{"title":"Save 10,000 Gallons of Water. Every Year.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant to save money on your outdoor watering bill? \u003c\/strong\u003eHave an area on a slope where the grass just is not thriving? These highly drought tolerant, low-growing plants can help add beauty to what is now an eyesore in your landscape, where it's hard to keep grass alive. Learn how to create your Lawn Replacement native garden for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soilsalive.myshopify.com\/blogs\/news\/using-native-plants-to-save-on-water\"\u003e$2.60 per square foot and save 10,000 gallons of water every year.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"frogfruit","title":"Frogfruit","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eThe busy gardener’s best friend. This short groundcover thrives almost anywhere, from harsh, dry full sun to part shade in moist soil, offering little white flowers from March to November that are a favorite for skipper butterflies. It puts out roots along its stem nodes, making it easy to grow more plants by placing a rock to keep the stem on bare soil for 2 weeks and then snipping the new plant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003ePlant it where you don’t want sunlight to fall on bare soil (where weeds might grow). A favorite host plant of three butterflies: the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003ePhaon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eCrescentspot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e, Buckeye, and White Peacock. Be sure to avoid spraying any chemicals near this plant to avoid harming the caterpillars. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eLearn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txmg.org\/hendersonmg\/plant-library\/texas-frogfruit\/\"\u003eNative Plant Society\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txmg.org\/hendersonmg\/plant-library\/texas-frogfruit\/\"\u003eMaster Gardeners\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativotx.com\/products\/frog-fruit\"\u003eNativo Gardens.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Size:   4\" Pot\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eScientific Name: Phyla \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003enodiflora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 6\"\u003cbr\u003eSpread: up to 3'x3' area (10 square feet)\u003cbr\u003eLight: Full Sun, Morning Only, Afternoon Only\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soils Alive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51625693511963,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/6538\/7547\/files\/Frogfruit1.jpg?v=1768342686"},{"product_id":"walker-low-catmint","title":"Walker Low Catmint","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderful choice if you want to support our little native bees, this Catmint from England is very drought tolerant and blooms for 150+ days through summer and early fall. At only 2 feet tall, it eliminates the need to mow as a lawn replacement. It dies back in winter, so some trimming is required at the end of the growing season. In spring, new green growth will return. A little early spring pruning will help it develop a low, bushier appearance. For a mass planting, use a 3' spacing (20 for 180 SF). Learn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativotx.com\/products\/catmint-walkers-low\"\u003eNativo Gardens\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txmg.org\/hendersonmg\/plant-library\/catmint-walkers-low\/\"\u003eMaster Gardeners.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Size: 4\" pot\u003cbr\u003eScientific Name:  Nepeta x faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 1-2 feet\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 2-3 feet\u003cbr\u003eLight: Full Sun, Afternoon Sun\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soils Alive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51625695117595,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/6538\/7547\/files\/WalkerLowCatmint1.jpg?v=1768342901"},{"product_id":"artemisia","title":"Artemisia \"Powis Castle\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eA Texas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eSmartScape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e plant with very low water needs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003ePowis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e Castle is a hybrid introduced in 1972 from the National Trusts’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003ePowis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e Castle in Wales. Also called wormwood or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003emugwort\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e, it is a host plant for two DFW butterflies: the Painted Lady and American Lady.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinely textured, silvery-grey, aromatic foliage reflects the light under a full moon. If planting in heavy clay, add crushed granite or compost for better drainage. Plant it on an elevated area in the landscape, where water will flow away and not pool over winter and rot the roots. Great companion for flowers that are purple and yellow. Learn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txmg.org\/hendersonmg\/plant-library\/artemesia-powis-castle\"\u003eMaster Gardeners\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plants.ces.ncsu.edu\/plants\/artemisia-powis-castle\"\u003eNC Extension Gardener.