SAN ANTONIO — The Alamo City celebrates its Tricentennial birthday this year and the Texas Butterfly Ranch is comemmorating the occasion by working with our favorite community collaborators to plant 300 pollinator habitats in honor of San Antonio’s 300th birthday. … Read More
Planning a pollinator garden? Here’s some times on how to do it.… Read More
The truth about seed balls: they don’t always germinate, but they engage people on many levels. Plus, they’re fun to make.… Read More
Here comes the Solstice and that means it’s a great time to make wildflower seed balls for next year’s wildflower meadow. Here’s how to do it.… Read More
David Steinbrunner remembers the exact moment he decided to go organic. The Texas A&M University football quarterback and horticulture major and a fellow student were tasked with tending the campus pecan orchard in 1979. Their assignment: spray the trees for … Read More
High winds took out our gnarly pecan tree this week. WE will miss its service.… Read More
Cowpen Daisy, Verbesina encelioides, goes on the Texas Butterfly Ranch Favorite Species List (FSL). This plant is a rock star. It starts blooming in March and continues through November. Keep deadheading, and Cowpen Daisy puts out prolific blooms, abundant seeds, and … Read More
Frostweed earns its name as first frost turns rock star nectar plant into ice crystal artist.… Read More
Trinity students help combat Johnson grass on the Llano River in the Texas Hill Country.… Read More
It’s not just about the milkweed: new study says nectar plants may be more important in helping save the Monarch butterfly migration.… Read More