Preparing for the Fall Monarch Migration - by Debra Fournerat
For some people, autumn is all about football, pumpkin spice, and the Texas State Fair. For me, autumn means getting outside again after...
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Rachel Ledger
- Aug 20
- 4 min
Moths! August Blog from Master Naturalist Caleb Hinojos
\ Hey everyone. Welcome back to the garden blog! I hope that your summer is going well even though this heat has been rough. Due to that...
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Rachel Ledger
- Jul 9
- 5 min
Master Naturalist Caleb Hinojos Summer Blog
Hello everyone, and thanks for being friends of our garden. Summer is here! Oh, how excited we are about the sweltering heat. In spite of...
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Rachel Ledger
- May 8
- 4 min
Garden Workday Findings by Texas Master Naturalist Caleb Hinojos
Welcome back everyone! This past workday was a fantastic time to pick up some rays of sun as well as a hand tool. Thanks to Debra’s...
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FIG
- Apr 11
- 4 min
A Garden Workday at Bird's Fort Trail Park... by Texas Master Naturalist Caleb Hinojos
Hello everyone! This first weekend of April was a really great time to be outside. Not only was the weather great for us but the wildlife...
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FIG
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Eagle Scout Sculpture Brings the Community Together
Wende Burton poses in front of son's sculpture. The Pollinator Garden at Bird’s Fort Trail Park now has a sculpture in the shape of...
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David Gladden
- Jan 10
- 2 min
The Importance of Timing in Pruning Plants
Pruning is an essential aspect of plant care that can improve the health, shape, and yield of your plants. However, the timing of pruning...
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FIG
- Sep 15, 2022
- 2 min
FIG discovers the Irving Garden and Arts Club!
Friends of Irving Gardens, or "FIG", is a relatively new kid on the block when it comes to garden clubs in Irving. We soon discovered...
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jenbridg
- Jul 7, 2022
- 6 min
Native Plants? They're the Bee's Knees
A test of my resolve to grow more native plants has taken on a new dimension in my garden this month. Behind my vegetable bed, a stand of...
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Ernestine Chipman
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
DON’T PULL THOSE WEEDS JUST YET
I was looking the other day at a section of my yard that is rather ugly, trying to decide what to do with it, when I noticed a new weed...
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FIG
- May 4, 2022
- 1 min
Interfaith Alliance of Irving / FIG Earth Day 2022
Despite chilly weather, the FIG / Interfaith Alliance Earth Day Celebration 2022 at the Butterfly Garden at Birds Fort Trail was a...
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FIG
- Mar 21, 2022
- 1 min
Messages of hope decorate the Butterfly Garden
The Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program brought together a lively group of local youths to paint messages of inspiration and hope...
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jenbridg
- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
Coneflower Happy Hour
by Jennifer Bridgforth When the pandemic gave us more time at home than most of us would have liked, I went a little nuts with an app...
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FIG
- Mar 6, 2022
- 1 min
Mexican Plum blooms!
March 5, 2022 The butterfly garden at Bird's Fort Trail has begun to awaken with gorgeous white blooms from the Mexican Plum trees. The...
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FIG
- Feb 22, 2022
- 1 min
Feb 20, 2022 Garden Update
By Debra Fournerat Here's what is growing this week at the butterfly garden: 1) Goldenrod is growing at the back of the Joe Pye bed. The...
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FIG
- Feb 10, 2022
- 1 min
Monarch Meet Success
On September 19 of 2021, FIG hosted our very first Monarch Meet event to coincide with the annual migration of monarch butterflies...
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FIG
- Feb 7, 2022
- 1 min
Butterfly light structure- where to get this?!?
My fellow Friends, I have been watching evening events at other gardens on YouTube and came across this structure. I would love to have...
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FIG
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
Yarrow, our extreme weather superstar!
Yarrow plants were first planted at the Butterfly Garden in fall of 2020. The idea was to get a head start on establishing some plants by...
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