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Fee: $5.  Class size is 7 participants.  Masks required. Registration  

Come see what’s in bloom!  Explore the Botanical Garden’s WaterSaver Gardens with a Master Naturalist.  Learn the characteristics of different drought tolerant landscapes, including Cottage, Hill Country, Manicure Xeriscape, and Spanish style. Face coverings are required. Fee: Included with paid admission ($15-12) and membership admission Space is limited. Registration  WaterSaver Rewards Eligible

Fee: $5.  Class size is 7 participants.  Masks required. Registration

28th Annual Herb Market Celebrating "Rubus" - Herb of the Year 2020 Raspberries, Blackberries, Boysenberries, et al... Saturday October 17, 2020 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Pearl Brewery 303 Pearl Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78215 Feature Presentation 12:00 - 1:00 PM Celebrity Chef using Herb of the Year Recipes Each year on the third Saturday of October we bring you ...

Learn about resident and migrant birds in the San Antonio Botanical Garden, their characteristics, and their requirements for food, nesting, and protection. Face coverings are required. Fee: Included with paid admission ($15-12) and membership admission Space is limited. Registration  WaterSaver Rewards Eligible

Gardening Volunteers of South Texas presents this online learning experience.  General water conservation principles will be discussed.  Plant Selection will be highlighted with individual pictures of plants shown in various landscapes of homes.  Focus will be on: Identifying amount of sun in given area (i.e. morning or afternoon sun or shade) Determining if a plant is an annual or a ...

This is a free workshop offered by Eco Centro. Composting is one of the best ways to reduce our own waste, produce new life for plants, drastically improve soil quality, increase moisture retention, and so much more.  Closing the waste loop is critical to becoming more sustainable, and it is super easy to do!  Participants will learn about various composting ...

NEISD Community Education Home & Garden Grownups, grab your little ones (ages 5+) and get them ready for an evening of fairy gardening!  Adults and kids alike will have fun customizing their fairy gardens by using their imaginations. You will need a container (10x10x4 is best) or you can purchase one from the instructor!  Marianne Rodriguez owns Whimsical Fairy Gardens ...

Fee: $5.  Class size is 7 participants.  Masks required. Registration

This meeting will be held via Zoom.  Advance registration is required. Many of our native wildflowers and trees are associated with legends that have been handed down through generations.  These stories illuminate the special relationships humans and native plants have shared.  Mobi Warren, formerly a Master Storyteller with the Texas Commission on the Arts, will share several of these tales. ...

NEISD Community Education Home & Garden This class is for the flower arranger who wants to grow their own flowers and for the gardener who knows how to grow but wants ideas to fill their house with their harvest.  Your instructor will teach you the best varieties to grow in San Antonio, techniques on soil improvements, and harvesting tips for ...

Fee: $5.  Class size is 7 participants.  Masks required. Registration

Learn how the Botanical Garden showcases ways to conserve scarce resources.  Its infrastructure, architecture and plants offer important lessons on building sustainable communities.  Join specially trained docents on a walk to examine these diverse features. Face coverings are required. Fee: Included with paid admission ($15-12) and membership admission Space is limited. Registration  WaterSaver Rewards Eligible

Explore the Botanical Garden’s 11 – acre Texas Native Trail with Master Naturalists.  Learn about how native plants conserve water, adapt to their environment, and work in landscapes, and what their growing requirements are.  Topics include medicinal uses of native plants as well as their historical and cultural uses, and which are favored by birds, butterflies, and other wildlife.  There ...

Fungi and bacteria are often associated with disease and the problems they cause to our trees, landscapes, and gardens.  In this workshop, certified arborist David Vaughan will introduce us to the concept of Induced Resistance (also called Systemically Induced Resistance and Systemically Acquired Resistance), which involves the application of microorganisms or naturally occurring chemicals to activate the plants’ own immunological ...

In this virtual workshop, the San Antonio Bonsai Society will introduce the art of bonsai, its history, methodology, and challenges.  A computer and internet connection are required. Instructor:  Ryan Odegaard, Bonsai Educator and Tiny Tree Trimmer Fee: $10 ($9, members) Registration Registration deadline is Wednesday, November 11 at 6 p.m.  Shortly after closing you will be sent a weblink and ...

NEISD Community Education Home & Garden If you yearn for the delicate blend of creative color and flowing forms often found in quaint English cottage gardens in your Texas landscape then you are in luck!  By working the soil and using Texas natives and other well-adapted water savers, you can have the garden you’ve always dreamed of.  In this course, ...

Do you want to experience life on the farm? Then this Agricultural event is just for you! November 14th (Saturday) OR November 15th (Sunday) 9:00 - 11:00 AM  and  Noon - 2:00 PM The San Antonio Rose Palace, 25665 Boerne Stage Rd., San Antonio, TX  78255 Each drive is limited to 30 vehicles so register early! Information, Cost, and Registration ...

In conjunction with the OrigamiintheGarden2 exhibition, the San Antonio Botanical Garden is highlighting the complex and beautiful Japanese art of bonsai.  This exhibition will showcase a variety of species of bonsai on display throughout the Botanical Garden. Bonsai collections from San Antonio Bonsai Society will be featured, and members of the San Antonio Bonsai Society will be onsite to demonstrate ...

Start your own bonsai using a Texas Native Plant!  Guests will learn about the soil, equipment, possible species, and techniques used to nurture bonsais at home.  All materials will be provided for each registered person to pot and take home a Yaupon Holly bonsai. Instructor:  Ryan Odegaard, Bonsai Educator and Tiny Tree Trimmer Fee:  $50 ($45, members), includes materials and ...