A spring garden bursting with color and promise is a thing of beauty. It seems to me, however, that a garden is equally beautiful in late winter. An intoxicating serenity seems to settle over a well ...

Wax myrtle – Myrica cerifera (previously Morella cerifera) is a native evergreen tree that is winter hardy through most of Arkansas but may get nipped in the northern tier or if temperatures drop into ...

We can welcome winter migrating birds to our yards by planting American (native) trees and shrubs to create habitat. Birds need insects, berries and seeds, as well as cover, that native plants offer.

One of our most common and valuable native shrubs is the wax myrtle (Morella cerifera, formerly Myrica cerifera), which is sometimes called southern bayberry. This multi-trunked evergreen grows near ...

Since I was born and raised in West Texas, I have an appreciation for the beautiful east Texas landscape. I have three favorite plants which thrive in my shady east Texas yard, which are was myrtle, ...