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- 2010 -
Newsletters
  PDF Format
(full edition)
Microsoft Word Format
(text only)
January PDF Format(582KB) Microsoft Word Format(99KB)
February PDF Format(876KB) Microsoft Word Format(1021KB)
March PDF Format(582KB) Microsoft Word Format(99KB)
 
Articles
January NICE! 10 for '10 — starting with an old favorite
by Bill Ward
  Still green after being in the freezer
by Bill Ward
  Early-Blooming Redbud, NICE! Plant for February
by Bill Ward
February The Native-Plant Guru of the Trans-Pecos Collected in Kendall County
by Bill Ward
  Coral honeysuckle, a NICE! vine for landscaping
by Bill Ward
March “Native-Plant Watch” — helping Boerne school children grow native
by Bill Ward



- 2009 -
Newsletters
  PDF Format
(full edition)
Microsoft Word Format
(text only)
January PDF Format(349KB) Microsoft Word Format(84KB)
February PDF Format(255KB) Microsoft Word Format(89KB)
March PDF Format(303KB) Microsoft Word Format(96KB)
April PDF Format(260KB) Microsoft Word Format(85KB)
May PDF Format(255KB) Microsoft Word Format(93KB)
June PDF Format(1341KB) Microsoft Word Format(81KB)
September PDF Format(483KB) Microsoft Word Format(101KB)
October PDF Format(267KB) Microsoft Word Format(95KB)
November PDF Format(1439KB) Microsoft Word Format(3465KB)
December PDF Format(1943KB) Microsoft Word Format(99KB)
 
Articles
January Yucca - aquifer-friendly landscape plant
by Bill Ward
  People Names in Native-Plant Names, Part VIII - the Female Factor
by Bill Ward
  Evergreen sumac - a favorite shrub that bears another mention
by Bill Ward
February The Texas Hill Country is Fern Habitat, Too
by Bill Ward
March Acacias are NICE! in this part of the Hill Country
by Bill Ward
April What's Blooming during this Brown Spring?
by Bill Ward
  SUN shines on Chuck Janzow
by Bill Ward
May Anacacho Orchid Tree, a NICE! Landscape Plant for the Hill Country
by Bill Ward
  Steve Lowe suggests May as month of the "maguey lily"
by Bill Ward
  Rose Pavonia - NICE! Bloomer for Hot, Dry Summer
by Bill Ward
June Sustaining Mother Nature with Native Plants
by Bill Ward
  Pigeon-berry — NICE! plant for shady spots
by Bill Ward
July Native Plants and the Drought — Some Random Observations
by Bill Ward
August "Texas Native Plant Week" signed by the Governor
by Bill Ward
  Bluebell Gentian, Favorite Wildflower of the Drought
by Bill Ward
  Black dalea - NICE! for hot, dry gardens
by Bill Ward
September Yards of the future - which native plants will be used?
by Bill Ward
  Texas Ash — NICE! tree for October
by Bill Ward
October Early fall is "springtime" in the Chisos Mts of Big Bend
by Bill Ward
  Big Red Sage Near Boerne, Then and Now
by Bill Ward
November Nolina — the “bunch grass” that isn't grass
by Bill Ward
  Prairies — more than grass on flat land
by Bill Ward
  The ligustrum woods of Boerne — landscape at its worst
by Bill Ward
December The native-plant garden and nursery in Medina, Texas
by Bill Ward
  100 More Bigtooth Maples Line the Streets of Boerne
by Bill Ward



- 2008 -
Newsletters
  PDF Format
(full edition)
Microsoft Word Format
(text only)
January PDF Format(374KB) Microsoft Word Format(64KB)
February PDF Format(446KB) Microsoft Word Format(84KB)
March PDF Format(130KB) Microsoft Word Format(89KB)
April PDF Format(471KB) Microsoft Word Format(75KB)
May PDF Format(584KB) Microsoft Word Format(74KB)
June PDF Format(490KB) Microsoft Word Format(72KB)
September PDF Format(511KB) Microsoft Word Format(97KB)
October PDF Format(643KB) Microsoft Word Format(93KB)
November PDF Format(940KB) Microsoft Word Format(80KB)
December PDF Format(319KB) Microsoft Word Format(73KB)
 
