Marsha Kaye Niedecken neé French, 75, of Wimberley, Texas, died on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Services will take place at First Baptist Church of Wimberley on Wednesday, December 8 at 2 p.m., followed by interment at Wimberley Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.
Johnnie Lee Emmons, Sr., 90, of Zorn, Texas, died on Sunday, November 28, 2021. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Bereavement Group of Hope Hospice at 611 N. Walnut St., New Braunfels, TX 78130 or Martindale Baptist Church at 12351 Hwy 142, Martindale, TX 78655. Visitation will be at Martindale Baptist Church at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, December 7. Services officiated by Pastors Gary Clements and Marshal Douglas will be at Martindale Baptist Church at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 7, followed by interment at Memory Lawn Memorial Park in Martindale. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.
Victoria Olvera, 92, of Kyle, Texas, died on Thursday, December 2, 2021. Services are pending. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.
Candelario Esquivel Jr., 64, of San Marcos, Texas, died on Thursday, December 2, 2021. Visitation will take place at Thomason Funeral Home in San Marcos on Tuesday, December 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. Services will take place at Thomason Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 8 at 10 a.m., followed by interment at San Marcos City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.
Deep red bougainvillea and orange cannas complement lantana and plumbago in the center flowerbed.
A newly-established oak tree has its own plant circle between fence line beds and central circle. Photos by Sharon Lockett
Tall broad leaf canna lillies circling a tree help screen the entry of Howser home. Photo by Sharon Lockett
A front yard filled with colorful Texas flowers and a backyard garden producing vegetables is still a San Marcos scenario as the year draws to a close and our northern neighbors deal with freezing weather. As December’s Yard of the Month, Spring Lake Garden Club features the home of Richard and Aleene Howser on Crystal Cove in the Hills of Hays neighborhood, east of Iinterstate 35 on Staples Road. A showy front garden is the result of hours of planning and tending, but also the advantage of location — an area of fertile farmland and grazing acres before new homes were built in the late 1980s.
Christie Banduch checks on the Shih Tzu staying in her office. Photo by Keller Bradberry
Last week, the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter held two adoption events across town in its effort to get pets out of the shelter and into homes. The first was held at Ivar’s River Pub on Nov. 14, where two dogs, one from foster and another from the shelter, were adopted and the second, held at the assisted-living community. Brookdale North on Nov. 19, saw the adoption of six cats. From the 301 animals in their care, 166 of those are currently in foster homes.
Miss Molly is non-invasive and can be planted in Oregon and Washington. It is a favorite of the Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies.
Lo & Behold Ruby Chip butterfly bush made its debut in 2021. Here it is partnered with Heat it Up Yellow gaillardia.
Rockin Fuchsia salvia is slightly larger than Unplugged Pink and a great example of the new 2022 Color of the Year ‘Orchid Flower.’ Photos by Norman Winter
‘Orchid Flower’ is the Color of the Year for 2022 and The Garden Guy is beyond thrilled. I know the color of the year is mainly geared toward fashion and interior decoration but WGSN and their color systems company, Coloro, believe this will cross all segments of life. But did they think about gardening too?
My access to news narrowed dramatically when I was 10 years old.
In spite of the confident assurances from Texas officeholders, there’s still a risk that your power will go off in the face of a big winter storm in the next few months.
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