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The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Lawn

This is an article about a study done by the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center on Native Grasses being used for lawns.  The information is very promising and if all goes well, you may be re-seeding with these low maintenance, low water grasses very soon. “Save on mowing, watering, weeding and feeding with a lawn of …

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Carbon

I didn’t write this article,  It was written by Erika Jensen with Organicgardening.com, but it was so informative, well written and user friendly it seemed a shame to try to re-write it. If you think of carbon at all, it’s probably only as that pile of dead leaves waiting to be added to your compost bin. …

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A New Year (Have Your Plants Survived the Winter?)

Quite literally, this is a new year. Anyone who has lived in Austin for more than a year has probably figured out that no two seasons are the same. In fact, we have had more than one season over the course of a few days in Austin Texas and this Winter season is no exception. …

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