by Greg Grant | Nov 27, 2022 | Garden, Uncategorized
Many amateur birdwatchers think that birds only eat seed. They don’t. Birds can be divided up into two groups; those that eat seeds and those that eat insects. Most are familiar with seed eaters like blue jays, cardinals, doves, and goldfinches. But many others like...
by Greg Grant | Nov 20, 2022 | Garden, Uncategorized
I’ll be honest. Growing something to eat in Texas isn’t easy. It’s often too hot, too cold, too wet, or too dry. We alternate from arctic blasts to Mexican heat waves. In addition to regular severe droughts like this past summer, Texas holds the record for the wettest...
by Greg Grant | Nov 13, 2022 | Garden
Our hot dry summer was known for the color brown. But as the days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like baldcypress, blackgum, Chinese pistache, crapemyrtle, dogwood, ginkgo, hickories, maples, oaks, pears, sassafras, sumacs, and sweetgum put on an autumn show...
by Greg Grant | Nov 10, 2022 | Greg's Ramblings
Houston (and all of the rest of you as well), we have a problem…actually a number of them. As you probably know, I’ve given several thousand lectures across the state in my career. However, as a seventh-generation Texan and butterfly lover, I’m very surprised that so...
by Greg Grant | Nov 6, 2022 | Garden, Uncategorized
When Vance Burks moved to East Texas in 1946, he quickly uncovered a secret in the sandy, acidic soil. Originally from Shreveport, this green thumb discovered that what sat beneath his feet was perfect for one of his favorite shrubs. By the next spring, he had spread...
