Remove pesticides before you plant

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]h my. Oh no. Unbelievable. Creekside Nursery, a large wholesaler of Texas natives, uses pesticides. This word I have from Shelly Saunders, with Creekside’s Customer Service.

You’ve probably seen Creekside Nursery’s green and white tag, if you’ve purchased “Texas plants” locally.

In checking on my new (in-the-ground) Dutchman’s pipevine, I read a review of a species (gigantea) with an instance of Swallowtail caterpillars showing signs of sickness and dying. The blogger assumed the species was toxic.