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Monthly Archive for: "December, 2016"
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 Jays: Colorful Denizens in San Antonio
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By Brad Wier
In Wildlife
Posted December 23, 2016

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, [...]

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 What’s Wrong with My Cactus?
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By Sarah Galvan
In Plants, Wildlife
Posted December 20, 2016

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 [...]

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 Great Gifts for the Gardener in Your Life
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By Guest Author
In Outdoor Living, Starter Gardener, Winter
Posted December 12, 2016

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 [...]

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 How to Identify Oaks Using Acorns
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By Mark Peterson
In Fall, How-to do Stuff, Plants
Posted December 5, 2016

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 [...]

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 Last Chance to Plant Spring Wildflowers
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By Sarah Galvan
In Fall, Planning/Design, Plants, Winter
Posted December 5, 2016

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 [...]

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