Bald Head Island study center to research threatened species
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:35:08 -0800

Plant life surrounding the center includes live oak, yaupon, American holly, red cedar, wax myrtle and red bay, De Chesere said. A rainwater harvesting system will be used for stormwater control, toilet flushing, field sample washing and limited ...

Autumn is a good time for spotting problems
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:10:03 -0800

Broadleaf evergreen shrubs, like several Viburnum species, toyon, azalea, rhododendron, photinia, Portugal laurel, and Pacific wax myrtle developed a bleached look on the leaf surfaces. The visual signs seem to be sudden but the problems started ...

Thanksgiving food origins
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:15:26 -0800

Other bug studded offerings this week are pumpkin pie with crickets and cranberry sauce with wax worms. The museum is closed today, but they'll back open tomorrow. Of course, if you're dying to try a bug dish you can make it yourself. ...

Myrtle Beach car wash giving free wash for veterans Friday
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:36:14 -0800

This includes a wash, wheel cleaner, tire shine, wax , sealer, and polish. Detrick's can be reached by calling (843) 839-3305 (Highway 544 location), (843) 650-8648 (Highway 501 location), or by visiting its website at www.detrickscarwash.com .

How to turn your garden into a winter wonderland
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:03:51 -0800

The dogwood Cornus alba 'Sibirica', for example, has sealing- wax red stems so make sure you plant it in full sun or the colour won't be impressive. No winter garden is complete without lashings of red berries. Traditionally, these adorn a holly tree, ...

Thanksgiving is also harvest time for wildlife
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:18:22 -0800

Fall is the time when wax myrtle berries ripen on mature female plants. These bluish berries have a waxy coating that not all animals can digest, but they are devoured each winter by yellow-rumped warblers and ruby-crowned kinglets. ...

Holiday feasting should be for the birds too
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:36:52 -0800

Some of my favorites are yaupon holly, possum haw holly, wax myrtle , dogwood and American beautyberry. With the holiday season here and guests arriving for the celebration, we can have special visitors in the yard as well, by adding bird feeders, ...

Birders' Eye View: The rare bird alert
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:39:21 -0800

After half-a-minute of aerial ballet, the flycatcher made a beeline for the top of a nearby wax myrtle . It landed on a thin branch, grasping some sort of insect in its beak. Two weeks ago, a birder had spotted another rarity on Tybee a Franklin's ...

Community Notes
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:05:41 -0800

Available hardwoods include waxmyrtle , eastern redbud, black walnut, common persimmon and baldcypress. Orders will be taken until supplies run out. Pines will be sold in bundles of 25; cedars and hardwoods in bundles of 10. The cost is $10 per bundle. ...

Military Bases Provide Unlikely Refuge for South's Longleaf Pine
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:36:04 -0800

... loneliness upon entering seemingly endless stretches of this forest, where row upon row of tall, straight longleaf pines towered over an understory rife with astors, morning glories, rosemary, huckleberries, wax myrtle , winged sumac, and wiregrass. ...

Holiday feasting should be for the birds too
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:29:30 -0800

Some of my favorites are yaupon holly, possum haw holly, wax myrtle , dogwood and American beautyberry. With the holiday season here and guests arriving for the celebration, we can have special visitors in the yard as well, by adding bird feeders, ...

Shrub offers a sweet but deadly fragrance
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:01:43 -0800

Here at the Beach it grows right along with natives, such as yaupon holly and wax myrtle , in hedgerows and other vegetation that has grown up over the years along streets and in between older yards. Yes, elaeagnus is out of favor now since it shades ...

Mariposa Cane Slough Preserve opens in Port St. Lucie
Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:01:46 -0800

Trees such as oaks and maples, as well as red mulberry, wax myrtle and a large salt bush, call the preserve home. There's also plenty for bird enthusiasts to see. Birds such as eagles, red-shouldered and red-tailed hawks, red-bellied woodpeckers, ...

Eucalyptus crowd out natives
Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:01:59 -0800

gradual removal of up to 120 eucalyptus trees (if not used by wildlife) over a 10-year period, with replacement plantings at a 3:1 ratio of native trees including coast live oaks, sycamores, willows, and wax myrtle . If the opponents of the plan would ...

Birders' Eye View: As the bird world turns
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:24:01 -0800

Like the tree swallows, this abundant winter resident once called the myrtle warbler also dines on wax myrtle berries. Forget the beach, I decided, and headed for Fort Pulaski where I found Nelson's, saltmarsh, and Savannah sparrows, sedge wrens, ...

A hedge creates beauty for you, a haven for wildlife
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:13:27 -0800

You could try yaupon holly, silver saw palmetto, Walter's viburnum and wax myrtle . Plant some blueberries and a few smaller trees such as sassafras, hawthorn or sparkleberry. Create one large bed by mulching heavily with pine straw or leaves between ...

How about a side of socialism with your Thanksgiving turkey?
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:47:02 -0800

Once again on Thanksgiving Day, Americans of every political persuasion gather around the dinner table and wax poetic about all sorts of topics, some silly, some serious. Once again on Thanksgiving Day, Americans of every political persuasion gather ...