Latest Issues

Winter 2025 Member Magazine
Executive Summary | 2024 Society Awards | Nature’s Winter Pantry | Native Plants at TWU | Lawn-free Living |Masters of Disguise | Member News

Fall 2024 Member Magazine
Executive Director’s Message | President’s Message | Fall Symposium Recap | Top Picks for Fall Foliage | Creating a Wildlife Habitat | Exceptional Native Plants | Plateau Meets Prairie | Member News

Summer 2024 Member Magazine
Tips for Working with Your HOA | Lawn-Free Living – The Art of Natural Landscaping | Creating Sanctuary In A Serene Woodland Retreat | From Urban Lawn To Natural Habitat | From Ashes And Flames, A Wildlife Haven Comes Alive | Your Favorite Flora Revealed | Musings On Starting Two Society Chapters | Rio Grande Valley Chapter to Manage Native Plant Center | Transforming Urban Spaces With Native Garden | The Hidden Perks of Native Plants in Cities | Transform Eyesores Into Micro Meadows With Native Plants
Distribution
- Texas Native Plants is published quarterly and the digital version is distributed free to all Society members in current standing.
- The digital version is also available in our library below.
- Print versions are mailed at no cost to Society members in current standing who select to receive a print copy when they join/renew.
- Libraries, educational institutions and other organizations may qualify to receive the publication for a $5 annual fee.
- Contact the membership coordinator.
- Many of our chapters publish their own newsletters and websites.
- These have their own deadlines and guidelines. See list of chapters.
History
Since its founding the Society has provided a news periodical to its members. there have been a variety of names and formats. The Texas Wildfower Newsletter edited by Carroll Abbott served as the first newsletter. He advocated the formation of the Native Plant Society of Texas in his quarterly publication Texas Wildflower Newsletter. After the Society was created in 1980, a free subscription to Abbott’s newsletter was provided as a benefit to all members. His declining health eventually prompted Abbott to request that the Society start its own newsletter. Lean more about the Carroll Abbott story.
Beginning in 1983 our own official publication has documented the evolution of the native plant movement and the Native Plant Society of Texas. The publication has had several slightly different names and formats over the years. By 2005 it had evolved into a full-color glossy magazine.
Editorial Submissions
The Native Plant Society of Texas encourages submission of articles, photos, pertinent news or other interesting information for publication.
- Submit articles or written items as email attachments.
- Send photos as email attachments in JPG, RAW or TIFF format.
- Larger file size and best quality are preferable.
- Contact the Editor for more information.
We reserve the right to edit all submissions for accuracy, relevance, length, grammar or for other reason. In matters of style our print publication generally follows the Chicago Manual of Style.
Unless prior arrangements with the editor are made, submissions may also appear on our website and linked on our social media pages. We do not accept outside advertising in any of our publications.
Publications Library
Click below to view issues by year/editor. Or visit our online archive.
1991 – Mar/Apr
- Tenth Anniversary
- Wildflowers on the Cotton Belt Railroad
- Collecting Botanical Specimens
- Propagation Notes: Witch Hazel/Purple Coneflower
1991 – Jan/Feb
- Mix It Up When Landscaping!
- Ecology, Horticulture, & Native Plant Landscaping
- Propagation Notes: Tagetes sp.
1990 – Nov/Dec
- Qué Es Mas Macho?
- Wild Collecting Endangered Natives
- Propagation Notes: Eustoma grandiflorum
- Endangered Species & Austin, Texas
1990 – Sep/Oct
- Guayule–Texas Rubber Plant
- Save a Wild Texas Native
1990 – Jul/Aug
- Texas Native Palms North of the Rio Grande
- Threatened Hinckley Oak
- Texas Needs Plant Plan
1990 – May/June
- Trees for Texas
- Sweetspire: Itea sp.
- Knox City Plant Materials Center
1990 – Jan/Feb
- Oak Wilt in Texas
- Plant Alert: Wild Collected Orchids
- Hardwood cuttings
1989 – Jul/Aug
- Our Native Bamboo: Arundinaria gigantea
- Germinating Native Cactus Seeds
- Perennials for Texas Landscapes
1989 – May/June
- On Ballmoss – Tillandsia recurvata
1989 – Mar/Apr
- Texas Barrel Cacti
- Three Native Edible “Spinaches”
1988 – Nov/Dec
- Keys to the Kingdom: Botany for Laypersons
1988 – Jul/Aug
- Texas Grassland & Prairies Report
- Mexican Buckeye
- Prickly Pear Jelly
1988 – May/June
- Red, White and Blue-Bonnets
- Collecting Gone Wild
1988 – Mar/Apr
- Plant Rustling in State Parks
- Chihuahuan Desert Visitor Center
1988 – Jan/Feb
- Wildflowers in a small garden
- Silphium sp.