About Leafy Flora

Leafy Flora is here to give clear, accurate answers about growing fruit in Texas. When you look something up, you don't want a lecture. You want a well-organized answer you can trust, and that is what we publish.

What we do

We write plain-English articles about growing fruit in Texas. Each one starts with a real question, the kind of thing people type into a search box, and answers it in full. We put the practical details first, the ones most articles skip over.

How our articles are made

Every article begins with the questions readers ask. We build the answer around them, and every guide is grounded in growing in Texas's real heat, clay, and climate swings.

We don't pad our articles to hit a word count. If a question has a short answer, we give you the short answer. If it needs more depth, we explain why.

About the author

Del Hartley

I garden in Texas, which means fighting heat, heavy clay, and the occasional surprise freeze to grow fruit that actually makes it to harvest. Leafy Flora is where I share what's worked in my own beds — which varieties hold up here, when to plant them, and the care that keeps strawberries, figs, grapes and the rest producing in a climate that doesn't make it easy.

Our editorial standards

• Accuracy first. We check claims against reliable sources and fix anything a reader flags as wrong.
• Kept current. We review and update articles as facts and best practices change.
• Independent. Our content isn't sponsored by any brand, and advertisers don't shape our advice.

Get in touch

Spotted an error, or know something we missed? We'd like to hear about it. Drop us a line and we'll take a look. Reader corrections make every article better.