Intro to Native Plants (Zoom Webinar)

There are few better ways to attract birds to your backyard than by incorporating native plants in your landscape.  During this FREE beginner level class, we will discuss the benefits of native plants and their benefits for both birds and people!  You will come away from this presentation with practical suggestions for plants to incorporate into your landscape in San ...

Ask-Me-Anything: All About Raised Garden Beds (Virtual Workshop by Eco Centro)

Come prepared to learn all about raised garden beds!  Why is this style of gardening so popular?  What are the benefits to using raised beds?  Is raised bed gardening easier than other types of gardens? Come join us in this unique interactive FREE webinar where you will be able to get your questions answered by our expert, Darinka Hudson, founder ...

Sustainability Guided Tour at SABOT

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

Learn how the Botanical Garden showcases ways to conserve scarce resources.  Its infrastructure, architecture, and plants offer important lessons on building sustainable communities.  Join a specially trained docent on a walk to examine these diverse features. Space is limited and face coverings are required. Meet behind the Admission kiosk. Fee:  $15 ($13.50, Garden members)   Registration deadline is at 10:00 AM ...

Native Plant Guided Tour at SABOT

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

Explore our 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 are more than 250 ...

Gardening Basics (Virtual Workshop by Eco Centro)

Gardening is one of the most exciting and rewarding lifestyle changes one can implement.  But where do you start?  There is so much to know and learn.  In this FREE workshop we will will start with the basics.  Learn about the most common types of gardens, soil types, amendments, and we will answer as many questions as possible. Registration Please ...

Wildflower Seeds 101

Laura will be talking about the types of seeds to plant along with the when, where, and how to plant them.  She will also talk about adding specific types of wildflowers to our butterfly gardens. Speaker:  Laura Jarvis, Fee:  $10 Tickets For more information, visit Upcoming Gardening Events and Classes | Rainbow Gardens.

Composting Basics (Virtual Workshop 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.  Come join us in this FREE workshop as we cover many different methods for compost, from worms to hot, trench to Takakura.  There is a compost method that is perfect for your ...

Plant a Butterfly Garden

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to attend a seminar presented by a noted San Antonio landscaper who will provide all the information you need to plan, develop, and maintain a Butterfly Garden.  Next, you will be able to create your own garden during the breakout session using magnetic boards with various bed shapes and plant material pictures. Instructor:  Gardening ...

Monarch Tagging Program – Government Canyon SNA

Government Canyon State Natural Area 12861 Galm Road, San Antonio, TX, United States

This program will give you the butterflies, in a good way! Join Ranger Jessica and Friends of GCSNA volunteer Debi for a family friendly program about helping Monarchs and other pollinators.  Learn some of the things we can do to help conserve the habitats of Monarch butterflies and other pollinators.  10:00AM – 2:00PM.  Monarch life cycle/migration displays, crafts, live Monarchs ...

NPSOT-SA 2021 Social Native Plant Walk

Headwaters at Incarnate Word 4503 Broadway, San Antonio, TX, United States

This in-person plant walk and social event is open to NPSOT Members and is FREE to the Public. • Gather at Headwaters Sanctuary - meet NPSOT Members - Socialize and enjoy breakfast tacos & coffee (bring your own cup!). • Enjoy a plant walk - see the native plants in Fall bloom and color through the beautiful and spiritual Headwaters ...

SAWS WaterSaver Landscape Program (Virtual Workshop by Eco Centro)

Interested in saving money?  SAWS has amazing conservation programs available to customers!  In this FREE workshop we take a deeper dive into all of the WaterSaver Landscape program requirements, resources, eligible plants, what to do if you have irrigation, and how to plan and install a WaterSaver Landscape from start to finish.  Get ready to have a beautiful outdoor space ...

Migrating Monarchs Guided Butterfly Walk – In Garden

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

Join Master Naturalist and Gardener Jessica Leslie in a walk through the San Antonio Botanical Garden in search of butterflies, particularly monarchs on their annual migration to Mexico.  This walk will cover the butterfly species you can find in San Antonio, when to look for them, and what native plants you can grow to attract and support their populations. Fee:$15 ...

Event Series Pollinators 101

Pollinators 101

Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival’s first Pollinator 101 Class!  Everything you need to know to get started with your Pollinator Garden.  Come on out and learn the Do’s, Don’ts, and How-To’s of Pollinator Gardening!   We will have a short Q&A time before we head out to the Pollinator Garden to see the butterflies in action.  We will have helpful hand ...

Event Series Pollinators 101

Pollinators 101

Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival’s first Pollinator 101 Class!  Everything you need to know to get started with your Pollinator Garden.  Come on out and learn the Do’s, Don’ts, and How-To’s of Pollinator Gardening!   We will have a short Q&A time before we head out to the Pollinator Garden to see the butterflies in action.  We will have helpful hand ...

Is Rainwater Harvesting for Me? (Virtual Workshop by Eco Centro)

Rainwater harvesting has so many benefits – from happy plants to money in your wallet.  With so many things to consider, it can be hard to know where or how to start.  This FREE short workshop will touch on all of the basics, and questions to ask yourself.  This class is good for those looking to “dip their toes” in ...

Landscaping with Mexican Plants

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

It is estimated that Mexico holds 50,000 plant taxa within its borders.  Many of these are popular horticulture plants in use throughout the world.  In conjunction with the Frida Kahlo exhibit, displaying some of Mexico’s plant diversity, Eason will cover plants native to Mexico and adjacent Texas that are used in landscaping, as well as highlight a few new world ...

30th Annual Herb Market

Pearl Farmers Market 312 Pearl Pkwy, San Antonio, TX, United States

30th Annual Herb Market Celebrating "Parsley"  -  Petroselinum  -  Herb of the Year 2021 Pearl Brewery 312 Pearl Pkwy. San Antonio, TX  78215 Saturday October 16, 2021 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM SA Herb Market Association is delighted to bring Herb Market to the public at the Pearl on Saturday, October 16th.  There will be lots of activities for adults and ...

Texas Bird Walk Guided Tour at SABOT

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

Learn about resident and migrant birds at the Botanical Garden, their characteristics, requirements for food, nesting, and protection, and the native plants you can use to attract them to your yard. Space is limited and face coverings are required. Meet at 9:15 AM behind the Admissions kiosk. Fee:$15 ($13.50, Garden members)  Registration deadline is 9:15 AM the day before the ...

6th Annual Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival

Confluence Park 310 W Mitchell St., San Antonio, TX, United States

Get your wings on for our sixth annual Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival! Festival day takes flight with a People for Pollinators Parade at 10:00 A.M.  We’ll be tagging monarch butterflies for citizen science in honor of loved ones all day long, kayaking the beautiful San Antonio River, and offering myriad educational events and family fun by our education partners. ...

Color codes for the calendar are as follows:

  • Orange: These are events for BCMG members only.
  • Blue: These are public events for which BCMG members can also receive CEU credit.
  • Green: These are events that are open to the general public.