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Luscious Royal Cosmo

Luscious Royal Cosmo: Indeed a Lantana with universal appeal

Choosing to name a variety of lantana Cosmo may seem quite strange. While there are numerous definitions of the word Cosmo, it largely means a peaceful and harmonious system and/or universe. So, let’s apply that definition to the awardwinning Luscious Royale Cosmo lantana. 09/26/2021 05:00 AM

Crave-able

Crave-able: Radish & Dill brings fresh, sustainable, farm-to-table cuisine to San Marcos

Many believe that home begins with food. It’s rooted into our family life and our culture. It brings people together, simultaneously providing nourishment for our bodies and stimulation for our minds. 09/26/2021 05:00 AM

Wings Over Wimberley flies into action Oct. 1-2

Wings Over Wimberley flies into action Oct. 1-2

What’s the big flap about in Wimberley? Wings Over Wimberley (WOW), a two-day event celebrating the Mexican free-tailed bats, is flying into Wimberley Friday Oct. 1 and Saturday Oct. 2. It will be held on the shaded property of Ozona Bank, overlooking the Cypress Creek Bridge where the bat colony resides. 09/26/2021 05:00 AM

Foodie Friday: Durango's Mexican Restaurant

Foodie Friday: Durango's Mexican Restaurant

09/23/2021 06:47 PM

Exploring Nature

EXPLORING NATURE: HORNSBY BEND

Don’t turn up your nose at sewage pond birding. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Hays County Master Gardeners hosts annual plant and tree sale

Hays County Master Gardeners hosts annual plant and tree sale

Hays County Master Gardeners will hold its annual Fall Plant and Tree Sale online and in-person this year. The HCMGA members are putting their expertise to work to bring their finest plantings and transplants from their own home gardens. Texas Superstar, Texas native and adapted perennials, grasses, shrubs, trees and succulents will be for sale. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Belgian Mums thrill with fall performance

Belgian Mums thrill with fall performance

After a long, brutally hot summer, two tropical storms and a hurricane, one could use a little perk up and no plant brings cheer like the chrysanthemum. Cooler temperatures partnered with a few mum containers with flowers numbering in the thousands will boost your spirits like few other plants. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Bird to the Wise

Bird to the Wise

It was one of those perfect San Marcos Saturdays: cool and cloudless, with a light breeze stirring through the trees. At 7 a.m., a small crowd gathered in the Meadows Center parking lot — families with children, pairs and trios of college students, older couples and groups of friends. Some of them had field guides, some had binoculars; all were gathered to hear Texas State graduate Stephen Ramirez talk about birds. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Toasty Goodness

Toasty Goodness

A grilled cheese sandwich is a simple pleasure enjoyed by children and adults alike. Knowing how to create a delicious grilled cheese sandwich is a handy skill. Even though the sandwich may seem simple, there are some tricks to the trade to achieve a golden, crispy-on-the-outside, gooey-on-the-inside finished product. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

The Journey Continues

The Journey Continues: Spiritual Choice

My journey this week is about the role of spiritual choice in our lives. I found a news clipping saved years ago from The Baptist Standard. Dr. Foy Valentine, then executive director of the Christian Life Com mission of the Southern Baptist Convention, wrote: “We hear so much, it seems, about what religion is AGAINST. What we sometimes lose sight of is what religion should be FOR.” “Religion is a life-transforming relationship with the Lord God resulting in a life-expanding relationship of service to others following the example of Jesus, our Savior,” Valentine said. “For Christians,” he said, “pure religion is living in the conviction that: 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Old Settler’s Music Festival returns Oct. 21-24

Old Settler’s Music Festival returns Oct. 21-24

After canceling in 2020 and postponing April 2021’s reboot, Old Settler’s Music Festival planners will host their 34th annual gathering of roots-music artists and fans, now slated for Oct. 21-24. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

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