Due to directions from the CDC and San Antonio's current health situation, GVST's WaterSaver Landscape Design School is canceled. If you are interested in where to start to get your landscape in shape, and plants resistant to the long hot summers we have in the San Antonio area, then get ready to sign up. You will receive four full-color books ...
All Bexar County Master Gardener face-to-face activities are suspended until further notice. Bexar County Master Gardeners Top Tomato Contest Saturday, May 30, 2020 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Fanick's Garden Center 1025 Holmgreen Rd. San Antonio, TX 78220 Come Join the Fun! Bring your best looking tomatoes in for a chance to win some nice gift cards and achieve ...
Note: Since this is a distance learning class, participants will require a computer and internet connection to take the workshop. Gardener, Chelsea Crisler, will show you how to plant, design, and care for a lovely succulent fairy garden. Each participant will receive a kit that includes succulents, planting mediums, a pot, and fairy garden materials. This workshop is designed for ...
Note: Since this is a distance learning class, participants will require a computer and internet connection to take the workshop. Explore regional and seasonal plants that provide a range of remarkable natural dye colors in this online class. Casey Galloway, local fiber artist and instructor, will teach step-by-step approaches to preparing a variety of fibers for dyeing, as well as ...
The Bexar County Master Gardeners are now on YouTube! Watch classes at home (or on your smartphone)! Watch Now: Crape-Myrtle Bark Scale with Bill Swantner, Bexar County Master Gardeners Click HERE to watch and subscribe to this exciting new gardening resource! NOTE: BCMGs may earn 1 CEU per year - Code 001 for watching one of our YouTube educational videos. ...
Did you know you can turn your excess food waste and yard trimmings into nutrient rich compost? Join us for a 3-hour How to Compost training session where you'll learn all you need to know to start composting in your backyard today. Sponsored by the Alamo Area Council of Governments Presenters: ...
Horticulturist David Rodriguez and Entomologist Molly Keck are joining forces to provide a weekly garden plants and bugs webinar series. Join us to learn about your landscape and the insects that could wreak havoc on it! Wednesday, June 3 – 12:00 Noon: The Other Beneficial Insects – Predators with Molly Keck, Entomologist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Please use this ...
Aggie Horticulture Facebook Live Events Join Aggie Horticulture on Wednesdays and Fridays at 1:00 PM (Central time). Click on the Aggie Horticulture Facebook Page to watch Facebook Live events! 1 BCMG CEU/Code 001 per Event – unlimited at this time! Today’s Topic 6/3/2020 at 1:00 PM: Check Your Crape (and Other Plants) for Scale The following topics have already aired, ...
Note: A computer and internet connection are required for this class. In North America there are 15 times the number of moth species as butterfly species, and their roles in terrestrial ecosystems are far more significant. Master Naturalist, Delmar Cain will talk about Texas moths’ life cycles, food, beauty, challenges, and the roles they play in the larger food web. ...
Good Bugs, Bad Bugs and the Truth about Asian Giant Hornets (Bumblebee photo by Jessica Womack) Come join this online presentation and learn from entomologist Molly Keck about beneficial insects, harmful insects, and get the facts about the Asian Giant Hornet (AGH, also known as the Murder Hornet) currently being seen in Washington State. Molly will let us know her ...
Horticulturist David Rodriguez and Entomologist Molly Keck are joining forces to provide a weekly garden plants and bugs webinar series. Join us to learn about your landscape and the insects that could wreak havoc on it! Wednesday, June 10 – 12:00 Noon: The Other Beneficial Insects – Parasitoids and Recyclers with Molly Keck, Entomologist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Please ...
Note: A computer and internet connection are required for this class. The foundation of a resilient and beautiful landscape is healthy soil. In this online class, arborist David Vaughan will teach you practical tips to enhance the power of soil and landscapes. Learn about the dynamic enterprise of living soil, from decomposing organic matter for plants to use, storing and ...
FREE and open to the public! Bring your lunch and join us! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 2020 Brown Bag Lunch & Learn programs will be conducted the 2nd Friday of each month, 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM, at the Bexar County Extension Office (3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208). The sessions will provide information on consumer horticulture. Most classes are ...
Note: A computer and internet connection are required for this class. Urban beekeeping is a growing and exciting pastime all over the country. Find out what all the buzz is about! Rob Holliday, a long-time beekeeper in San Antonio, and Rick Fink, President of the Alamo Area Beekeepers Association, will discuss the joys, the challenges, and the environmental and community ...
Horticulturist David Rodriguez and Entomologist Molly Keck are joining forces to provide a weekly garden plants and bugs webinar series. Join us every Tuesday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM to learn about your landscape and the insects that could wreak havoc on it! Tuesday, June 16 - 12:00 Noon: Live Lunch & Garden Q&A with David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas A&M ...
Free online event hosted by Eco Centro Design and implement landscapes that work. Learn valuable techniques to develop landscapes that are made to last and function sustainably with local ecosystems. A properly designed sustainable landscape should be beautiful and eco-friendly while saving resources and requiring minimal maintenance. Keep water on your property, reduce localized flooding, manage stormwater flows, design for ...
June BCMG Educational Seminar Topic: Introduction to Water Conservation in the Home Landscape Speaker: John Vann, Bexar County Master Gardener Advanced Master Gardener - Irrigation Efficiency John Vann has been teaching new Habitat for Humanity homeowners how to conserve water in their new home landscapes for many years. Join John as he shares this information with us. The program is ...
NEW & UNDERUSED PLANTS Hosted by the Bexar County Master Gardeners Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:00 – 3:00 PM at Bexar County Master Gardeners 3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208 San Antonio, TX 78230 Free and Open to the Public Guest Speaker: Jessica Robertson, Biologist and “Self-Proclaimed Plant Nerd” Jessica will be speaking about new plants that are either coming available ...
Monthly meeting of the BCMG Board of Directors. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom. Note: Participants will need to have Zoom (version 5.0) installed prior to the start of the meeting. This is a one-time step you will not have to repeat for future meetings and programs. All members are welcome to attend this seminar and meeting. To attend, ...
This Rainbow Gardens seminar will be presented June 20, 2020, at 10:00 AM online through Zoom. Patsy Inglet, President of the Bexar County Audubon Society, will discuss the use of native plants in landscaping to help native birds. Register in advance using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ucOygpz8rHt2OCyDAbxF5gh4SJJC-ppVX Visit https://www.rainbowgardens.biz/events-classes/ for further information.
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