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003ePlant Size: 4\" pot\u003cbr\u003eScientific Name: Artemisia \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artemisia_arborescens\"\u003earborescens\u003c\/a\u003e x A. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artemisia_absinthium\"\u003eabsinthium\u003c\/a\u003e (hybrid)\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 1-2 feet\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 3 feet\u003cbr\u003eLight: Full Sun\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soils Alive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51625706914075,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/6538\/7547\/files\/Artemisia1.jpg?v=1768343035"},{"product_id":"new-gold-lantana","title":"Lantana (New Gold)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e\"New Gold\" Lantana has bright yellow blooms, attracts butterflies, and is highly drought tolerant. In fact, it’s a Texas Superstar! Because it’s a sterile hybrid it does not produce seeds and pop up in unwanted places around the garden. Take a stem cutting instead to grow more plants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eIt loves radiant heat from concrete sidewalks and driveways and offers a very long bloom time. It has a bushier growth habit compared to the native Texas Lantana (L. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eurticoides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e). Cut it back after frost and it will return in the spring from the roots. Leaves have a pleasant aroma but are mildly toxic for pets. 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This plant is awesome at attracting large bumblebees, with waves of blooms from spring all the way through late fall. Although sometimes called “Texas” skullcap, this plant is actually native to northeastern Mexico. It's a low-growing, highly drought-tolerant shrub. It is quite similar in its growth habit to the Purple Skullcap that is in fact native to North Texas (S. wrightii). Learn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txmg.org\/hendersonmg\/plant-library\/skullcap-pink\"\u003eMaster Gardeners\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plants.ces.ncsu.edu\/plants\/scutellaria-suffrutescens\"\u003eNC Extension Gardener\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nativegardeners.com\/products\/skullcap-pink\"\u003eNative Gardeners.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003ePlant Size: 4\" pot\u003cbr\u003eScientific Name: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eScuttellaria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003esuffrutescens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 1 foot\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 2 feet\u003cbr\u003eLight: Full Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soils Alive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51629339902235,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/6538\/7547\/files\/PinkSkullcap.jpg?v=1768415485"},{"product_id":"creeping-rosemary","title":"Creeping Rosemary","description":"\u003cp\u003eOften blooming in mild years as late as November and December with blue flowers, Creeping Rosemary is excellent for culinary use and as a short groundcover for hot, dry slopes. Branches will root upon contact with soil, allowing one plant to slowly cover as large a space as you like. The \"mother of thousands\" rosemary. Just buy one and allow it to creep along the soil and dig up and relocate new plants! 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Avoid planting it in low areas, where soil moisture in winter may rot the roots. A great plant that tolerates radiant heat near sidewalks and the street curb, it's low-growing at 12\" tall and offers 100+ days of yellow blooms in early summer. In mild winters it may bloom again in fall through winter even! Learn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npsot.org\/posts\/native-plant\/tetraneuris-scaposa\/\"\u003eNative Plant Society\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txmg.org\/hendersonmg\/plant-library\/four-nerve-daisy\/\"\u003eMaster Gardener\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativotx.com\/products\/four-nerve-daisy\"\u003eNativo Gardens.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant Size: 4\" Pot or Gallon\u003cbr\u003eScientific Name: Tetraneuris scaposa\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 1 foot\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 2 feet\u003cbr\u003eLight: Full Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soils Alive","offers":[{"title":"4\" Pot","offer_id":52044581536027,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Gallon","offer_id":52044581568795,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/6538\/7547\/files\/FourNerveDaisy.jpg?v=1768504192"},{"product_id":"pink-evening-primrose","title":"Pink Evening Primrose","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very drought-tolerant plant, with fresh pink blooms in early spring, the Pink Evening Primrose attracts many sphinx moths, which come to pollinate the flowers especially at dusk and dawn when the flowers are open.  