Articles
January Native Evergreens Get Me Through the Winter
by Bill Ward (299KB)
February Blanco Crabapple - A Kendall County Beauty
by Bill Ward (92KB)
  One-of-a-kind Publication - a Book on Rare Plants of Texas
by Bill Ward (124KB)
  Eve's necklace, mountain laurel's first cousin, is NICE! too
by Bill Ward (116KB)
March Under Assault - the Habitat Most Important to Our Water System!
by Bill Ward (75KB)
April Hiking through Eden with Bill Carr
by Bill Ward
  Dry Year or Wet Year - Mealy Blue Sage is NICE!
by Bill Ward
May Indian grass and other bunchgrasses make NICE! landscape plants
by Bill Ward (93KB)
  No Shortage of Endemic Plants in the Texas Hill Country
by Bill Ward
June People Names in Native-Plant Names, Part V
by Bill Ward (66KB)
  Agaves, NICE! drought-tolerant landscape plants
by Bill Ward
July People Names in Plant Names, Part VI - the Geologists Connection
by Bill Ward (71KB)
August People Names in Plant Names, Part VII
by Bill Ward (81KB)
  Butterflies think blue mistflower is very NICE!
by Bill Ward
September Driven Up the Wall by Herbivores
by Bill Ward
October The Devils River Valley - a Botanical Wonderland
by Bill Ward
November The common agarita - NICE! shrub for landscaping
by Bill Ward
  Trip to the "Cielo" of Native-Plant Diversity
by Bill Ward
December NICE! fall color - the understory factor
by Bill Ward
  Ball moss - the good, the bad, and the "ugly"
by Bill Ward



- 2007 -
Newsletters
January newsletter in PDF format (416KB)
February newsletter in PDF format (930KB)
March newsletter in PDF format (1013KB)
April newsletter in PDF format (520KB)
May newsletter in PDF format (453KB)
June newsletter in PDF format (1012KB)
September newsletter in PDF format (373KB)
October newsletter in PDF format (548KB)
November newsletter in PDF format (1419KB)
December newsletter in PDF format (703KB)
 
Articles
January Upstairs to the Native Prairie for Morning Coffee
by Bill Ward (74KB)
  Lacey oak, a NICE! little tree for Hill Country yards
by Bill Ward (78KB)
  What's in a Native-Plant Name?
by Bill Ward (78KB)
February Silktassel, One of Our NICEst Native Shrubs
by Bill Ward (76KB)
  People Names in Native-Plant Names, Part II
by Bill Ward (75KB)
March Mexican plum, a NICE! bloomer in early spring
by Bill Ward (440KB)
  People Names in Native-Plant Names, Part III
by Bill Ward (77KB)
April Crossvine, NICE! evergreen decoration for walls and fences
by Bill Ward (80KB)
  People Names in Native-Plant Names, Part IV
by Bill Ward (78KB)
  Pink evening primrose, NICE! for spring, summer, and fall
by Bill Ward (82KB)
May Fifth birthday for a NICE! idea in Boerne
by Bill Ward (83KB)
  Coralbean, not Hill Country native, but NICE! anyway
by Bill Ward (83KB)
June Solved: the Mystery of the First-Collected Big Red Sage
by Bill Ward (92KB)
July Mister Texas Wildflower
by Bill Ward (78KB)
August Book Signings, Art Exhibits, and Yard Tours
by Bill Ward (83KB)
  Sign On Harvest Moon: Authors and Artists to Visit Boerne
by Bill Ward (77KB)
September Copper Canyon daisy, NICE! marigold for fall gardens
by Bill Ward (85KB)
October Soapberry - so much NICEr than chinaberry
by Bill Ward (79KB)
November They're Changing the Face of Boerne
by Jack Morgan (75KB)
December Kendall County is in Texas Madrone Country!
by Bill Ward (526KB)
  Brush - It's a Matter of Perspective
by Bill Ward (73KB)
  Anaqua, the sandpaper tree, is NICE! for local yards
by Bill Ward (80KB)



