Event Series Palo Alto College Plant Sale!

Palo Alto College Plant Sale!

Palo Alto College 1400 W Villaret Blvd, San Antonio, TX, United States

Plant Sale at the Greenhouse every Thursday from 10AM to 3PM! Vegetables, herbs, annuals, houseplants, woody ornamentals, and more! The Greenhouse is accessed by the service road next to the Natatorium on campus. Please call ahead during summer months to confirm availability:  PAC Horticulture Club, 210-486-3080.

New Native Plants of Texas — Men’s Garden Club Mtg.

Oblate Mission & Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes 5712 Blanco Rd., San Antonio, TX, United States

The Men’s Garden Club of San Antonio meets on the first Thursday of each month and meetings are free and open to the public.  For more information, contact Darlene Badorski at [email protected] New Native Plants of Texas Speaker:  Doug Tomasini Twenty years ago Doug started collecting plants with which to landscape his back yard.  He developed a passion for growing native Texas ...

Backyard Basics EXPO

San Antonio Garden Center 3310 N New Braunfels Ave, San Antonio, TX, United States

Backyard Basics EXPO Presented by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service This year's EXPO will include seminars on Water Gardening, Pollinator Gardening, Veggie Gardening, Salsa Gardening and Salsa Making, Jerky Making, Backyard Chickens, Fruit Trees, Buy the Whole Cow - Cuts of Meat, and Composting. Featured Speakers David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service   Molly Keck, Entomologist, Texas A&M AgriLife ...

All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series: Bees, Wasps, and Hornets, Oh My!

Note: on August 3, the link to the live webinar, in the title below, opens about 15 minutes before the webinar.  If you try to log in earlier, you will get an error message. All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series: Bees, Wasps, and Hornets, Oh My! Late summer, picnics can become a battling ground with hornets, bees, and wasps.  ...

Event Series Pond Building 101

Pond Building 101

Water Garden Gens 3230 Bolton Rd, Marion, TX, United States

1.5 CEUs. Code: 002. Free. For more information call, 210-659-584, or visit the website: http://www.watergardengems.com/index/index.php/let-us-help-you/pond-building-101 Topic: Learn about the different water feature options to help you hone in on the one that you want...Koi Pond, Water Garden, Visual Waterfall, Pondless Waterfeature, Bog Garden, etc. Then, a review of critical aspects of the construction process so you know how to do ...

Family Fairy Gardening

Northeast Community Learning Center 8750 Tesoro Dr, San Antonio, TX, United States

Fee: $32.  A $30 supply fee, payable to the instructor at the beginning of class, covers all materials for one fairy garden.  NEISD class meets in Rm. 105. To register call: 210-407-0140 or go to https://communityed.neisd.net Topic: Family Fairy Gardening Grownups, grab your little ones (ages 5-12) and bring them to an afternoon of fairy gardening! Adults and kids alike will have ...

Earth-Kind® Home Gardening Series: Rainwater Harvesting / Drip Irrigation

HOME GARDENING SERIES   Presented by: David Rodriguez, County Extension Agent—Horticulture Bexar County Master Gardener Specialists Aug 8 - Rainwater Harvesting / Drip Irrigation (Surviving the Drought) Aug 22 - Fall Vegetable Gardening (Focus on Warm Weather Vegetables) Sept 12 - Home Fruit & Citrus Sept 26 - Lawn Care Basics Oct 10 - Fall Vegetable Gardening (Focus on Cool ...

$10 – $30
Event Series Palo Alto College Plant Sale!

Palo Alto College Plant Sale!

Palo Alto College 1400 W Villaret Blvd, San Antonio, TX, United States

Plant Sale at the Greenhouse every Thursday from 10AM to 3PM! Vegetables, herbs, annuals, houseplants, woody ornamentals, and more! The Greenhouse is accessed by the service road next to the Natatorium on campus. Please call ahead during summer months to confirm availability:  PAC Horticulture Club, 210-486-3080.

Proper Wiring Techniques — SA Bonsai Society Mtg.

Lion's Field Adult and Senior Citizen Center 2809 Broadway, San Antonio, TX, United States

The San Antonio Bosai Society meets on the second Thursday of each month and meetings are free and open to the public.  For more information, visit http://www.sanantoniobonsai.org/ Speaker:  Donna Dobberfuhl Donna will explain the proper techniques to placing and removing wire on bonsai.

Tomato Canning Workshop

Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard 25195 Mathis Road, Elmendorf, TX, United States

Tomato plants can yield an abundant crop in a short time, and canning is a great way to use up and preserve what your garden produces. Texas Agricultural Extension Service agent Connie Shepard will show participants how to can tomatoes.  Take this opportunity to meet Connie and ask questions about all sorts of canning.  Everyone taking part in the workshop will ...

