This spring, the Houston Zoo is blossoming with colorful plant displays and special zookeeper chats that focus on pollinators. It's all part of 'Zoo Bloom,' a chance to learn more about the plants that play an important role both here at the zoo and throughout our city. Plus, for the first time ever the zoo will host a public plant sale so you can take home plants from your favorite animal habitat. Watch the full video as Houston Life's Derrick Shore goes behind the scenes at the zoo's greenhouse, where baby cuttings are springing to life.

However, passionate gardeners like Sue Schwaller understand the heartbreak of seeing your plants after a long freeze. Kornegay swears by the scratch test. That plant’s going to be just fine,” Kornegay said after performing the test on a plant at his shop. Cut the plant’s limbs or leaves only if they do not pass the scratch test or if the parts are mushy, he said. ”You just cut all of those back and those roots will be just fine,” Kornegay said.