The Herb Association of Texas

Resources and Links to More Information

Home Grown from Texas

In this section, you'll find links to Texas-based information on growing, gardening and plants.

  • Aggie Horticulture- a huge amount of information for all areas of Texas, hosted by Texas A&M University.

  • Austin Organic Gardeners

  • Earthkind Roses

  • TOFGA- Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

  • NPSOT- Native Plant Society of Texas

  • Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center




  • General Information


  • Plants for a Future Database- a resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses.

  • A Modern Herbal Home Page- Index of more than 800 varieties of herbs and plants, word search of the text, recipes, and an index of poisonous plants.

  • Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages- Information on 117 different spice plants. Emphasis is on their usage in ethnic cuisines, particularly in Asia; furthermore, I discuss their history, chemical constituents, and the etymology of their names.

  • USDA Plant Database- Online USDA database of information, images, and links on plants in the USA, including crops and invasives. Search by name, geographic distribution.

  • Gardening with Kids- Here's a fun, easy project to do with kids.