- 2006 -
Newsletters
January newsletter in PDF format (418KB)
February newsletter in PDF format (471KB)
March newsletter in PDF format (424KB)
April newsletter in PDF format (585KB)
May newsletter in PDF format (447KB)
June newsletter in PDF format (407KB)
September newsletter in Microsoft HTML format (1.45MB)
newsletter (21KB)
October newsletter in PDF format (851KB)
November newsletter in PDF format (1MB)
December newsletter in PDF format (435KB)
 
Articles
February Old-fashion garden plant is NICE! for February
by Bill Ward (79KB)
March Texas Mock Orange, a NICE! Uncommon Endemic
by Bill Ward (82KB)
  To Attract Hummingbirds, Plant Natives
by Bill Ward (78KB)
  Winecups Are NICE! Spring Flowers
by Bill Ward (79KB)
May Goldenball Leadtree - Nice! Without April Showers
by Bill Ward (79KB)
  Prairie Grasses Might Lower Gas Prices Someday
by Bill Ward (77KB)
August Flame acanthus, NICE! bloomer in the summer heat
by Bill Ward (79KB)
September Barbados Cherry - Not Quite Native, But NICE!
by Bill Ward (75KB)
October Yard Tour Gives Native Plants a Good Name
by Bill Ward (74KB)
  Bigtooth Maples for Boerne - Very NICE!
by Bill Ward (79KB)
November Vines in Native-Plant Landscaping
by Bill Ward (109KB)



- 2005 -
Newsletters
January newsletter in PDF format (188KB)
February newsletter in PDF format (188KB)
March newsletter in PDF format (195KB)
April newsletter in PDF format (346KB)
May newsletter in PDF format (220KB)
June newsletter in PDF format (275KB)
September newsletter in PDF format (325KB)
October newsletter in PDF format (446KB)
November newsletter in PDF format (586KB)
December newsletter in PDF format (408KB)
 
Articles
January Endangered Native Plants Unprotected By Law
by Bill Ward (77KB)
February Prickly Pear, NICE! Evergreen for Boerne Gardens
by Bill Ward and Ann Black (82KB)
  Texas Native Plants Benefit from So Many Roads and Fences
by Bill Ward (74KB)
  Big-Tooth Maple, NICE! Choice for Fall Color
by Bill Ward (65KB)
March What Does It Mean To Be Native?
by Bill Ward (75KB)
  Yellow Jasmine, NICE! Vine for the Hill Country
by Bill Ward (77KB)
April Some Native Plants for Butterfly Gardens
by Bill Ward (73KB)
  Texas Betony is NICE! All Summer Long
by Bill Ward (74KB)
May A Different Kind of Hosting at CNC
by Bill Ward (73KB)
  Nolina is NICE! Plant for June
by Bill Ward (71KB)
July Twist-leaf Yucca — the Kinder, Gentler Yucca
by Bill Ward (77KB)
  Rare Plants Hidden in Canyons of the Hill Country
by Bill Ward (77KB)
  Flowering Vines of the Hill Country
by Bill Ward (74KB)
August Bluebonnets in August
by Bill Ward (76KB)
September Native Dogwood is NICE! for Fall Planting
by Bill Ward (79KB)
October Shrubs and Trees of the Upper Cibolo Drainage Basin
by Bill Ward (84KB)
  It’s a NICE! Time to Plant an Orchid-Tree
by Bill Ward (77KB)
November Early-Fall Color is in the Stream Valleys
by Bill Ward (71KB)
  If the Deer Eat It, Plant It!
by Bill Ward (74KB)
December Are Those Scientific Names Really Necessary
by Bill Ward (75KB)
  A Remnant of the Boerne Marsh at CNC
by Bill Ward (79KB)


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