jjvanmJul 20, 20234 minAnita’s Blog – Dog Days of SummerThe dog days of summer. Right on time. The hottest time of the year is mid-July to mid-August in the northern hemisphere – hot, sultry,...
jjvanmJul 2, 20234 minAnita’s Blog – From The Sargasso SeaGolden clumps of vegetation are washed ashore, left by the receding tide to dry on our beaches, to be picked at by shore birds for a...
jjvanmJun 22, 20233 minAnita’s Blog – The Hummingbird MothMy “Gardening for Bats” presentation at the June 19, South Texas Border Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist meeting showcased night-flying...
jjvanmJun 16, 20233 minAnita’s Blog -- Basket Flower HarvestIf your basket flower, Plectocephalus americanus, fields are beginning to look more brown than lavender, it’s time to begin harvesting...