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        • Buchanan’s Native Plants has been serving Houston gardeners since 1986. Located in the historic Houston Heights, the garden center is dedicated to native plants and organic gardening.  You will find the best selections of hardy natives as well as perennials, herbs, vegetables, trees, shrubs & roses — all suited to the Houston climate.

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New this Week

A new year a new garden!

Winter Color

Beautiful blooms all winter!

Add gorgeous blooming annuals to your beds, containers and hanging planters to enjoy flowers all season long!

Find an assortment of cool season annuals such as alyssum, snapdragons, pansies, dianthus and more!

Plus a lot of our cool season annuals are also edible too! Add pansies and violas to your cookies and cakes for a pop of color or peppery nasturtiums to your salads for an extra kick!

Learn more about our annuals here!

Blueberries

Blueberries & Figs

A nutritious start to the New Year!

Now is a great time to start your edible garden! Start with some of our favorites – blueberries & figs!

These healthy shrubs and trees are a fun way to get back to the garden and grow your own food. We recommend planting two blueberry shrubs for pollination. You can also grow them in containers if you are short on space. Need more blueberry tips? We’ve got you covered in our blueberry tip sheet here!

Don’t forget your figs! We have an array of varieties in stock and these delicious treats are great for jams, your charcuterie board and more!

Learn more about growing & harvesting figs here!

Celeste Fig | Ficus carica 'Celeste'

Pollinator Friendly Plants

A new year a new garden!

Make a resolution this year to add more pollinator friendly plants to your garden! Bring on the birds, bees and butterflies with some of our favorite native and non-native plants. Like these pictured – Orange Cestrum, Lyreleaf Sage & Copper Canyon Daisy.

Want to learn more about pollinator friendly plants and how to create a pollinator friendly garden? Make sure to look for our bee and butterfly tables in the garden center or take a look at some of our favorites from this list here.

Bird Friendly Plants

Plants for birds this winter.

As we move into the cooler months, plants that berry become very important to our native birds. Adding some of these plants to your garden will add a vital food source for our winged friends this season.

Some of our favorites include natives like the American Beautyberry, Yaupon Hollies, and Coralberry.

Lean more about birds and the plants they love here.

American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana
Weeping Yaupon Holly | Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula'

What to Plant in December

Ready to get in the garden? Here’s what you should plant this month:

  • From Transplant
  • From Seed
  • Native Seeds
  • Alyssum
  • Asters
  • Beans
  • Begonias
  • Bluebonnets
  • Brassicas
  • Celosia
  • Chives
  • Cilantro
  • Citronella
  • Citrus
  • Coneflowers
  • Coreopsis
  • Dianthus
  • Dill
  • Fennel
  • Kale
  • Lavender
  • Lemongrass
  • Lettuce
  • Marigolds
  • Mint
  • Nasturtium
  • Oregano
  • Ornamental Grasses
  • Pansies
  • Parsley
  • Rosemary
  • Rudbeckia
  • Sage
  • Snapdragons
  • Standing Cypress
  • Thyme
  • Turk’s Cap
  • Violas
  • Wildflowers
  • Yarrow
  • Arugula
  • Beets
  • Lettuce
  • Radish
  • Turnips
  • Kale
  • Mache
  • Sorrel
  • Swiss Chard
  • Cabbage
  • Spinach
  • Mustard Greens
  • Carrots
  • Garlic
  • Onions
  • English & Snap Peas
  • Collard Greens
  • Borage
  • Dill
  • Cilantro
  • Fennel
  • Oregano
  • Marjoram
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Thyme
  • Mint
  • Garlic Chives
  • Onion Chives
  • Caraway
  • Chervil
  • Bachelor’s Button
  • Larkspur
  • Poppies
  • Snapdragons
  • Alyssum
  • Wallflower
  • Bee Balm
  • Zinnias
  • Drummond Phlox
  • Sweet Peas
  • Pansies
  • Calendula
  • Violas
  • Dianthus
  • Plains Coreopsis
  • Liatris
  • Bluebonnets
  • Mexican Hat
  • Mexican Hat
  • Evening Primrose
  • Pitcher Sage
  • Prairie Coneflower
  • Red Columbine
  • Standing Cypress
  • Cowpen Daisy
  • Illinois Bundleflower
  • Purple Coneflower
  • Lindheimer’s Indigo
  • Liatris
  • Blue Mistflower
  • Blue Curls
  • Tahoka Daisy
  • Clasping Coneflower
  • Bergamot
  • Blue Flax
  • Texas Bluebells
  • White Prickly Poppy
  • Lazy Daisy
  • Missouri Primrose
  • Goldenrod
  • Black-Eyed Susan
  • White Rosinweed
  • Mountain Pinks
  • Prairie Verbena
  • Maximilian Sunflower
  • Mealy Blue Sage
  • Swamp Sunflower
  • Lanceleaf Coreopsis
  • Pigeonberry
  • American Beautyberry
  • Cardinal Flower
  • Bush Sunflower
  • Slender Mountain Mint
  • Blue Wild Indigo
  • Frostweed
  • American Basketflower
  • Bluebonnets
  • Lemon Mint
  • Indian Blanketflower
  • Cutleaf Daisy
  • Partridge Pea
  • Plains Coreopsis
  • Winecup
  • Huisache Daisy
  • Greenthread

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Buchanan’s Native Plants
611 East 11th Street
Houston, Texas 77008

713-861-5702

Hours: 9 am – 6 pm
Open Every Day – Monday – Sunday

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