About The Garden Lubbock

Gardening advice written for milder, wetter places does not hold up on the South Plains. Lubbock sits high and dry on the Llano Estacado, with relentless wind, hot summers, cold snaps, alkaline caliche soil, and barely eighteen inches of rain a year. Plenty of plants and plans that thrive elsewhere simply struggle here. The Garden Lubbock exists to close that gap with guidance built for our climate, not borrowed from someone else's.

What we cover

We write about the things that decide whether a Lubbock garden succeeds: when to plant through our short spring and long summer, which vegetables and herbs actually produce, how to build a water-wise yard with xeriscaping and native plants, how to improve our stubborn caliche and clay, and which trees and shrubs can take the wind. We also cover the local side of gardening, from our growing zone and frost dates to the public gardens, nurseries, and farmers markets worth knowing around town.

Who writes it

The Garden Lubbock is produced by a small editorial team of South Plains gardeners. We are an independent publication, not a nursery, a retailer, or a government office, and we are not affiliated with any business. Our aim is simple: clear, honest, regionally accurate advice you can act on. When a topic calls for it, we point you to trusted regional resources like the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and local master gardener programs.

How we approach it

Every guide is written for the Lubbock reader first. We favor plants and methods proven on the High Plains, we are upfront about what is hard to grow here, and we update guides as we learn. If something works in a Lubbock backyard, we want to tell you about it. If it does not, we will say that too.

Have a question or a topic you would like us to cover? Get in touch.