Greetings, readers. Coincidentally, this post about watering lawns is timely, since today in Florida, where I live, we will be hit by Tropical Storm Debby, which will dump a whole lot of rain on the state. At our house, we’re securing backyard chairs and stuff and hunkering down. In any … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Today we learn about pests—not annoying people or issues that crop up in our lives—but invasive species of plants in Florida, where Peggy and I live, that corrupt our natural landscape. This article is nearing the end of our series, Caring for Mother Nature, by my friend, author … [Read more…]
Piney Woods Restoration by Peggy Lantz I never thought it would be such fun to watch grass grow! Nearly 5,000 tiny little grass plants were stuck in the ground and pushed down on my 90th birthday, August 8, 2023, in the woods I had cleared for them. My son-in-law laid … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Today we learn about unique holes in the ground (no, not bomb shelters) made by wild animals as we continue our series, Caring for Mother Nature, by my friend, author and naturalist, Peggy Sias Lantz (click her name to visit her website). Burrows by Peggy Lantz Somebody’s digging … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Today we learn about the spooky, haunted-house kind of plant called Spanish Moss as we continue our series, Caring for Mother Nature, by my friend, author and naturalist, Peggy Sias Lantz (click her name to visit her website). Spanish Moss by Peggy Lantz When I was a child … [Read more…]