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| Best planting time for wildflower seeds in Austin, TX February 13, 2007 When would be the best time to plant wild flower seeds and mow an area where we want to grow wild flowers in Austin Texas? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sowing an old highway right of way with native wildflowers February 12, 2007 We have an old highway right-of-way which we would like to seed with wildflowers. Can you help us? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Castillea indivisa as Texas native Indian Paintbrush February 05, 2007 Upon researching the Texas Indian-Paintbrush I have satisfactorially come up with the latin name Castilleja foliolosa, funny thing is on the plants.usda.gov site it shows that this plant grows ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Prime wildflower bloom viewing times in Texas January 31, 2007 I am planning to drive from Wisconsin to San Antonio in the spring. My schedule is flexible, so I would like to time the trip with the wildflower bloom. I grew up in Texas, but I can't remember when ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| More on bluebonnets January 30, 2007 When will the bluebonnets bloom in the Hill Country this spring? Please let us know. Thank you. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Inadvisability of overseeding winter rye with wildflowers January 15, 2007 I've recently had such phenomenal success with winter rye seed that I'm looking for a spring wildflower seed mix to dress over the same area -- a thin-soiled and pretty bare open-sun (and sprinkler-... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| More on bluebonnets January 09, 2007 My wife has recently contacted and met relatives from Texas (her father was a war baby born in the 1940's). Her new found Aunt Sarah has kindly given me some Bluebonnet seeds to plant "a corner of T... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| More on bluebonnets January 09, 2007 I have had an area in my yard where I have established bluebonnets. Since we had such a dismal showing in the spring of 2006 I was looking forward to a great show for 2007. Lo and behold I had about... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Wildflower seeding for hurricane-damaged areas of New Orleans January 05, 2007 I need some information. I am going to be traveling to New Orleans in two weeks to visit a relative. They are in an area that was decimated by the hurricane. Though they have rebuilt the neighborho... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Wildflowers for wedding mid-spring in Austin, TX November 10, 2006 My fiancé and I are both native Texans, and we are looking to have a beautiful yet simple wedding on March 31, 2007. We would love to use TX wildflowers. Our colors are white, orange, and blue. Wo... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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