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Vision led to Texas Native Plant Week
Texas Native Plant Week began with the vision of Faye Tessnow and Barbara Anderson, two members from Lago Vista who led the effort to push the proclamation to the Texas legislature.
Want A Vine That Will Climb—Try A Clematis
By Delmar Cain Driving back from Boerne, I see that at least one of our Texas native vines is thriving in the sun and rainfall of the present year. But now that I think about it I don’t remember this vine having a bad year since my wife and I
John Graves 1920-2013
Graves was an inspiration to those of us who want to preserve and protect the environment he wrote so eloquently about.
Let’s support Texas Native Plant Week
This legislative act recognizes the important role of native plants in conservation efforts and is an incentive for schools to teach children about the role of native plants in our environments.
Texas Native Plant Week October 20-26
As I look around my yard and community, I become focused on the native plants and how they complement my overall goal of having a sustainable wildlife habitat.
Uvalde starts new chapter
**ARCHIVED POST ** There is a new Native Plant Society chapter in the town of Uvalde in southwest Texas.
Entries still accepted for auction quilt
**ARCHIVED POST ** A quilted square made by Betsy Farris of the Collin County Chapter won a Viewer’s Choice Award at the State Board Meeting in Brenham on Saturday. The contest was held by Tricia Hopkins who is collecting quilt squares from members to make into a quilt for the
Native plants = healthy habitats
**ARCHIVED POST ** The Society adopted a new slogan Saturday at the Summer board meeting in Brenham. The new motto was chosen by majority vote of board members from among entries submitted by members. The winning entry was submitted by Kay Lowery of the Caddo Wildflower Chapter: Native Plants =
New slate for state board announced
Rhoda Poenisch, chair of the Nominating Committee, has announced the slate that the committee will nominate to be state officers at the Annual Meeting to be held in October.
One Real Honest to Goodness Weed
By Delmar Cain My neighbor does not like frostweed. She has instructed that it should be chopped down or mowed when it is found. I don’t know whether she objects to its height, its ability to spread, that it is perennial or to the fact that it must be a
Rain gardens — old idea + native plants
**ARCHIVED POST ** Rain gardens are as old as agriculture in arid lands. For thousands of years, humans have harvested the water from rains too heavy to fully soak into the ground.
Buckley’s Yucca—A NICE Ball With Points
By Delmar Cain Taking the dog on the last walk before putting him in his pen for the evening can be revealing. I can see fireflies twinkling that remind me of distant lighthouses with revolving lights. I can see moths moving from plant to plant just like butterflies of the
