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Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 6:12 AM

‘Bringing a national park home’

‘Bringing a national park home’
A variety of native plants grow in Taylor and Emory Phillips’ Springtown yard. Featured in the photo are a mix of black-eyed susan (R. hirta), lemon beebalm (M. citriodora), prairie coneflower (R. columnifera), spotted beebalm (M. punctata) and firewheel (G. pulchella).

Author: Photo Courtesy Taylor and Emory Phillips

New Springtown residents Taylor and Emory Phillips share a love of nature and native plant life.

The couple earned environmental science degrees from the University of North Texas and have worked at native plant nurseries, landscaping companies, state parks, land restoration projects and the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge.

“It’s been a whole career of native plants — and ecology is really our main focus for sure,” Taylor Phillips said.

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