Winter Solstice signals time to make wildflower seed balls–here’s how
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
Time to harvest seeds, make (small) seedballs for next year's wildflowers
It’s time to harvest seeds and make seedballs to increase next year’s wildflower bounty.… Read More
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with Seedballs this Saturday
Celebrate the winter solstice and help next year’s wildflowers by making seedballs this Saturday.… Read More
Mostly Native Urban Butterfly Garden Outperforms Lawn Anytime in San Antonio
Last year about this time, we detailed a turf-to-bed conversion in the front yard of our rent house in the downtown Lavaca neighborhood of San Antonio. We thought it would be helpful to share what happened over the past year … Read More
Apocalypse Not Now: How to Make Seedballs and Celebrate the 2012 Winter Solstice
Will the world end Friday? Nah. We’re celebrating the 2012 solstice by making seedballs to help make next year a banner wildflower year. Read on for our Seedball Recipe that includes a secret ingredient that deters birds and bugs.… Read More
Happy Winter Solstice! Celebrate with Seedballs, a Recipe, and Step-by-Step Directions on How to Make them
Celebrate the Winter Solstice by making seed balls! It’s easy, fun, and good for the planet. Plus, it reminds us of making mudd pies. Included in this post: the Texas Butterfly Ranch Seedball Recipe and step-by-step directions on how to make them.… Read More
Who's Got Milkweed, Vladimir Nabokov, Seedballs and Monarch Butterflies Roosting? We Do, in our Top Five Blogposts
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Milkweed Guide, Vladimir Nabokov, How to Make Seedballs and a trip to the Monarch Butterfly Roosting Spot all made the Top Five Blogposts at the Texas Butterfly Ranch. Check out our most widely read posts and chime in to let us know why they’re popular.… Read More
Milkweed Seeds Ripe for Harvest, Gather them Now for Future Monarch Butterfly Host Plants
Milkweed for Monarchs seedpods are ready for harvesting in Texas gardens and along highways. Gather seeds now to make butterfly host plants for tomorrow and beyond. The silky milkweed fluff is an intriguing material once used in aviation lifejackets, too. Who knew?… Read More
Butterfly Gardening Update: Cowpen Daisy Seedlings Thinned With a "Haircut"
Winter butterfly gardening chores include thinning seedlings with a “haircut” to give each plant space and nutrients to grow … Read More
Milkweed for Monarchs: More Tips for Creating Your Butterfly Habitat
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Plant it and they will come: More milkweed planting tips for bringing Monarch butterflies into your garden.… Read More