How to plan and plant a school garden: Two years' progress
October 01, 2007 Gulf muhly grass glows pink against the setting sun in the school garden. Welcome to part two of “Growing a School Garden.” Click here to read part one. It takes vision to look at a dead courtyard like this and envision a garden. However, teachers tend to ...
How to plan and plant a school garden: Two years of progress
October 01, 2007 Gulf muhly grass glows pink against the setting sun in the school garden. Welcome to part two of “Growing a School Garden.” Click here to read part one. It takes vision to look at a dead courtyard like this and envision a garden. However, teachers tend to ...
Growing a school garden: Gardeners Needed
October 01, 2007 A few years ago I chaperoned on an elementary-school field trip to a nature preserve. Guided by a wizened, stick-straight docent, we hiked up and down some moderate hills for about an hour, looking at plants, insects, and birds that he pointed out. It occurred to me, ...
Austin gardeners, let's help city attain goal
July 20, 2007 White-lined sphinx moth resting in my garden A gardening neighbor tells me that the City of Austin is encouraging residents to certify their yards as Wildlife Habitats by the National Wildlife Federation. This “green” initiative was announced last month, on June 11, at the NWF site. Alice ...
Austin gardeners, let’s help city attain goal
July 20, 2007 White-lined sphinx moth resting in my garden A gardening neighbor tells me that the City of Austin is encouraging residents to certify their yards as Wildlife Habitats by the National Wildlife Federation. This “green” initiative was announced last month, on June 11, at the NWF site. Alice ...
Craig Nazor on how to save Zilker Gardens
June 25, 2006On June 11, I posted here about the gradual decline of Austin’s beautiful Zilker Botanical Gardens and its Hartman Prehistoric Garden . (Please take a look if you didn’t read it already.) Craig Nazor, Zilker Gardens volunteer extraordinare, was quoted in a Statesman article about the problem, and ...
Don't steal the bird peppers
June 11, 2006 Dichromena colorata , AKA star grass This beautiful sedge grows in shallow water in my container pond. I understand the need to have cool, wet feet during this hot spell. Unripe chile pequin peppers These peppers will turn red in the fall, making pretty companions to the ...
Don’t steal the bird peppers
June 11, 2006 Dichromena colorata , AKA star grass This beautiful sedge grows in shallow water in my container pond. I understand the need to have cool, wet feet during this hot spell. Unripe chile pequin peppers These peppers will turn red in the fall, making pretty companions to the ...
