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August Lavender Heliotrope sweeping awards across the country

This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is making a meal of it on the colorful Augusta Lavender heliotrope flowers.

August Lavender Heliotrope sweeping awards across the country
August Lavender Heliotrope sweeping awards across the country

Left, Augusta Lavender heliotrope and Color Coded Orange You Awesome echinacea make a colorful combination. Right, Augusta Lavender is a new heliotrope making its debut in 2022. It reaches 24-inches tall with a 36-inch spread. Each floret has an orange-yellow center. Photos by Norman Winter

August Lavender Heliotrope sweeping awards across the country
August Lavender Heliotrope sweeping awards across the country

Augusta Lavender heliotrope can partner with your favorite lantana too. Here it is growing with Luscious Marmalade.

August Lavender Heliotrope sweeping awards across the country

Six months ago, The Garden Guy prognosticated that Augusta Lavender heliotrope was going to one of the hottest plants for 2022. This was really based on my trials at my house outside of Columbus, Ga.

Hutson’s work, ‘Images of Scorpius’ featured at the San Marcos Art Center

“Image of Scorpius” is the latest art exhibition at the San Marcos Art Center featuring the work of world-renowned artist and San Marcos native, Bill Hutson. Hutson, born in 1936, was raised in the Dunbar neighborhood of San Marcos. His work, “Variations on a Marigold (with Scorpius)” will be featured at the San Marcos Art Center from Jan. 12 through March 20 during Art Center hours of operation. Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, The San Marcos Art League, sponsors of the San Marcos Art Center, invites art lovers to view the piece in the front window of the Art Center on Jan. 16 across from this year’s Hays County CommonUnity MLK Jr. Festival in Downtown San Marcos.

Today’s garden plot: Becoming ‘urbanized’ and ‘revolutionized’
Today’s garden plot: Becoming ‘urbanized’ and ‘revolutionized’

Berried Treasure Strawberry. Photo by Sarah Winter

Today’s garden plot: Becoming ‘urbanized’ and ‘revolutionized’

Left, Patio Sunshine Tempting Tomatoes.

Today’s garden plot: Becoming ‘urbanized’ and ‘revolutionized’

Above, Goodhearted Tempting Tomatoes Photos by Norman Winter

Today’s garden plot: Becoming ‘urbanized’ and ‘revolutionized’

A news flash came across my phone on Friday, Jan. 14, saying “A Major Food Shortage is Coming Again in the United States.” That headline, coupled with what we are seeing in the places we shop, is enough to cause a level of anxiety.

The Story Capital of Texas

Middleton Brewery will be the site for the first night of StoryFest: Stories In Poems. Submitted photo

The Story Capital of Texas: Wimberley hosts second ever StoryFest Feb. 17-20

Once upon a time, there was a small town in Texas called Wimberley. A cypress-lined creek trickled through its heart to meet the bottle-green waters of the Blanco. Its cedar-studded hills and the rocky spine of Devil’s Backbone provided a backdrop for all manner of tales, and if someone looked at the village just right, it could look like a hundred years ago, or only yesterday. It was one of those kinds of towns.

Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature

Graphic from Metro Creative

EXPLORING NATURE: POETRY CONTEST

The new year is off to a fine start around my place. In the past few days, I have been delighted to see yellow-rumped warblers, fondly called “butter-butts” by some folks. I’ve also seen ladder-backed and golden-fronted woodpeckers. All were attracted by a hanging block of suet – peanut variety.

The Big Chili

This recipe for “Brisket Chili” from Will Budiaman’s “The Essential Kamado Grill Cookbook” (Rockridge Press) can be just what football fans need to stay warm at this year’s tailgate. Photo from Metro Creative

The Big Chili

Tailgating at the big game is a timehonored and beloved tradition for millions of football fans. Tailgates tend to be parties in parking lots, and no party is complete without food.

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