San Marcos — It was a beautiful day as Spring Lake Garden Club members began their drive between IH-35 and Highway 21 to find the yard that would draw their attention. As they entered the Blanco River Village subdivision, they found the home of ...
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Puppies chew on countless things…sticks, shoes, furniture and other household items. But, an unfortunate story recently out of California told of a 5 month old Labrador Retriever puppy that died after chewing on a common backyard plant. The puppy ...
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The sago palm is known as the Tree of a Thousand Uses because, like the coconut tree, virtually every part of it can be used. Eating frogspawn for dessert was a common dish when I was growing up in England. It wasn’t really frogs’ eggs that my ...
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What’s in your yard — do you know if you have any beautiful plants that could make your pet sick? According to The Humane Society of the U.S., more than 700 plants have been identified as potentially dangerous to animals. They can produce a toxic ...
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Question: We live on several acres out in the country and have numerous oak trees. Our 6-year-old golden retriever, Fancy, has a thing for eating acorns. Our vet says that acorns can kill a dog. We can't keep her up all the time, so we're sort of ...
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Although we are just barely in the prime planting season so far as enriching our respective landscapes is concerned, it's a great time to decide what plants would best suit our purposes and then go shopping for them. There's no need to hurry since ...
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The transactions listed below include properties sold for $200,000 or more and recorded Sept. 15-19. Real Properties of Charleston LLC sold 2157 Stonewood Drive, Riverland Golfview to Joel L. and William M. Black for $205,000. West Ashley/St. Andrews ...
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