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Mountain Laurels, also known as mescal beans, are one of my favorite plants. I have about ten of them scattered over the yard. Nearly every one just sprouted from a discarded seed. In general, mountain laurels are not easy to transplant, so start with a nursery plant. Transplants also may not bloom for several years, so, again, it is best to start with a nursery plant.

The average home value in Wimberley increased more than $135,000 over the last year to $477,388 for a nearly 40% increase year over year.

“We live in a beautiful place,” Jose Abaroa, lead pastor at Cypress Creek Church, said. “Looking down at the valley, we live in a beautiful place.”

The Katherine Anne Porter School Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of two new interim leaders: Superintendent Nadine Pabst, M. Ed., and Dean of Students /Transition Support Lead Jay Myers.

Hays County is inching closer to establishing a public defender’s office.

Effective April 7, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors voted to move the Jacob’s Well Groundwater Management Zone into 30% Drought Curtailment. The Jacob’s Well springflow is declining due to reduced aquifer storage. As of April 1, 2022, the 10-day flow rate was 2.94 cubic feet per second.

The title of this article is not a typo, because I hope we’ll all prepare to encourage our wonderful pollinator bees this spring. We love our spring and summer wildflowers and blooming perennials, and pollinators are a flower’s best friend. In fact, the main purpose of a flower on a plant is to attract pollinators and insure reproduction. In addition to our beautiful flowers over 150 species of grain and fruit crops depend on this process. Flying insects accomplish the vast majority of this important task, and bees are exceptionally suited for the job. Their fuzzy surface helps pollen grains adhere to their bodies and their legs have evolved to carry pollen.

“It was hot,” Christopher Robbins, Assistant Chief of Wimberley Fire and Rescue, said. “It is hard to describe to someone that doesn’t see these types of responses on a daily basis. Every time you would blink, the fire would double. Every time I went back to the truck to call for more resources, you would see through that smoke and see the rise of heat. It was so hot, it didn’t matter how far you stood back, you were getting burned up.”

You can’t say you’re from Wimberley until you’ve spent time in the home where it all started. The Wimberley View’s newest staff reporter has checked that item off the Wimberley Must-Do list. Read about his experience as he learned the history of Wimberley – just like all of the students in our fourth grade classes. This is a multipart series helping Colton McWilliams learn to be a local.

The city of Wimberley has hired a company to help define and potentially create a historic district in the downtown area.