Cloudy days may keep the blooms open all day long. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations\/349101313\"\u003eThe White-Lined Sphinx Moth\u003c\/a\u003e, in fact, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/texashighplainsinsects.net\/insect-of-the-week\/2013\/8\/1\/white-lined-sphinx-moth-august-2-2013\"\u003elays its eggs on the plant\u003c\/a\u003e, so you may notice \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=3024\u0026amp;subview=map\u0026amp;taxon_id=49348\"\u003ebig green caterpillars feeding on the leaves\u003c\/a\u003e before metamorphosis into the adult moth, who returns to help the plant with flower pollination. Flowers really pop under the light of a full moon and are quite remarkable.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the heat of summer, it benefits from being cut back to promote a flush of fresh, new growth in the fall. It spreads by rhizomes fairly aggressively, but it can be contained by pulling up any unwanted plants, to maintain a spread of 2-4 feet. Learn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativotx.com\/products\/pink-evening-primrose\"\u003eNativo Gardens\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npsot.org\/posts\/native-plant\/oenothera-speciosa\/\"\u003eNative Plant Society.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Size: 4\" Pot or Gallon\u003cbr\u003eScientific Name: Oenothera speciosa\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 2 feet\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 2-4 feet\u003cbr\u003eLight: Full Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soils Alive","offers":[{"title":"4\" Pot","offer_id":52063713657115,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Gallon","offer_id":52063713689883,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/6538\/7547\/files\/PinkEveningPrimrose.jpg?v=1768504020"},{"product_id":"zexmenia","title":"Zexmenia","description":"\u003cp\u003eA native of South Texas, this plant thrives in dry, hot, harsh sun conditions. 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Learn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npsot.org\/posts\/native-plant\/wedelia-acapulcensis-var-hispida\/\"\u003eNative Plant Society\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bcmgtx.org\/2025\/07\/08\/zexmania\/\"\u003eMaster Gardeners\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativotx.com\/products\/orange-zexmenia\"\u003eNativo Gardens.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Size: 4\" pot\u003cbr\u003eScientific Name: Wedelia acapulcensis  \u003cbr\u003eHeight: 2-3 feet\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 3 feet\u003cbr\u003eLight: Full Sun, Afternoon Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soils Alive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51633670095131,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/6538\/7547\/files\/Zexmenia.jpg?v=1768503670"},{"product_id":"texas-sundrops","title":"Texas Sundrop","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent groundcover for harsh, full sun, Texas Sundrop is a drought-hardy perennial that grows very short (just 10-14\") and creeps along the ground to a spread of 2 or even 3 feet if you let it. Also called Shrubby Primrose and Compact Calylophus. It's native almost all across Texas and thrives in almost all site conditions. 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Learn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npsot.org\/posts\/native-plant\/rudbeckia-amplexicaulis\"\u003eNative Plant Society\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nativegardeners.com\/products\/clasping-coneflower\"\u003eNative Gardener.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Size: 4\" pot\u003cbr\u003eScientific Name: Rudbeckia amplexicaulis (formerly Dracopis amplexicaulis)\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 2-3 feet\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 2 feet\u003cbr\u003eLight: Morning Sun, Afternoon Sun, Full Sun\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soils Alive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51697299816731,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/6538\/7547\/files\/ClaspingConeflower.jpg?v=1769618739"},{"product_id":"mexican-mint-marigold","title":"Pericon \/ Mexican Mint Marigold","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Texas Superstar for its incredible drought tolerance, Mexican Mint Marigold has licorice-scented leaves which are edible and used in cooking like French tarragon. 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Late summer rain, or extra irrigation, helps it bloom into early fall. The blooms are quite iconic: a stack of 3-5 layers of blooms that whirl around the plant stem providing lots of appeal for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to visit the garden. It is also a host plant of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=1281\u0026amp;taxon_id=58525\"\u003eSpicebush Swallowtail\u003c\/a\u003e, which is less commonly seen in North Texas compared to its cousin, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/60551-Papilio-glaucus\"\u003eEastern Tiger Swallowtail. \u003c\/a\u003eAfter frost, trim back all the dead stems and shake off the seeds so it will return next spring. 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