The San Antonio Garden Center Club invites you for coffee at 9:30am and speaker at 10am; meetings are free and open to the public.  For more information go to http://sanantoniogardencenter.org/monthly-meetings-2/ or call 210-824-9981. Topic:  Initiatives of the San Antonio Food Bank Speaker:  Esther Eribe, San Antonio Food Bank

The Alamo Orchid Society meets on the first Wednesday of each month.  The social starts at 6:30pm with the meeting beginning at 7:00.  For more information contact Carole Gage at [email protected] or visit the website at http://alamoorchidsociety.org/ Speaker:  Dr. Robert Marsh Dr. Marsh is working to popularize Barkerias among orchid hobbyists and establish them as mass-market plants.

FREE.  Register through Nov 6. A discussion of historic landscapes of the San Antonio region and their plants, as well as how native plants can create a strong sense of place with limited water, expense, and upkeep. Speaker:  Mike Pecen Mr. Pecen practices landscape architecture with Rialto Studio in San Antonio.  He has designed institutional, civic and residential projects throughout ...