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Wildlife

Posts that describe wildlife habitat, how to create wildlife habitat or what wildlife you might be seeing based on the season.
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 Wildscape for Wildlife
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By Guest Author
In Landscaping, Planning/Design, Plants, Wildlife
Posted December 29, 2020

Wildscape for Wildlife

By Calvin Finch Ph.D., Guest Author Entice the widest selection of feathered finery with thickets and tangles. The most attractive landscape to the widest selection of birds is one that offers [...]

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 Christmas Tree Turned Bird Feeder
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By Dana Nichols
In Extras, Outdoor Living, Wildlife, Winter
Posted December 29, 2020

Christmas Tree Turned Bird Feeder

Before you haul your holiday pine or fir to the brush/compost pile, decorate it one more time — this time as a bird feeder. The weekend after New Year’s Eve is usually when the Christmas tree [...]

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 Plan Ahead for a Colorful Winter Garden
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By Sarah Galvan
In Fall, Plants, Wildlife, Winter
Posted December 8, 2020

Plan Ahead for a Colorful Winter Garden

Evergreen plants and a few colorful winter performers are all your landscape needs to cast a colorful glow in the colder months. See our list of recommendations. Missing warm color in the garden [...]

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 A Season To Celebrate Those Who Pollinate
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By Mark Peterson
In Event, Fall, Wildlife
Posted October 13, 2020

A Season To Celebrate Those Who Pollinate

Cooler weather is the perfect invitation to explore the great outdoors and take a peek at the pollinators puttering and fluttering about. With the advent of cooler weather, there are a few [...]

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 Garden Spider: Friend or Foe?
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By Seth Patterson
In Wildlife
Posted August 18, 2020

Garden Spider: Friend or Foe?

Most spiders are beneficial to have around our landscapes. Flies, mosquitos, roaches and other undesirable insects are all appetizing to arachnids. A door orb-weaver, or adore an orb-weaver? Both [...]

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 Hiding in Plain Sight: Swanflower
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By Cleveland Powell
In Plants, Summer, Wildlife
Posted August 18, 2020

Hiding in Plain Sight: Swanflower

If you spot patches of grass with intriguing orchid-like blooms or bold black butterflies hovering about, you’ve likely stumbled upon this native vine. While most butterfly gardens are works of [...]

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 Blooms for Bats
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By Sarah Gorton
In Extras, Plants, Summer, Wildlife
Posted July 28, 2020

Blooms for Bats

San Antonio is home to one of the world’s largest bat colonies — a boon for natural pest control since a bat can eat its weight in insects in a single night. Encourage these bug–munching mammals [...]

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 Entice Nature’s Nighttime Nectar Seekers
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By Sasha Kodet
In Landscaping, Plants, Wildlife
Posted July 21, 2020

Entice Nature’s Nighttime Nectar Seekers

Explore the dark world of covert pollinators, where moonlit moths eclipse butterflies to rule the night. Make a shadow-savvy garden to attract these nocturnal nectar sippers! Catch a glimpse of a [...]

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 Cenizo: Colorful Camo for Caterpillars
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By Seth Patterson
In Plants, Wildlife
Posted June 30, 2020

Cenizo: Colorful Camo for Caterpillars

More than just a perfect hideaway, cenizo’s stems and silvery-green leaves are also savory sustenance for these harmless, low-key larvae. When it comes to Bexar County native plants, few are as [...]

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 Tune In To Nature’s Orchestra
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By Gail Gallegos
In Outdoor Living, Summer, Wildlife
Posted June 30, 2020

Tune In To Nature’s Orchestra

Human concerts may be on pause, but nature’s music never stops. Discover a whole new world of performers in your own backyard — no physical distancing required. If you think this summer [...]

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