February 15, 2008 RSS feed / Beauty in the Backyard

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Wearing your heart on a seed

Stopping to smell the flowers
Arlene Marturano marturanoa@ yahoo.com
One vine will wrap its tendrils around your heart and won't let go. The fast growing 10- foot- tall annual balloon vine, Cardiospermum halicacabum, uses tendrils to tightly wrap around any point of contact like a fence or trellis. More...

Owl Prowls attract the curious

Contributed by Congaree National Park

Congaree National Park's Owl Prowls will be March 7, 14, 21 at 8 pm; April 4, 11, 18, 19 at 8:30 pm; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 8:30 pm; and June 6, 13 at 8:30 pm. These Ranger- guided two- hour night walks are held in the spring and fall each year. More...


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