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Reyes home showcases 20 years of outdoor effort

Kristan Alvarez and her mother, Della Lucio of KnD’s Boutique awarded two scholarships totaling $1,000 to San Marcos High School seniors Isaiah Deleon and Sofia White. Both Rattler alumni, Alvarez — class of 2008 — and Lucio, class of 1982, presented the scholarships to White and Deleon at halftime during the San Marcos Rattlers football game on Friday, Sept. 23.

There is a real upside to two new sweet potatoes making their debut in 2023. I mean that tongue and cheek as that is actually part of their name, but their application in the landscape looks to be amazing. So here is the skinny, so to speak: Sweet Caroline Upside Key Lime and Sweet Caroline Upside Black Coffee are two climbing sweet potatoes that will be hot commodities in 2023.

Hays County Friends of the Night Sky announced that many area restaurants, breweries, wineries and distilleries will be celebrating Hill Country Night Sky Month with candlelight dining and drinking on the weekend of the full moon, Oct. 8 and 9.

Oh my, lots of folks are unhappy with the names of birds.

San Marcos Public Library

Flame Proof, Perfect Score All Season, Leader of the Packand Top Performer are just a few of the award designations for Truffula Pink Gomphrena. It has now taken in 50 such trophies. If your state has a flower trial competition, my guess is Truffula Pink has been a winner. I also believe that as the pandemic evaporates and we achieve a modicum of normality, the number of trophies will continue to mount. If you don’t know, Truffula Pink, it is a globe amaranth. It is almost always grown as an annual that reaches about 24 inches tall and almost as wide. You can’t give it too much sun. It is possible it might be perennial in zones 9 and warmer. I live in 8a and had a patch that was perennial for me for a couple of years. I’ll explain its demise.

Well darn. My hummingbird has gone.