by Tracy Bogard | Jun 14, 2021 | Information, Movie of the Month
MOVIES FOR MASTERS – The Need to Grow THE NEED TO GROW, is this month’s film. The 90-minute film is available free on Google by clicking here. Part of what made this such a fascinating film, for me, was the range of experts, from a young Girl Scout to an...
by Tracy Bogard | Apr 18, 2021 | Information, Movie of the Month
MOVIES FOR MASTERS – Kiss the Ground KISS THE GROUND came out in 2020. Rather than the typical gloom and doom prophecy of the end of the world due to climate change this film offers a candid review of what’s not working today, as well as what has caused the...
by Tracy Bogard | Apr 17, 2021 | Growing Tips, NMSU
Southwest Yard & Garden – Hummingbirds are BACK This week, in honor of the golden currant (Ribes aureum) shrubs blooming in the Los Lunas bosque and at the City of Albuquerque BioPark Botanical Garden, I’m writing about hummingbirds in the garden. I learned...
by Tracy Bogard | Apr 17, 2021 | Growing Tips, NMSU
Southwest Yard & Garden – Diagnosing Trees with Oozing Sap… Again Reddish sap oozing from a plum tree at Bachechi Open Space in Albuquerque, March 2021. Photo credit M. Rehn. (but this time, the sap is reddish-orange and doesn’t stink!) Question: Any idea...
by Tracy Bogard | Apr 17, 2021 | Plant of the Month
Southwest Plant of the Month -Hummingbird trumpet – Zauschneria californica var. latifolia General Information Plant Form Flower Plant Size 2′ x 3′ Plant Type Perennial Water Usage Low Sunlight Sun, Partial Shade Colors Orange, Red  Physical...