Sarracenia alata, the Pale Trumpet or Texas Trumpet, a carnivorous plant seen during a dayhike in a bog during a weekend trip to the Big Thicket.
Our wild orchid expert led us to the rose pogonias.
We spent the night in a 1920’s log cabin.
Monthly Archives: April 2008
april bloom day
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Every year is different. Last year at this time the countryside was a riot of wildflowers. This year seems to be a good one for irises.
Irises are one of the plants that survive in abandoned or neglected gardens. Our own gardens fit that description since the property was owned for…
invaders of texas
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Marilyn Sallee, coordinator of Cross Timbers Invaders, begins her spiel on invasive plants in the Chapel on the Bosque, at the Stephenville Museum’s Native and Heirloom Plant Fair on Saturday.
As an Invader, Marilyn documents invasive plants by recording the species and GPS coordinates every time she sees one. She then enters…
a conference on nature writing
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Yesterday I attended a conference on nature writing at the University of North Texas. There were presentations by several well-known writers, and a workshop.
Although Denton is 100 miles from my home, I elected to commute rather than spend time in a motel. I knew I would miss the opening remarks at…
overloaded
Monday, April 7th, 2008
I don’t even know how to begin to write about the Garden Bloggers Spring Fling. There were garden tours both big and small, discussion groups, food, a book signing, poetry, door prizes. And garden bloggers. In person.
You had to have been there.
Organizer extraordinaire Pam of Digging descends the steps into the…