The Rice Organization - Laura Neff

09/26/2026

Every space has potential 🌱✨ Sometimes it just needs a little vision (and a lot of hard work). This before & after hardscape courtyard can be used in a variety of ways

09/25/2026

My Gomphrena loves a healthy dose of Super Seaweed. 🌱 This product is fast-acting and makes a big difference in your garden, from helping control temperature to strengthening your plants' immune system; with more color, plants become more resistant to stress than before. 🌸

What are you using in your garden this Fall? Let us know in the comments below!

09/23/2026

This Project Highlight is a throwback to a lush green corner and a pop of red by a backyard sitting area. We love to add color for a strong visual contrast in our landscape design projects. 🌱

09/21/2026

Organic Fall Bed Prep with Products. We treat the soil with organic amendments and feed the microbes for a healthy, sustainable environment for our plants to thrive in. 💪🌿

Organics make Fall planting easy.

09/16/2026

🌻 Join us for a day of all things green! The Fall Garden Festival is coming September 19th at 🌿

Shop local, sip on complimentary w**e & coffee, enjoy live music, and don't miss the free plant giveaway at Vendor Bingo. Plus, catch expert tips from GardenLine's Skip Richter and learn bonsai basics with Ashley Smith. It's completely FREE! 🪴✨

09/16/2026

Fall is Houston's best planting season, and we're sharing exactly what makes it so special. Read our latest blog post here 🔗🌱 https://www.riceorginc.com/post/why-fall-is-the-best-time-to-plant-in-houston

09/15/2026

Join us this Saturday at Nature's Way Resources! 🌿

There’s something for everyone at our Fall Garden Festival!

Join us Saturday, September 19 from 8 AM–2 PM at Nature’s Way Resources for a day filled with gardening, shopping, learning, music, and family fun.

Come browse a variety of local vendors, shop for fall plants, soils, composts and mulches, enjoy live music, and grab a complimentary w**e or coffee during our Sip & Shop.

For the gardeners, Ashley Smith of Windward Gardens will be demonstrating organic bonsai growing and care in South Texas at 9 AM, and GardenLine’s Skip Richter will be here from 12–2 PM for a live Q&A.

Bringing the kids? They can take part in our scavenger hunt, explore the giant sandbox, and join Vendor Bingo for a chance to take home a free plant.

Whether you’re coming to shop, learn, ask questions, support local businesses, bring the family, or simply spend a Saturday outside, we’d love to see you.

Saturday, September 19
8 AM–2 PM
Nature’s Way Resources
101 Sherbrook Circle, Conroe, TX 77304
Free admission

09/14/2026

Small plant. Big impact. 🌱 Dwarf Mondo Grass is one of our favorite
low-maintenance solutions for Houston landscapes, especially in those tricky spots.

Why we love it:
🌿 Stays a tidy 2-6 inches tall ~ no mowing, no trimming, no fuss
🌑 Dense dark green tufts that stay evergreen year-round in Houston
☀️ Thrives in partial to full shade ~ perfect under trees and along shaded pathways
🪨 Looks stunning tucked between stepping stones, pavers, and rock borders
💧 Tolerates Houston's clay soil once established

If you have a shaded pathway, a gap between pavers, or a border that needs something clean and evergreen, this is your plant. It quietly does its job year after year without asking for much in return. 🌿

09/10/2026

🐝 Question of the Day 🐝

The Answer: If a bumblebee is collecting pollen and has those little colored balls on its legs ~ that's a female doing the work. 🌿

09/08/2026

🌸 Plant Spotlight ~ Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Don't let the name fool you, this native perennial is anything but obedient. It spreads enthusiastically but the payoff is worth it. 🌿

Why we love it:
🌸 Stunning pink to lavender blooms late summer through fall
🐝 A bumblebee favorite
💧 Thrives in Houston's moist low lying areas other plants struggle in

The organic approach instead:
Hand pull and divide spreading clumps in Fall
Mulch heavily to slow underground spreading
Use high quality, organic fertilizers for maintenance
Work with its nature not against it. 🌿