The Cibolo Nature Center and Farm will host its Mostly Native Plant Sale for the 29th year on May 4, 2019. You can find native Hill Country plants for your landscape and gardens, nature inspired art, bird baths and houses, pottery, organic soils, plant food, honey-based products, as well as information on landscape design and rainwater harvesting systems. Fee:  $5, ...

FREE Bus Tour! Parking is available at Canyon Ridge Elementary School, 20522 Stone Oak Parkway, San Antonio, TX 78258. Five amazing WaterSaver Yards will be featured in this year’s tour.  Get a rare look at landscapes that offer different approaches in design, but share a common goal of saving water in two separate Stone Oak neighborhoods. Featured Homes

This seminar covers every aspect of pond construction, from general design and excavation techniques to specific pump and filter advice!  Bring your questions–we’ll be happy to answer them! $20 class fee For more information call, 210-659-5841, or visit http://watergardengems.com/NewSite/let-us-help-you/pond-building-101/.

Native plants can adapt to whatever extremes our weather throws at them and they are low maintenance!  Come explore these plants and how to use them at this FREE seminar. Speaker:  Drake White, Certified Texas Master Naturalist RSVP to attend. For more information visit https://www.rainbowgardens.biz/seminar-and-event-calendar/.

Whether you already have bees or just thinking about getting started, this is the seminar for you!  You'll learn about the types of bees in our area, the needs of pollinators in our gardens, and what it will take to get started beekeeping. Speaker:  Mark de Kiewiet, Master Beekeeper and organizer of Bees in the East RSVP to attend this ...

Learn the art of cultivating edible and medicinal mushrooms at home using a variety of materials.  Topics to be covered are the mushroom life cycle, how to choose materials, substrate preparation, indoor cultivation methods, mycelial expansion, and how to incorporate fungi into your garden and landscape.  There will be a hands-on portion of the class where we make oyster mushroom ...

It's a celebration of Lavender! Our 21st Annual Lavender Fest takes place Saturday, May 4th and Sunday, May 5th!  Hours:  Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday, Noon - 5 p.m.  Lavender cooking demonstrations, lavender presentations, artisan vendors, lavender luncheons, concessions, music, and wine tasting will be taking place! The festival admission is complimentary; parking is $5. For more ...

This seminar covers the structure of plants, their important parts and their parts' functions.  Students will learn how these functions help the plants survive the extremes of the San Antonio climate.  Participants will receive a free plant. Instructor:  Mary Irish, award-winning horticultural consultant, author of several books on landscaping in the Southwest US, and manager of plant sales at the ...

NATIONAL WILDFLOWER WEEK Lady Bird Johnson said wildflowers “give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours.”  Right she was!  From bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) blanketing Hill Country roadsides and purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) dotting Wisconsin prairies to California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) making good on their state’s nickname, wildflowers are admired nationwide — and they’re celebrated officially every ...

Free.  The Native Plant Society of Texas-Boerne Chapter meeting begins at 6:30 PM with a Native plant/seed exchange & social time, followed by the Program at 7:00 PM.  For more information, go to https://npsot.org/wp/boerne/ Topic:  Cactus Native to the Texas Hill Country Speaker:  Dr. Jimmy Black, President of the San Antonio Cactus & Xerophyte Society

National Public Gardens Day is an annual celebration of the nation’s public gardens to raise awareness of the important role botanical gardens and arboreta play in promoting environmental stewardship, plant and water conservation, green spaces, and education in communities nationwide. Visit the San Antonio Botanical Garden website, https://www.sabot.org/, for more information. To find out more about National Public Gardens Day ...

Learn about a variety of native plants and their important uses while taking a walk along the beautiful San Antonio River. FREE event sponsored by the San Antonio River Authority To reserve a spot, contact Nicki Apostolow, Park Program Coordinator, or call 210-302-3252.  For more information, visit https://www.sara-tx.org/events/  

The Native Landscape Certification Program (NLCP) is a series of day-long classes that teaches best practices for native plant landscaping – including wildlife habitat gardening.  Each class consists of an indoor training session and an outdoor plant walk.  Participants will see common invasive plants in natural areas.  In each level 45 native Texas plants recommended for your landscape and 5 ...

A family-friendly day for celebrating all things birds across the world! Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with a festival filled with bird-themed games, crafts, nature-based vendors, native plant sale, food trucks, live bird of prey show, and presentations about our feathered friends. Visit http://mitchelllake.audubon.org/migratorybirdfest for more information.