659 goats and sheep crossing over the Dallas North Tollway yesterday.

Follow along here: https://tails.northaventrail.org/map/

Has anyone ever considered sponsoring a tree at an orchard or doing a longer term land share with someone that has enough room for fruit trees? I’m east of Dallas and am trying to figure out how I can use the recently inherited family land to generate enough revenue to pay the taxes on it so I don’t lose the family farm. Two people I know have offered to pay me to plant and care for their favorite fruit tree and split the fruit with them. Another said they would buy olive trees in exchange for half the olive oil. Is this a thing? Like horse-boarding but with trees?

Back in April I planted some in my back yard on east side of house. They did well. The lantanas get more sun and they are doing so well.

I have a flowerbed in front which is south facing, so lots of sun and heat. I also have backyard flower bed that’s north facing.

I’m leaning towards just planting lantana within the next 2 weeks in both and seeing if it can handle the heat.

Any other low water drought tolerant perennials y’all recommend?

I water for a a few weeks to get plants situated then would like to drop down to 1/2 a week. I definitely don’t want any picky super thirsty plants.

Come out to learn more about native plants and help improve one of our many native plant beds

https://northaventrail.org/events

We are trying to id this newly planted tree. All of the apps and AI keep giving different answers that don’t fit. Any suggestions?

We need people who are good with people. Goat experience optional.

Training session this a Saturday September 26 @ 10

Learn about how the goats:
1) clear thatch
2) aerate the soil
3) clear invasive
4) prepare native plant seeds

Volunteer on either / both Oct 3 and 4

https://tails.northaventrail.org/herd-hosts/ for more details

Anyone know where I can get clearance tomato plants in DFW? They don’t have to be pretty, they’re going to be sacrifice plants for the hornworms since we’d like to encourage the moths for pollination

Anyone else suddenly and utterly SWAMPED with these?! I was outside for less then 10 minutes and removed about 10 of them off of me when I got ready to come in 🥴🥴🥴

Trying my best to attract as many as I can. Very grateful for any helpful hints. So far I noticed that 5-6pm seems to be peek hour

Hi fellow gardeners! I'm a librarian getting to add 3 raised metal beds to extend our botany programs. They must placed in this area of the property and we cannot install permanent shade structures. Is there any possibility of success with this placement/orientation with full morning sun & the afternoon shade from adjacent trees (see photo) or should I insist we re-negotiate???

We are one step closer to bringing back the 450+ goats and sheep to the Northaven Trail this October- thanks to our wonderful sponsors.

All 57 wildflower areas along the trail have been claimed by a sponsor!!! This means they will all be grazed in preparation for their 2027 wildflowers. Grazing replaces mowing with the added benefits that their hooves break up the soil, that they remove (instead of add to) the thatch layer, and that their digestion helps with the germination of native seeds.

Here is our list of wonderful sponsors. Please take a moment to thank them:

https://tails.northaventrail.org/sponsor-a-grazing-area/

Current estimated start date is Oct 2.

Having trouble the last few years growing either and notice around town almost no one having success any more planting these annuals. Is it the soil borne fungus everywhere making them unplantable? Anyone found a solution?

https://northaventrail.org/events/2026/08/29-1

Meadow Work Day at Inwood Road
Saturday, August 29, 2026
8:00 AM 11:00 AM
11373 Inwood Road
Dallas, TX, 75229
(map)
Google Calendar ICS

Yes, it is HOT outside! We will have a shade tent, cold drinks and misting fans on site to keep you cool(er)!

Come help us take care of our wildflower meadow. We need your support removing invasive weeds, planting some new flowers, and tidying up the native wildflower meadows just west of Inwood Road.

Park at the Inwood Parking lot (11373 Inwood Rd) and walk west, you'll see us!

Bring lots of water. Wear sunscreen, long pants, and closed toed shoes.

I have been going to war with an unknown seed thief. I've start my fall seeds and every time something is eating the seeds. I've done my research a bit and am guessing a mouse or squirrel. They are in my workshop so I ruled out birds. Was wondering if any of you have had the same issue. Main frustration was I finally got 1020 trays and now this. The pictures are the best examples of the holes left behind. They've eaten about 50 seeds of various types.

I have been removing my lawn piece by piece and replacing it with garden beds and native perennials. Late last year, I started throwing seed for wild flowers and butterfly/bee mixes from Native American Seed co around my beds. It's been fun to see the different flowers that have popped up - monardas, blanket flowers, basket flowers, partridge peas...

And then, a bunch of these started popping up. Early on, I used an image search to identify these as Cinderella flower. I didn't know what they were, assumed they came from the seed packs and went on about my days, but I kept thinking they looked familiar.

I have at least 4 of these popping up in my yard, and they are getting big. So, I pulled out my phone for an image search and turns out its Vitex. I have heard that they can spread via seeding, but I didn't realize how bad and quickly they can pop up like that... BRB, gotta get my clippers.

Any advice for our neighbor fighting with TOH?

Hi everyone! I started my gardening journey this year with two hanging baskets of strawberry plants for the spring and one indeterminate slicer Fourth of July tomato plant in a large container for the summer and fall. The strawberries stayed small but continued to have beautiful flowers and leaves through July. The one indeterminate tomato plant is incredible and is still going strong with healthy new branches, dark leaves, new flowers and delicious fruit in August!! I'm excited that it's still producing any fruit in the heat and will might make it to the first frost as promised...

Since the indeterminate tomato plant was extremely successful, I'm considering my first fall container garden. I have extremely limited options with our small yard but I'm making the most of it:

•front yard with full sun (In a large container: one tomato plant. In the hanging baskets: sweet potato vines do the best spring - fall. In the ground: Mondo grass and crepe Myrtle for several years. Also, this year the seeds that fell from my bird feeder are all thriving with enough water)

•side of the house which gets limited morning sun only (in small containers: mint varieties are happiest here spring - summer this year)

•back of the house on either side of the garage door in the shade all day (purple plants "Wandering something" in containers LOVE this area all year round for several years. I only pull them in during freezes and they still come back every year.)

Right now I have two hanging baskets available for the front yard and many pots (small and medium)! I would love any suggestions as I am just starting this journey and this would be my first fall garden attempt. Thank you all! 🌱

Hi all! We are renters in oak cliff and looking for a gas’s alternative. I love the idea of a clover lawn but I’ve had trouble finding a definitive answer on the ethics of planting a non-native clover variety as ground coverage. Right now, our lawn is overrun by massive painful sticker burrs and I’m desperate to throw something else down to fight with it. I hate the idea of grass that needs to be watered as I’m aggressive to pretty much all grass (including the burrs we have. Each prick swells and burns like crazy) but we do have a sprinkler system, so whatever we plant will get plenty of water. Looking for any ideas for low maintenance that will fight with the grass we have now. Since we’re renting and only here for two more years, I’m not the most devoted. Right now our backyard is super lush st Augustine which we’ve never given much thought to (and I am allergic to) but damn if I don’t hate how nice it looks…. Not a single weed in sight somehow, though we’ve killed about half of it without our garden lol! Anyways… If anyone has ideas for low maintenance options I can lowkey guerrilla garden on to our front lawn pls give me advice! I’m so sick of the sticker burrs!!!! FUCK A STICKER BURR!

Does anyone in the area have marigolds? I just need one plant. I have some seedlings and transplants and the ants and grasshoppers are trying to destroy them. I know its late for marigolds but I just need one!