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Scarecrows – A Tyler Tradition
Do you know that as far back as 2500 BC, Greek farmers used scarecrows to deter birds from stealing their crops? Today, at Lucille’s Garden we do not have birds [...]
Ginkgo Watch 2020
Long lived and celebrated wherever it grows, the iconic and majestic ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) is our focus this fall. It is an easily recognized tree -- the leaves resemble [...]
A Not So Ordinary Botany Walk
As I prepare for the attendees to arrive for one of Tyler’s Saturday Botany walks, I think through some areas we might visit to showcase some of the interesting plants [...]
Quick Nature Crafts for Kids with Bess Trout
We believe that nature supplies the best ART subjects and even paint. Join Bess as she shares many easy crafts created with materials common to most homes and neighborhoods. Watch [...]
Mother Trees and the Wood-Wide-Web
I’ve previously written about forest plants that are parasitic but today I want to talk about another sort of forest plant relationship. I can’t think of a more loving connection [...]
Seed Saving, from Why to How
It is never too early to start thinking about next year’s garden. Was there a particular pepper that you loved or a flowering plant from a friend that thrived in [...]
The Fibonacci Sequence – Math can be Fun!
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Lesser Known Pollinators
Almost 90% of all flowering plants depend on animal pollinators for fertilization and approximately 200,000 species of animals perform as pollinators. Of those, 1,000 are hummingbirds, bats and some animals, [...]