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    Forgotten hay bale by Janice Hipsher

  • Mexican plum

    By Bill Hopkins
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    The blooms of Mexican plum or Prunus mexicana are sometimes described as “cherry blossoms” which makes sense because Mexican plums are in the same genus as cherry trees. read more »

    Surviving the drought

    By Marilyn Sallee
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    The extreme drought and heat of 2011 did a number on the landscape – record heat, record number of 100+ days, minimal rainwater. But native plants have good coping skills. We need to see their world through their eyes to know just how bad, or good, it was. read more »

    Rising from the ashes

    By David Mahler
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    Looking at photos depicting vast areas of the Bastrop State Park pines charred to the ground and covered in a white ash evoked sadness, as well as green scented images from long hikes through the pines over my last 40+ years in central Texas. Are the pines gone? Is Bastrop State Park changed forever? read more »

    Comanche Peak prairie clover

    By Sam Kieschnick
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    There are some really exciting plants here in Texas. They can take our breath away or cause shouts of verbal exuberation! Some of these are the large showy plants found in a flower garden.

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