Spring 2020 Children’s Vegetable Garden Program Saturday mornings, February 22 through June 6, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Registration is now open! Register here. ORIENTATION IS TODAY AT 10:00 AM The Children’s Vegetable Garden Program at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, one of the nation’s oldest youth gardening programs, is an opportunity for children aged 7-16 to grow their ...

    The Bexar County Master Gardeners are now on YouTube! Watch classes at home (or on your smartphone)! February Presentation:  Planting Spring Vegetables with Karen Gardner, Bexar County Master Gardener Click HERE to watch and subscribe to this exciting new gardening resource! The Bexar County Master Gardeners YouTube channel began on January 1, 2020.  The YouTube channel will include ...

If you’re interested in building a new pond or renovating an old one, our Pond Building Seminar is for you!  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! Fee:  $20 Call 210-659-5841 to reserve your spot and be sure to ...

Explore our Texas Native Trails with a Texas Master Naturalist 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 and wildscape uses are as well. Participants meet behind the Admissions kiosk and the walk begins at 10:00 A.M. Sponsored by San Antonio Water System.  ...

Learn the art and science of mushroom cultivation from Louis San Miguel.  In this class, he will teach you how to cultivate edible and medicinal mushrooms at home using a variety of materials.  Topics include the mushroom life cycle, how to choose materials, substrate preparation, indoor cultivation methods, mycelial expansion, and the incorporation of fungi into your garden and landscape.  ...

For a great while, we have ignored prairies and forests, creeks and springs...thinking we don’t need those things anymore.  No wonder they have all nearly disappeared ...knowing that we cared so little, for so long.  If we build and restore earth back like it was, will we behave differently than before?  Can we look and see the power, hope and ...

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/ Ryan will discuss riparian systems and how they impact water quality and hydrology in Hill Country watersheds.  He will highlight recent water quality monitoring data collected ...

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. Topic:  Floral Design for Novices Speaker:  Bobbie Quick, Chairman, San Antonio Garden Center Annual Flower Show  

The Alamo Orchid Society meets on the first Wednesday of each month.  The social starts at 6:30 PM with the meeting beginning at 7:00.  For more information, visit https://sanantonioalamoorchidsociety.com/ Topic:  Paphiopedilums Speaker:  Hadley Cash, Marriott Orchids, Kernersville, NC https://marriottorchids.com/  

2020 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo  Thursday, Febuary 6 through Sunday, February 23, 2020  Join the Bexar County Master Gardeners at Little Buckaroo Farms! Exhibits offer visitors a chance to see the agricultural origins of the food and fiber needed for daily living.  Exhibits show agricultural production from farm and ranch to the kitchen table.  Visitors to Little Buckaroo ...

The 35th Annual Fort Bend Regional Vegetable Conference is a celebration of vegetable production along the upper Gulf Coast region.  Counties of Waller, Wharton, Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Colorado, and Austin join with Fort Bend to put on this event focusing on teaching sustainable practices to help producers maximize efficiencies and profitability. Fee: $35, online and onsite. Registration Flyer Visit https://fortbend.agrilife.org/ ...

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 Fee:  Included with membership or general admission ($15-$12) and ...

The Edwards Aquifer is one of the greatest natural resources on earth, supplying water for the diverse agricultural, industrial, recreational, and domestic needs of almost two million users in south central Texas.  In this Lunch and Learn, Gregg Eckhardt will discuss the historical utilization of this resource, the formation’s geology and hydrology, and will trace the history of its management ...

If you're interested in learning more about the sources of your drinking water and where it goes "after the flush" join the SAWS Education Team for The Rain to Drain Experience field trip for adults. During this day-long expedition, you'll travel to places few people have ever visited!  You'll explore an Edwards Aquifer recharge cave, experience the inner workings of ...