Story and photos by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist The first task when identifying a plant is to find its botanical name. Once you have
Author: Anita Westervelt
It was a warm and windy morning. I was checking the native basket flowers, Plectocephalus americanus, for pollinators. A tiny bee, possibly a ligated furrow
My mouth was agape in a most un-lady-like fashion the first time I spied a blue tree. Yes, blue! And again, the other evening, an
Did you catch Dr. Phil’s (McGraw) brief segment on the news this week? “Get up, get dressed, get active, get busy,” were his recommendations to
Story and photos by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist If it’s a pink bird you see flying around coastal Texas, it’ll be a roseate spoonbill
Is it too late to start a victory garden? I don’t think so. Weeds grow, even in this drought, so why not some vegetables? Victory