The most passionate uninvited guest ever
By Cleveand Powell. If you’ve seen a boastfully bright orange butterfly beating about your bushes, you might have a rogue passionflower vine hiding in plain sight. Sometimes, uninvited guests can […]
The long and short of mowing
By David Abrego. How often you mow and how short you go can determine how much water you save — or waste. With recent rains, summer turf grass (warm season […]
The long and short of mowing
By David Abrego. How often you mow and how short you go can determine how much water you save — or waste. With recent rains, summer turf grass (warm season […]
Rose heads dead? Cut them off!
By Martha Wright. Removing spent blooms encourages your rose bushes to keep on flowering. Having roses in your yard is such a treat when they are full of beautiful, delicious […]
Holla for Ollas!
By Brad Wier. This ancient method of drip irrigation provides consistent and reliable watering and it’s environmentally friendly. An ancient and efficient method irrigation useful for vegetable gardens, raised beds […]
Don’t Discount This Summer Sleeper
By Kevin Pride, SAWS Conservation Field Investigator. Though it’s less common than winter dormancy, some plants — like pink evening primrose — snooze over summer and burst forth come fall. […]
Tale of Two Bluebonnets
By Cleveland Powell. A bluebonnet is a bluebonnet is a bluebonnet, right? Not exactly. Most of us know the state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet, but did you know […]
Don’t be fooled by green, green grass
By Brad Wier. Some Texas native plants — including St. Augustine grass — are poorly adapted to life in our corner of the state. The ongoing drought is no joke […]
Don’t Let FertilizerMake You Green with Envy
By Brad Wier, SAWS Conservation Planner Despite the warm weather, warm season turf grasses still aren’t actively growing. Applying fertilizer now — in March — is premature. San Antonio is […]
A Tale of Two Plants: Square-bud Daisy
By Cleveland Powell. These two cheery daisies share the same common name, but they grow and thrive in very different soil environments. San Antonio and Bexar County sit at a […]
