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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 …

Native Son – January, 2013

By Neil Sperry • January 30, 2013

Two roosters enjoying the morning at Luckenbach’s famous porch. All photos courtesy of Steven Chamblee. Luckenbach, Texas So I’m sitting in this cavernous room at the Plano Conference Center, with …

Native Son – January, 2013

By Neil Sperry • January 2, 2013

Enchanted Rock rises majestically in the Texas Hill Country. (Note the hikers.) All photos courtesy of Steven Chamblee. Wind, Wisdom, and King of the World So I’m standing here on …

Native Son – November, 2012

By Neil Sperry • November 27, 2012

Landscape colors, from the ground up: fading sumac, Ashe juniper (green), Texas red oak, and cottonwood. All photos courtesy of Steven Chamblee. Leaves & Steves No cognizant man in his …

A sample of Native Seeds heirloom seeds. All photos courtesy of Steven Chamblee. Humble Beginnings: Teosinte Native Seeds/SEARCH Director Bill McDorman talks “seeds and people.” So I’m packed into the …

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Native Son: HED Gone with the Wind

Native Son: Riding Shotgun with Sperry

Native Son: Albany and Abilene

Native Son – February, 2013

Native Son – January, 2013

Native Son – January, 2013

Native Son – November, 2012

Native Son – October, 2012