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June 2003
NICE! Plant of the Month (Gaura lindheimeri) Description:Gaura lindheimeri is an interesting native perennial that grows 2-3 feet tall, but can get much taller in rich soils. It produces tall, slender and almost leafless flower stems above the body or basal leaves of the plant. When blown by the wind,
May 2003
NICE! Plant of the Month (Salvia roemeriana) Description:A great shade plant, named because it can also be found growing in the dense shade of Ashe junipers (mountain cedars). It also grows under oaks and mountain laurels. A small plant and well behaved, with little furry round or heart-shaped leaves with
October 2002
NICE! Plant of the Month (Aster spp.) Description:There are several species of blue-flowered asters growing wild in the Hill Country. Asters sold in nurseries may be one of these natives (difficult to tell apart), or may be a cultivated hybrid. They are usually identified as Aster spp., and their origin
Native Grown articles
The “Native Grown” column is published in the Boerne Star newspaper. This column was originated by Bill Ward as a community outreach to educate the public about the virtues of landscaping with native plants and of protecting native-plant habitats. Bill started this column in April 2002 and published numerous articles
**ARCHIVED POST ** February 26 2018 Meeting Prairie Rose Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas welcomes personal trainer and mobility specialist Matt Stasiek of Sphere Fitness. Matt will lead a discussion and demonstration on how to maximize mobility maintenance, while avoiding some of the painful injuries that can
Feb 2019 Newsletter
**ARCHIVED POST ** FEBRUARY MEETING Are your seeps running? Have any perpetually wet or boggy spots on your property? Have poor drainage? Randy Johnson aka Organic Randy, will speak to us about dealing with damp soils and seeps at our Monday Meeting, February 25th at 6 p.m. at the Citizen’s Center
Monday’s Meeting, Feb 25, 2019. Randy Johnson aka Organic Randy
**ARCHIVED POST ** FEBRUARY MEETING Are your seeps running? Have any perpetually wet or boggy spots on your property? Have poor drainage? Randy Johnson aka Organic Randy, will speak to us about dealing with damp soils and seeps at our Monday Meeting, February 25th at 6 p.m. at the Citizen’s
March Plant of the Month
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Prairie Rose Meeting Reminder
**ARCHIVED POST ** MARCH MEETING REMINDER FEATHER FEST MARCH 23, 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. ACTON NATURE CENTER 6900 Smoky Hill Ct. FREE ADMISSION Enjoy a beautiful day outdoors Saturday at the Acton Nature Center. For the fourth year, the Rio Brazos Master Naturalists are hosting Feather Fest, which includes
Citizen Science Workshop on Monarch butterflies
**ARCHIVED POST ** NPSOT is hosting a Citizen Science Workshop on Monarch butterflies at the Botanical Gardens in Fort Worth on Friday, November 15. **ARCHIVED POST** **ARCHIVED POST LINKS & PICTURES MAY NOT WORK** **ARCHIVED POST AUTHOR: jerin
February Newsletter 2021
**ARCHIVED POST ** FEBRUARY MEETINGS BLACKLAND PRAIRIE – THEN AND NOW BY CAROL CLARK VIRTUAL MEETING, FEBRUARY 22, 7 P.M. For anyone who’s heard one of Carol’s previous presentations, you know what a great speaker she is. We’re happy to welcome her back to talk about the Blackland Prairie. Blackland
December 2021
**ARCHIVED POST ** DECEMBER NEWSLETTER HAPPY HOLIDAYS December seems a good time to take a moment and reflect on the past year. This year we began working our way back to ìnormalcyî, although it seems to most of us that itís still a long way off. We held both our
