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August Gardening Tips
August, the hottest and driest month, is deep summer in San Antonio. Good xeriscape plants will make it through the month without supplemental watering;...
July Gardening Tips
Birds and Wildlife
Keep birdbaths full and clean. Clean water is in short supply and is essential to the birds and butterflies.
Butterflies are attracted to...
June Gardening Tips
Birds and Wildlife
Keep birdbaths full of fresh water.
To attract butterflies, you can plant coral vine, blue plumbago, butterfly weed, lantana, purple coneflower and yarrow....
May Gardening Tips
Birds and Wildlife
The purple martins are already finishing up breeding for the year. They will hang around for a month or two more but...
April Gardening Tips
Birds and Wildlife
If blackbirds and English sparrows are dominating your feeders, switch to pure sunflower seeds. Orange halves may attract orioles and butterflies.
Supplement your...
March Gardening Tips
March is a major gardening month in the San Antonio area. The weather stabilizes and by the end of the month it is warm...
February Gardening Tips
Birds and Wildlife
The goldfinches are beginning to show color and seeds are sparse in the field, encouraging the seed-eaters to frequent your feeders.
The cedar...
January Gardening Tips
Birds and Wildlife
Clean out your bluebird, wren, martin, and other birdhouses to get them ready for February. Martin scouts and first-breeding birds of other...
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