Native Plants
Q. Who is Mr. Smarty Plants?
A: There are those who suspect Wildflower Center volunteers are the culpable and capable culprits. Yet, others think staff members play some, albeit small, role. You can torture us with your plant questions, but we will never reveal the Green Guru's secret identity.
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Tuesday - October 30, 2007
From: Austin, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: User Comments
Title: Thank you Mr. Smarty Plants
Answered by: Damon Waitt
QUESTION:
No question, just wanted to thank Barbara Medford for her most informative and entertaining reply to my Oct. 2 question on the elimation of nutsedge. THANK YOU!ANSWER:
It is praise like this that inspires our Mr. Smarty Plants volunteers to spend long hours researching and providing answers to your questions about native plants. Thank you for recognizing their effort.
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