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Native Son: November 2013

By Steven Chamblee • October 30, 2013

Petrichor Petrichor (PET-ri-kuhr) The scent of rain on dry earth after a long period of drought. The fragrance comes from oils exuded by plants, which is absorbed by rock and …

Native Son: Equinox

By Steven Chamblee • September 24, 2013

Nature celebrates my birthday each year with the autumnal equinox, a quiet event of great significance … but only for those who live on Earth. I love the gentle lessons …

Native Son: Getting Low

By Steven Chamblee • August 29, 2013

Late August in Texas … that time of year when I’ve been so hot for so long that my mind begins to melt like butter on a sizzling sidewalk. Like …

Native Son: Life & Death; Entropy & Succession

By Steven Chamblee • July 24, 2013

Late morning now, and I have been bumbling through this day since I woke up at 1:30 a.m., slowly witnessing the grand plans I made yesterday fall apart. I had …

Native Son: HED Gone with the Wind

By Steven Chamblee • June 26, 2013

So I’m pulling weeds in the garden, gazing upon a nearby balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) and letting my mind drift away into the ether, when I get to thinking about the …

Native Son: Riding Shotgun with Sperry

By Steven Chamblee • April 23, 2013

It was indeed an honor and a privilege to tag along with Neil Sperry during one of his busy days recently. I am well aware that Neil is always on …

Native Son: Albany and Abilene

By Steven Chamblee • March 27, 2013

I got an invite to come out to Abilene, eat a rib eye, visit a few gardens, see an old friend, meet some new ones, and talk about “Texas Tough …

Native Son – February, 2013

By Neil Sperry • February 27, 2013

Kickin’ the Blues So I’m sitting here all glazed over and strung out from hosting the 2013 Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (TABGA) annual meeting, trying to get …

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