana) is a delightful, cool-season bedding plant celebrated for its vivid, velvety blooms—often marked with distinctive “faces”—that bring cheerful color to gardens…
As The Temps Start to Drop, Leaves Will Too!
Friendly reminder: This time of year, it is perfectly normal for your deciduous trees and shrubs to start looking a little rough. Those leaves will be…
Plant of The Week – Hypericum
Hypericum (St. John’s Wort) is a cheerful, low-maintenance flowering shrub prized for its abundant, glossy green foliage and prolific blooms of bright yellow to golden…
Ask Burton!
A: Tulips are one of the showiest flowers of the late winter and early spring, but you do need to know a few things to…
Events
Plant, Grow, Harvest – Fall Veggie Class
Saturday, September 19th 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Held outside, under cover at Covington’s Water will be provided It’s the perfect time to get your…
Up in the Air Workshop — Make a hanging air‑plant sculpture
Saturday, October 17 • 2 PM – 3 PM Join us for a hands‑on class where you’ll learn safe wire‑cutting and basic bending techniques, thread…
Ferns on Boards
Saturday, September 26 • 2 PM – 3 PM Join us for a hands‑on class mounting a living fern to a wooden plank. Pick the…
Fall Blooms and Bubbly
Saturday, November 7 • 7 PM – 8 PM Sip some bubbly and soak up the best fall vibes with flowers and fun all around.…
Jack-O’-Lantern Plant Bowl Workshop
Saturday, October 24 • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Get crafty and bring fall vibes to life by making your own Jack-O’-Lantern plant bowl! Join…
Spooky Terrarium Workshop
Saturday, October 17 • 7 PM – 8 PM Get your hands dirty crafting creepy cool terrariums perfect for the spooky season. Get ready to…
Krazy For Kokedama Workshop
Saturday, November 14 • 1 PM – 2 PM Brighten your home with a handmade kokedama! ✨ Join our friendly team for a hands-on, step-by-step…
Pumpkin Painting at Covington’s
Saturday, October 3th, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Make fall extra fun with your family at our Pumpkin Painting Station! for a creative and colorful…
Plant of the week
Plant of The Week -Red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora)
Red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) is a striking, drought-tolerant. Prized for its graceful, grass-like foliage and long-lasting stalks of tubular, coral-red flowers that attract hummingbirds and…
Plant of The Week – Pansy
Pansy (Viola × wittrockiana) is a delightful, cool-season bedding plant celebrated for its vivid, velvety blooms—often marked with distinctive “faces”—that bring cheerful color to gardens…
Plant of The Week – Hypericum
Hypericum (St. John’s Wort) is a cheerful, low-maintenance flowering shrub prized for its abundant, glossy green foliage and prolific blooms of bright yellow to golden…
Plant of The Week – Japanese Maples
Japanese Maples are some of the most sensational ornamental trees, and it’s easy to see why! With their dazzling array of colors—deep burgundy, fiery orange,…
Plant of The Week – Mums
Mums (Chrysanthemum) are cheerful, long-blooming known for their dense, daisy-like flowers in shades of white, yellow, orange, pink, red, and purple that brighten gardens in…
Plant of The Week – Hearts A’ Fire Redbud
A unique smaller tree that bursts into flame each spring with dark-pink flowers and striking, heart-shaped foliage. If you want an eye-catching specimen that delivers…
Plant of The Week – Bubba Desert Willow
Meet our Plant of the Week — the Bubba desert willow, a compact, flowering small tree/shrub prized for its long season of showy, trumpet-shaped blooms…
Plant of The Week – Jolt Dianthus
Jolt Dianthus (Dianthus barbatus interspecific) is a compact, vigorous perennial (typically 12–18 inches tall and 12–18 inches wide) prized for its masses of fragrant, frilly,…
Plant of The Week – Yarrow
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a hardy, easy-care perennial known for its flat-topped clusters of dainty flowers in shades of white, yellow, pink, or red that…
Plant of The Week – Lantana
Lantana is a colorful, low-maintenance flowering plant prized for its clusters of vivid blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It thrives in full sun, tolerates…