Poppies, most adorned with water drops from weekend rain, are making their annual appearance at Edwards Park on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Signs posted in the park let visitors know to be cautious, giving the blooms time to grow and prosper this month. Photo by Andy Sharp

Some of the first Texas Bluebonnets of the season are beginning to show up in the area, like these seen at Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery & Prayer Gardens on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Bluebonnets are beginning to grow at Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery and Prayer Gardens on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Other Spring flowers are making an appearance here as well. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Pollinators were busy at the Sunken Garden in San Gabriel Park on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. National Pollinators Week is June 17-23 this year. Photos by Andy Sharp

Bluebonnets mingle with Indian paintbrush near Granger Lake Dam Road on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.