Garden

It is 105 degrees as I write.  Summer is here.  HOT, HOT, HOT.  This will be an abbreviated article since it is too hot to do much in the garden other than to water to keep things alive. 

To save water, this is the time I discard many plants that I have enjoyed since spring but which are now too distressed from the heat to warrant keeping them.  These include begonias, impatiens, zinnias and other annuals.  You may want to do the same.

Walks can be more enjoyable if you have a destination.  Here are two.  On the west side of the river, just north of Caesar Chavez Blvd. toward town, is a Texas Naturalist Wildscape Demonstration Garden.  It has been there awhile, but with the good weather we’ve had, it is looking very good.  It contains many native and adaptive plants that do well in San Antonio and South Texas.  Many have tags giving the plant name and its growing habits.  Take paper and pen because you may see something you want to add to your garden.  The second destination is at 310 E. Arsenal between City St. and S. Main Ave.  The home is a new addition to the neighborhood and the front garden is signed as a “Pollinator Habitat.”  Here also the plants are native and drought tolerant with the added benefit of attracting visitors such as bees and hummingbirds.  

Walks can be more enjoyable if you have a destination.  Here are two.  On the west side of the river, just north of Caesar Chavez Blvd. toward town, is a Texas Naturalist Wildscape Demonstration Garden.  It has been there awhile, but with the good weather we’ve had, it is looking very good.  It contains many native and adaptive plants that do well in San Antonio and South Texas.  Many have tags giving the plant name and its growing habits.  Take paper and pen because you may see something you want to add to your garden.  The second destination is at 310 E. Arsenal between City St. and S. Main Ave.  The home is a new addition to the neighborhood and the front garden is signed as a “Pollinator Habitat.”  Here also the plants are native and drought tolerant with the added benefit of attracting visitors such as bees and hummingbirds.  

Invasive Species Damaging the Ecosystem Restoration Project

The San Antonio River Authority (SARA) is contracting with wildlife management specialists over the next few weeks to control the non-native Nutria-rat population within the Eagleland and Mission Reach segments of the San Antonio River Walk.  There will be 60 visible trapping mechanisms placed off the trails along the banks of the San Antonio River, and the community is cautioned not to come in contact with these traps for their safety.