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A New NICE Plant and Hardy Early Fall Bloomers
By Delmar Cain Do I really feel a bit of coolness in the air in early morning? Or am I just conditioned to feel that way, when I hear the warning bleeps of a stopped school bus capturing the neighborhood kids? In the afternoon when the bus returns and the
Fall landscaping classes announced
The Society is offering classes in native plant landscaping to the public this fall in San Antonio and in the Fort Worth area.
Native plant festivals abound this fall
October is a popular time for outdoor festivals. To help you find native plant festivals and plant sales we’ve set up a special website listing events around the state.
Fundraiser for Deer Park Prairie
**ARCHIVED POST ** More than 80% of the funds have been raised to save the Deer Park Prairie. Bayou Land Conservancy is planning a big fundraiser the evening of September 5 at the Monument Inn. Update: Saved! The Bayou Land Conservancy announced on September 10 that they had raised all of
Our trip to Big Bend
The Big Bend region of Texas has an allure, a pull to the heart, that makes every native plant lover want to revel in its huge desert expanses, green-ribboned river valley and high, cool basin.
Two Sennas–Cool Plants For the End of Summer
By Delmar Cain When the construction work was in full swing on I-10 near the area where the Leon Creek crosses, I enjoyed seeing the plants that would spring up and bloom in some of the construction soil, which seemed constantly in migration. None was more eye-catching than tall yellow-flowered
Houston plans wildscaping workshop
**ARCHIVED POST ** Houston’s annual Wildscape Workshop & Native Plant Sale will be Saturday, September 7, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM at the Houston Zoo Brown Education Center. The native plant sale is free of charge and open to the public from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM. Registration for the workshop
One of a kind for South Texas
“There’s no place like it,” insists Dr. Fred Bryant, of the A.E. Leonard Native Plant Garden. “We have some fairly rare plants in our garden, some that might not persist outside of cultivation 20 years from now.”
Water conservation materials available
**ARCHIVED POST ** The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality recently announced its Take Care of Texas campaign, offering free publications through August 28, 2013. Their website contains materials that range from general information about environmental programs to specific, step-by-step instructions that address common environmental situations. Among the free publications available
Name That Borer Moth
By Delmar Cain Well, they are back and up to their old tricks. This time I intend to find out the name of the rascals and add it to the official list of residents or visitors in Kendall County. To borrow and paraphrase a few of the lines from that
Saved!
Saved! The Bayou Land Conservancy announced on September 10 that they had raised all of the $4 million needed to purchase the Deer Park Prairie/
Corpus Christi – beach to brush country
**ARCHIVED POST ** Come to our symposium in October. Three days of presentations, field trips and workshops – plus entertainment – on the beautiful waterfront of Corpus Christi! Online registration open. **ARCHIVED POST** **ARCHIVED POST LINKS & PICTURES MAY NOT WORK** **ARCHIVED POST AUTHOR: Bill Hopkins
