Walking Sticks
By: Kristel Usener Member of the Big Country Master Gardeners An insect that you probably have walked by and not even noticed–the bug of the month is the Walking Stick. Walking Sticks are in the Animal Kingdom, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta and the Order Phasmida. The ordinal name, Phasmida, is derived from the Greek phasma, […]
Passalong Plants – Part 1
By Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener Association Early one morning not long ago I was sitting on my back porch watching the sunrise and solving the problems of the world – or actually the problems of my backyard. As I looked around at the flower beds and thought about the plants in each one, […]
Who is the Big Country Master Gardener Association?
The Texas Master Gardener Program is an educational volunteer program sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service of the Texas A&M University System. According to their website, Master Gardeners are members of the local community who have an interest in horticulture. They are enthusiastic, willing to learn and help others, and communicate with individuals as […]
Glowing Moonflowers
By Grace Broyles Big Country Master Gardener Moonflowers are gorgeous flowering plants for the night garden, and beautiful hunter-green ones to add interest in a front flowerbed during the day. The white trumpet-like flowers open in the evening to glow all night long and wilt as the new day dawns. But the plant itself stands […]
Cicadas
By: Kristel Usener Member of the Big Country Master Gardeners When I walk outside and hear the loud, intense sound of cicadas, it brings so many fond memories of summer. This month’s bug is the cicada. Cicadas are in the Animal Kingdom, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta and the Order Hemiptera. The order Hemiptera is the […]
Chaos Gardening
By Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener Association Something grabbed my attention the other day when I was reading an article about gardening and different types of flower, herb, and vegetable beds. Chaos Gardening. My first reaction was shock because I thought someone had peeked over the fence and been surprised by what I call […]
