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Austin Organic Gardeners would like to thank all of the local businesses that have graciously supported us. With their help, we have continued to be an active and strong voice for organic methods for over 65 years. Some of our sponsors are now offering discounts to AOG members - just present your membership card when making purchases. 10% off of items in the store and 5% off of soil. Brite Ideas offers a wholesale discount to current AOG members (click here for information on free Saturday classes.

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Oh, Deer! – Inside Austin Gardens Tour

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Inside Austin Gardens Tour. Watched over by nesting screech owls in springtime, Tecolote Hill is a garden designed for strolling and exploring, with paths that wind through deer-resistant plantings in front and terraced beds and patios in back. Pam, author of Lawn Gone! For a PDF containing a plant list and links to plant profiles, click HERE. For more pictures of Pam’s garden, please click on any gallery picture to make it larger:. Water visually cools Pam’s back garden. Photo by Lori Daul. The repetiti...

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Flashy Natives – Inside Austin Gardens Tour

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Inside Austin Gardens Tour. For over twenty years she worked double shifts and raised her children and cats, while her traditional yard with boxwoods and St. Augustine waited. But in 2008, Lois Pesz retired and became a Master Gardener. At long last, Lois had the time and information to transform her yard into a sumptuous garden to delight the boldest senses. The tour is weeks away. What homeowner hasn’t had to suddenly do a 180 and change plants? The result will be evident in October. Quiet in the garde...

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Seed pods, unknown mini roses, my first coneflowers y Mas. | The Gardens of Casa Martin

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The Gardens of Casa Martin. Laquo; A Gardener’s BFF. Seed pods, unknown mini roses, my first coneflowers y Mas. Posted June 11, 2010 by Casa Martin in 2010. For every flower that fades on my Brugmansia. And if you happen to have this plant in your garden and wish to share your seeds, I am hunting down Angel’s Trumpets. In yellow, mango, pink and purple. Just sayin’. Angel Trumpets (Brugmansia) White. Yeah, I know, nothing special about them. But as a rookie gardener I am super duper excited! Everything l...

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The Redneck Hippie: Seed Starting Talk at The Garden Club of Austin

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A little about farming, a little about knitting and a whole lot about vegetable gardening. Tutorials and Other Helpful or Humorous Posts. Sunday, January 27, 2013. Seed Starting Talk at The Garden Club of Austin. A month or two ago, I got a call at work from Sandi Schmidt with The Garden Club of Austin. So we set it up for last Thursday, January 24th, and I would talk about seed starting. I had such fun going through my seeds and picking out the ones to give. While looking for the little coin envelop...

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wildlife | Great Stems

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Reptiles in the Garden. May 1, 2015. He was so chubby that at first I thought it must be a female ready to lay eggs, but nope, his markings clearly indicate otherwise. It’s a little hard to see it in this image, but he has light blue stripes along the sides of his belly — females don’t have these. On the other hand, he’s limber enough to do the splits, and to stay in that pose for a while while I took pictures. Check out the markings on his gorgeous tail. Snake, or a blind snake, about 6 inches long....

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Spiny Oak Slug Caterpillar — Look But Don’t Touch! | Great Stems

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Spiny Oak Slug Caterpillar — Look But Don’t Touch! June 14, 2015. While working on the front yard, we ran across this odd creature at the base of a rogue Hackberry seedling. It seemed fairly obvious that it was some sort of caterpillar, until we saw it move. Then it was like… WHOA. Instead of seeing it move along like a regular caterpillar with its legs and prolegs (though apparently a caterpillar actually moves by its gut. Among its host plants, the Spiny Oak Slug Caterpillar eats the leaves of Oak (no ...

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Seed Dispersal Fascination | Great Stems

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February 1, 2015. Walking through the winter garden today, I wandered among patches of brown, spent perennials and annuals long gone to seed. I let the seeds linger for the sake of wintering birds in need of food and to hopefully let them spread their habit a little. Frostweed (Verbesina virginica L.). Produces copious seeds to feed overwintering birds. Seeds float or flutter with help of the wind). Seeds are forcibly expelled). Seeds bounce and roll). Seeds float to a new location). Some seeds have para...

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lizards | Great Stems

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Reptiles in the Garden. May 1, 2015. He was so chubby that at first I thought it must be a female ready to lay eggs, but nope, his markings clearly indicate otherwise. It’s a little hard to see it in this image, but he has light blue stripes along the sides of his belly — females don’t have these. On the other hand, he’s limber enough to do the splits, and to stay in that pose for a while while I took pictures. Check out the markings on his gorgeous tail. Snake, or a blind snake, about 6 inches long....

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native TX plants | Great Stems

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Category Archives: native TX plants. The Herald of Spring. February 15, 2015. Elbow Bush, or. Is a deciduous Southwestern shrub that blooms much earlier in the year (Feb-Mar) than most other plants in the region. In fact, another of its nicknames is Spring Herald. Its blooms, which open before new leaves bud out, are important nectar sources for early-emerging butterflies and other pollinators. Later on, the female plants will produce dark-blue berries that are a favorite of wildlife. Yet another name for.