Plan and Prepare
Step 1: Plan Your Landscape
Plan the Landscape You’ve Always Wanted
Accessible Gardens
Accessible gardens are designed to eliminate barriers, allowing people of all ages and abilities to come together to garden. Our Gardening Basic guides will help you design and plan a garden everyone can enjoy.
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Children's Gardens
Children’s gardens offer safe, hands-on experiences that encourage children to learn to enjoy gardening and stimulate their imaginations. Check out our Gardening Basic guides to help you plan and design gardens children will adore.
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Gardening Basics
My Child’s First Container Grown Vegetables (Gardening Basics Series)
Do You Believe in Faeries? Create a Garden They Will Love! (Gardening Basics Series)
Engaging Children in Herb Gardening (Gardening Basics Series)
Sensory Gardens (Gardening Basics Series)
The Root
Celebrate October with Pumpkins (The Root, October 2021)
Junion Master Gardener Program (The Root, September 2019)

Earth-Kind® Landscapes
Earth-Kind® Landscaping combines the best of organic and traditional gardening and landscaping principles to create sustainable and eco-friendly landscapes. These guides from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will help you get started.
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AgriLife
10 Ways to Make Your Landscape Earth-Kind® (AgriLife) — Sorry, this document is currently not available.

Edible Gardens
Our Gardening Basics guides will help you “harvest” all the benefits of growing your own food – saving money, improving your health, reducing your carbon footprint, and more.
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Planting Schedules
Timing for planting vegetable seeds and transplants in North Texas can bring you more success in your gardening.
Recommended Planting Dates for North Texas for Spring/Summer/Fall (Source: AgriLife)
Spring Planting Guide for Vegetable Crops (Source: AgriLife)
Fall Direct Seeding Guide (Source: AgriLife)
Vegetable Garden Planting Guide (Marshall Grain Company)

Fire-Wise Landscapes
A Firewise landscape design creates a defensible space around your home to give it the best chance of surviving a wildfire. Learn how to plan a Firewise landscape using our Gardening Basics guide.
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Gardening Basics

Native Gardens
Plants that are native or adapted to the harsh North Texas climate have the best chance for survival and are beautiful, too! Our Gardening Basic guide will help you learn about using native or adapted plants in your landscape.
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Gardening Basics
Native Plants for North Texas Landscape (Gardening Basics Series)
Native Plant Society of Texas, Trinity Forks Chapter (NPSOT)
Flowering Plants Native To Denton County Texas (NPSOT Series)
Grasses Native To Denton County Texas (NPSOT Series)
Ground Covers Native To Denton County Texas (NPSOT Series)
Native Plants for Butterfly Gardens (NPSOT Series)
Native Plants for Shade Gardens (NPSOT Series)
Native Plants for Water Gardens (NPSOT Series)
Native Plants for Water-Wise Gardens (NPSOT Series)
Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat Gardens (NPSOT Series)
Native Plants for Winter Gardens (NPSOT Series)
Shrubs Native To Denton County Texas (NPSOT Series)
Trees Native To Denton County Texas (NPSOT Series)

Pollinator Gardens
Pollinator gardens are not only beautiful, but they also attract pollinating insects with nectar and pollen-producing plants. Learn how to plan and design a pollinator garden in your landscape with our Gardening Basics guide.
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Gardening Basics
Building a Garden for Pollinators (Gardening Basics Series)
DCMGA Gardenscapers
Perennial Pollinator Garden: Sun/Part Sun (DCMGA Gardenscapers)
Perennial Pollinator Garden: Part Sun/Part Shade (DCMGA Gardenscapers)
Perennial Pollinator Garden: Part Shade/Full Shade (DCMGA Gardenscapers)
Native Plant Society of Texas, Trinity Forks Chapter (NPSOT)

Shade Gardens
Do you struggle to grow a lush lawn under shade trees? Many beautiful plants grow well in shade in North Texas. Check out these guides to help you solve that problem with a shade garden.
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Gardening Basics
Groundcovers for Shade (Gardening Basics Series)
The Root
Plant of the Month – Native Ground Covers (The Root, March 2023)
Ground Covers for Shade Areas (The Root, November 2021)
DCMGA Gardenscapers
Perennial Pollinator Garden: Part Sun/Part Shade (DCMGA Gardenscapers)
Perennial Pollinator Garden: Part Shade/Full Shade (DCMGA Gardenscapers)
AgriLife

Small Space & Container Gardens
Don’t let a lack of space keep you from having a wonderful garden. Our Gardening Basics guide will help you learn to get the most out of the space you have to grow plants for color and food.
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Gardening Basics

Waterwise Landscapes
Waterwise landscaping conserves water and protects the environment. Learn methods for implementing these best-practices from our Gardening Basics guides.
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Gardening Basics
Rain Gardens for North Texas Landscapes (Gardening Basics Series)
Native Plant Society of Texas, Trinity Forks Chapter (NPSOT)
Native Plants for Water-Wise Gardens (NPSOT Series)
AgriLife

Wildlife Gardens
A wildscape landscape is designed with the primary purpose of attracting and supporting wildlife. Our Gardening Basics guides will help you learn to choose the right plants for a wildlife habitat.
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Gardening Basics
Hummingbird Feeder Plants (Gardening Basics Series)
Landscape Maintenance Is for Living Things (Gardening Basics Series)
Plants That Bring Nature into Your Landscape (Gardening Basics Series)
Native Plant Society of Texas, Trinity Forks Chapter (NPSOT)
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