- 41. Valley cities honor Veterans
- (News)
- ... to place flowers or flags at the grave sites of loved ones. The celebration recognizing military men and women will continue throughout November. The City of Mission is also offering a free round of ...
- Created on 08 November 2021
- 42. Altar honors threatened, endangered animals and plant species
- (Around Town)
- ... The most common ones have three levels, which represent heaven, earth, and the underworld. The six most common objects found on alters include: calaveras (skulls), cempaxuchil (marigold flowers), papel ...
- Created on 02 November 2021
- 43. Creative ways to use pumpkins
- (News)
- ... as great fall table arrangements,” she said. “I have also seen pumpkins used to hold flower arrangements!” To use a pumpkin to hold your flowers, she advises that it is best to carve out just enough ...
- Created on 19 October 2021
- 44. Native Plant Night at Quinta Mazatlán
- (Around Town)
- ... and its people from a long time ago. Each region has a special imprint in the form of the type of flowers, shrubs, and trees that can be found there. The Rio Grande Valley is one of the most biologically ...
- Created on 19 October 2021
- 45. Save our pollinators, save our world
- (Around Town)
- ... gardens, “consider purchasing seed mixes that are native to your area and come with a plethora of flowers that will bloom year-round,” Rangel said. Although managed bees can receive supplemental food, ...
- Created on 29 July 2021
- 46. Hurry up and wait, Texas bluebonnets are coming
- (Around Town)
- ... due to being dry last fall and has nothing to do with the freeze.” The flowers you see out in the wild may be small as well because of the lack of rainfall the last few months. If you have the ability, ...
- Created on 23 March 2021
- 47. Texas Quilt Museum exhibits explode with color
- (Around Town)
- ... The imagery includes a woman’s portrait, a ballerina, a pot of flowers, a lacy “garden,” a community embroidered in blue, and numerous geometric motifs, from stars to checkerboards. The full version of ...
- Created on 23 March 2021
- 48. Take time to smell the roses
- (Column: On The Road)
- Just like many of you who are preparing to travel North for the summer, I have been studying the map and wondering why in the world when we get behind the wheel of a car most of us are just hell bent for ...
- Created on 23 March 2021
- 49. Butterfly garden at Bluebonnet RV prospers
- (In The Parks)
- ... Countless hours of research and labor went into the creation and the continued daily care of the butterfly garden. We have flowers, trees and plants that are native to Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, and several ...
- Created on 09 February 2021
- 50. Remembering the Positives
- (Column: On The Road)
- It is a NEW YEAR! And let us hope that 2021 will bring an end to the pandemic and the problems we all encountered in 2020. Hopefully by mid-year, we all will have been vaccinated and we will be on the ...
- Created on 05 January 2021
