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March’s Activity Of The Month: Photography

Visiting a state park offers plenty of opportunities for amazing photographs and outdoor family fun.

2013/03/01

Poisonous Poinsettias – Truth or Myth?

Poinsettias are the most popular Christmas plants sold in the United States during the holiday season. One myth is that the poinsettia plant is poisonous.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/12/20

Students help harvest a vegetable garden. (credit: Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)

Gardens Blooming At Texas Schools Teach Lessons

Gathered in the large garden behind a Richardson ISD elementary school, a group of kindergartners watched as their teacher snipped some basil, let them smell the leaves, and then did the same with oregano.

2012/08/21

Beetles Freed In North Texas Ecosystem To Battle Weed

A South American plant found growing in the Dallas Floodway Extension could pose some serious problems. The plant has no local predators and that means it threatens to take over the entire ecosystem

2012/07/19

A garden in full bloom. (credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Dirt Crime: Police On The Lookout For Plant Thieves

Some thefts in a North Texas city have police truly digging for clues. Police in one North Texas city say someone has been stealing ornamental grasses and flowers from the city’s plant beds.

2012/06/28

A severe drought has caused a number of dry-land (non-irrigated) crops in Texas to fail. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

‘Go Native’ To Keep Your Lawn Looking Green

Steady heat, like what we’re seeing across North Texas, can do a lot of damage to your landscaping. But there is a way to guarantee a green lawn and garden despite the brutal summers.

2012/05/24

Backyard Spring Cleaning for Under $100 In North Texas

Winter is on its way out! It’s time to gather the right tools to get your yard ready for summer.

2012/03/07

Winter Vegetable Gardening In North Texas

North Texas weather is, in a word, unpredictable. Through all this you can still cultivate a delicious garden of seasonal vegetables in your own backyard.

2012/02/18

A sign sits outside of the Texas Instruments corporate campus in Dallas, Texas. (credit: AP Photo)

TI Closing Plants In Japan, Houston

Texas Instruments plans to close computer-chip factories in Houston and Japan in a cost-cutting move that will lay off about 1,000 workers

2012/01/23

A group of women work to keep plants at Twin Falls Park, in southwest Oak Cliff, alive. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

Women Go On ‘Drought Patrol’ To Save Local Park

Nearly every city park in Dallas is suffering some sort of damage due to severe drought conditions. But one park in Oak Cliff is managing to survive thanks to a group of volunteers who went on a sort of drought patrol.

2011/10/05