Monthly Archives: January 2008

The Sandpaper Plant

Posted on January 30, 2008 by mary

Seeing it with Michael – One of the first plants our friend and naturalist, Michael, pointed out to me during a tour of our newly purchased property was a young, shin-high shrub. He reached down and rubbed a leaf and … Continue reading →

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Living Fence

Posted on January 3, 2008 by mary

Suddenly, yellow is everywhere. I’m seeing the Mexican sunflower, Tithonia, in many more places this year than last year; and the spectacular buttercup tree, Cochlospermum, is beginning to show in some places. But in our savanna, right now, the showy … Continue reading →

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