Jays: Colorful Denizens in San Antonio
San Antonio is home to three different species of jaybirds. If you’re observant and patient, maybe you’ll get to see one of these feathered jewels this winter. When most people think of jaybirds, [...]
What’s Wrong with My Cactus?
No, that’s not cotton candy clinging to the pads of your prickly pear plant. It’s actually a harmless scale insect that not only feeds on the plant’s moisture and nutrients, but is [...]
Great Gifts for the Gardener in Your Life
We all have that one individual in our lives who’s hard to shop for during the Christmas season. Why not give them the gift of gardening? Be it our mother, brother, aunt, uncle or a friend, we [...]
How to Identify Oaks Using Acorns
The humble acorn is more than just a tasty snack for many mammals, birds and insects. It’s also a valuable tool used by botanists to identify oak trees. We have been blessed — or cursed — with an [...]
Last Chance to Plant Spring Wildflowers
Never mind that the wildflower seed packet says to sow in early fall. Here in South Texas — where temperatures often stay mild through December — it’s not too late to get those wildflowers [...]