Home Mushroom Growing

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

Learn the basics of mushroom cultivation.  You will learn simple techniques to cultivate your own mushrooms at home and explore their multiple applications.  The class will consist of a lecture and hands-on preparation of your own mushroom kits to take home.  Come early for a free CHEF cooking demonstration using mushrooms before the class--starts at 1 pm. Instructor:  Louis San Miguel, ...

Mass Producing Compost

San Antonio Garden Center 3310 N New Braunfels Ave, San Antonio, TX, United States

San Antonio Rose Society meetings are free amd open to the public. For more information, go to: http://www.sarosesociety.org or contact Emilia Daiga Collins at [email protected]. We are continually recommending the use of compost in our rose soils and as a mulch on our rose beds.  Members of the New Earth staff will explain the composting process, from start to finish. Speaker:  Adam Leija ...

The Amazing Euphorbia Challenge — SA Cactus & Xerophyte Society Mtg.

San Antonio Garden Center 3310 N New Braunfels Ave, San Antonio, TX, United States

Free.  Meeting open to non-members.  Social time starts 6:30 pm; Program & Meeting starts 7:15 pm.  For more information, go to http://sacxs.org or contact Barbara Schulze at [email protected]. Attention mobile users:  For more information, text 56512 on your phone and type sacxs in the message box. Follow the link to the SACXS mobile website. The Amazing Euphorbia Challenge--During this event, teams of 2-4 ...

WaterSaver Walks

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

Explore our WaterSaver Gardens with a Master Naturalist.  Learn the characteristics of different drought tolerant landscapes.  Thanks to a generous donation from our friends at San Antonio Water System, walk is free to Botanical Garden members or with paid admission, but registration is required. Tour meets at 10 a.m. in the Breezeway of the Halsell welcome building. • August 16 ...

Event Series Palo Alto College Plant Sale!

Palo Alto College Plant Sale!

Palo Alto College 1400 W Villaret Blvd, San Antonio, TX, United States

Plant Sale at the Greenhouse every Thursday from 10AM to 3PM! Vegetables, herbs, annuals, houseplants, woody ornamentals, and more! The Greenhouse is accessed by the service road next to the Natatorium on campus. Please call ahead during summer months to confirm availability:  PAC Horticulture Club, 210-486-3080.

Phil Hardberger Park Land Bridge — BCMG Educational Seminar

Phil Hardberger Park Land Bridge Hosted by Bexar County Master Gardeners Thursday, August 16, 2018 1:00-3:00pm at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office 3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208 San Antonio, TX 78230 Free and Open to the Public Topic:  Phil Hardberger Park Land Bridge Wurzbach Parkway currently divides Phil Hardberger Park into two separate parcels of land, preventing access between ...

Event Series BCMG Board of Directors Meeting

BCMG Board of Directors Meeting

Bexar County Master Gardeners 3355 Cherry Ridge, Ste. 208, San Antonio, TX, United States

Monthly meeting of the BCMG Board of Directors. NOTE: The BOD meeting will begin promptly at the conclusion of the BCMG monthly meeting. As the finish time of speakers at these meetings can vary, all board members should attend the afternoon BCMG meeting. All members are welcome to observe the meetings; however, in order to accommodate seating, please email the ...

Wildflowers of Texas! — Guadalupe County Master Gardeners Mtg.

Guadalupe County AgriLife Extension 210 East Live Oak, Seguin, TX, United States

Everyone is welcome, and it’s Free! The Guadalupe County Master Gardeners Meeting will begin at 6:15 PM followed by the speaker at 7:00.  For more information, visit www.guadalupecountymastergardeners.org or call 830-303-3889. Wildflowers of Texas! Speaker:  Michael Eason Michael is a conservation botanist and author of the newly released Wildflowers of Texas.  He is the founder of Texas Flora, a Facebook group devoted to plant identification in Texas ...

Native Plant Walks

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

Explore our Texas Native Trails with two experienced Master Naturalists, Nancy and Gary Rogers, with a focus on specific native plants along the trail.  Learn a little history and ethno-botany along the way and join in the discussion of water, soil, topography, and weather that allow our natives to thrive. Thanks to a generous donation from our friends at San ...

Explore the Canyon — Government Canyon State Natural Area

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

Join us each month every third Saturday for a new adventure! For information email [email protected] or call (210) 688-9055; ext. 2009. Subject to cancellation; Natural Area entrance fees apply. Explore the Canyon - Knowledgeable guides discuss the flora, fauna, natural and cultural history of this awesome natural area on this exploration. Length of walk and interpretive topic will vary, depending ...

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.