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Bluebonnets, paintbrushes, buttercups, and several other wildflowers spread across the Texas Hill Country each spring, splashing the fields with eye-catching colors. Thanks to Lady Bird Johnson’s Highway Beautification Act of 1965, wildflower seeds were planted along roadways across the United Read more…
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Four species of yucca call the Highland Lakes home: Buckley’s, twisted-leaf, Spanish dagger, and Arkansas. If you are wondering why red yucca is not on the list, well, it’s not a yucca. In fact, it is known as a false Read more…
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Are you ready to learn a little secret about the Texas state flower? It is more accurately state flowers (plural) because the Lone Star State has five, and they are all bluebonnets. FIRST TEXAS STATE FLOWER In 1901, the Texas Read more…
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Pesticides, bug repellents, and other common pest control solutions might provide gardeners with quick fixes, but the best way to naturally reduce unwanted pests in your plants can be done naturally with a little patience and planning. “If you own Read more…
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The name Texas paintbrush might be the most poetic aspect of this semi-parasitic weed that limits pollinators by hiding its flowers. No, the red (and sometimes orange or yellow) you see are not petals; they are bracts, a cup-like, specialized Read more…
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Texas is home to more than 30 species of yucca, a perennial evergreen as much a part of Highland Lakes horticulture as the bluebonnet. Yuccas are prized for their ability to withstand extreme conditions, including scorching heat, icy cold, wet, Read more…
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Fall is in the air — that time of year when thoughts turn to raking leaves, shorter days, ripe pumpkins, and … wildflowers. That’s right. Fall — from September through early December — is the ideal time to plant wildflower Read more…
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For state highways to put on their renowned spectacular show of color each spring, the Texas Department of Transportation has to know when — and when not — to mow. Making those decisions is Dennis Markwardt, director of Vegetation Management Read more…
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How the beautiful and pervading bluebonnet rose above the competition of a landscape of other wildflowers to become the State Flower of Texas and inspire countless small-town festivals, trails, and roadside photoshoots is a story of myth, law, and Texas Read more…
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