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Why have native plants?

 So you can have friends like these! Texas is losing habitat very, very quickly! We all know about the homeless pet population. What about homeless wildlife? Their homes are being scraped away every day. How would you feel if you were asleep in bed one night and a bulldozer came and scraped your and your kids and […] Continue reading →

Wicking Bed

 I just installed this wicking bed in my own yard. If you are not familiar with wicking beds they water plants from below rather than above. They’re basically containers with water at the base and they act like a giant self-watering pot. The moisture is drawn up through the soil via a process called capillary […] Continue reading →

News on the Garey Ranch Property

Garey Ranch Tuscan Villa The Good Water Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists is having its first chapter meeting for 2017 this Thursday, January 12th. The presentation and discussion will be regarding the Garey Ranch gift to Georgetown and how it will be developed.  This ranch is a 525 acre property located on Highway 2243 just east of Ronald Reagan Blvd. […] Continue reading →