Offices Closed: Thanksgiving
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Bexar County Master Gardeners offices are closed today.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Bexar County Master Gardeners offices are closed today.
Free entry all day the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Bring your out-of-town family and friends for birdwatching, picnicking, and hiking through our gardens and trails. Not a hiker? We offer several miles of driving trails as well (weather permitting). Don’t forget, it is Small Business Saturday! We have new inventory in the store, just in time for the holidays. No RSVP ...
This is a hands-on workshop features cheese spreads with olives, biscuits with olives, different marinades for olives, and small pie shells to fill with tapenade. Fee: $15. For more information, visit https://www.sandyoaks.com/workshops/ or call 210-621-0044.
Attention all Bexar County Master Gardeners: Earn 1 CEU of the minimum 6 CEUs needed annually for Bexar County Master Gardener recertification by listening to one archived podcast of the WOAI 1200 AM Lawn and Garden Show. Click on the following link to select a podcast of interest to you: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/woai-home-and-garden-show-20474868/ - OR - You can earn 1 CEU (of ...
Learn about Texas native plants while working in the Garden. We will discuss our natives’ growing requirements, characteristics, ethnobotanical and wildscape uses, and learn to identify them in a naturalistic setting. Our work will be in the Native Trails areas of the Garden removing invasive plants, repairing trails, and planting new natives. Wear comfortable clothing; tools, snacks, and hydration provided. ...
The San Antonio Garden Center invites you for a plant exchange and social at 9:30 AM and the speaker at 10:00 AM; meetings are free and open to the public. For more information go to http://sanantoniogardencenter.org or call 210-824-9981. You are invited to the San Antonio Garden Center Holiday Shopping Market and Tasting Luncheon to shop and nosh!
Learn how the Garden showcases ways to conserve scarce resources. Its infrastructure, architecture, and plants offer important lessons on building sustainable communities. Join our specially trained docents on a walk to examine these diverse features. Participants meet behind the Admissions kiosk and the walk begins at 10:00 A.M. Instructor: Donald Strandberg Walk is free with admission but registration is required. ...
Note: on December 6, 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. The URL is subject to change. Please click on the title prior to the start time in order to get the correct URL. 2019 All Bugs Good and Bad ...
If you're interested in learning more about the source of your drinking water and where it goes, well, "after the flush," join SAWS Education for The Rain to Drain Experience field trip for adults. During this day-long expedition, you will explore an Edwards Aquifer recharge cave, experience the inner workings of a SAWS water production facility, and tour a water recycling plant. The field ...
Walk is free to members or with paid admission ($12-$9), but registration is required. Meet behind the Admissions kiosk. Tour leaves at 10:00 A.M. Explore the Texas Native Trails of the San Antonio Botanical Garden and learn about how native plants conserve water, adapt to their environment, work in landscapes, and what their growing requirements are. Discover what their cultural ...
This is a hands-on workshop showing a number of gift ideas we have explored in some of our other workshops: Making Refrigerator Pickled Tomatoes, Easy Oven Tomato Sauce, Vinaigrettes, Rustic Bread, and Pickled Fruit. Fee: $15, with a gift to take home For more information, visit https://www.sandyoaks.com/workshops/ or call 210-621-0044.
Join Michael Eason, Plant Conservation and Research Director, to learn about the work of the Center for Plant Conservation (CPC), its partnership with the San Antonio Botanical Garden, and the specific rare and endangered South Texas plants which the Botanical Garden has the responsibility to conserve, propagate, and protect. This workshop includes a tour of the gardens, including the rare ...
Learn about Texas native plants while working in the Garden. We will discuss our natives’ growing requirements, characteristics, ethnobotanical and wildscape uses, and learn to identify them in a naturalistic setting. Our work will be in the Native Trails areas of the Garden removing invasive plants, repairing trails, and planting new natives. Wear comfortable clothing; tools, snacks, and hydration provided. ...
Monthly meeting of the BCMG Board of Directors. All members are welcome to observe the meetings; however, in order to accommodate seating, please email the President, Grace Emery, [email protected], that you will be attending. Members can request items be added to the agenda at least five working days prior to the meeting date. Please email the President: [email protected].
FREE and open to the public! Bring your lunch and join us! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 2019 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. Today's Topic: Holiday Plant Gift ...
It’s a dog-friendly weekend at the Botanical Garden with swimming pools and water bowls for our furry friends. Share photos of you and your dog using #sabotgarden. Animal Defense League will be onsite on Saturday from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Fee: Admission ($12-$9) per person + $5 per leashed dog. Members pay $5 per leashed dog. Dogs are welcome ...
GVST Gardening Essentials Classes are free and open to the public, although a $5 donation is appreciated. No pre-registration is required. Tool sharpening is also available ($3 donation appreciated). Session 1: 12:15 - 1:15 PM (1 CEU) Topic: How to Properly Care For and Maintain Your Holiday Treasures Speaker: Claudette Rogers, Milberger's Landscaping and Nursery Claudette is a longtime employee ...
Learn about Texas native plants while working in the Garden. We will discuss our natives’ growing requirements, characteristics, ethnobotanical and wildscape uses, and learn to identify them in a naturalistic setting. Our work will be in the Native Trails areas of the Garden removing invasive plants, repairing trails, and planting new natives. Wear comfortable clothing; tools, snacks, and hydration provided. ...
This walk is free to members or with paid admission ($12-$9), but registration is required. Meet at 10:00 AM in the Greenwood Breezeway of the Halsell Welcome Building, third Thursday of the month. Explore our WaterSaver Gardens with a Master Naturalist. Learn the characteristics of different drought tolerant landscapes, including Cottage, Hill Country, Manicure Xeriscape, and Spanish style. Come see ...
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