Fairy gardening has been gaining in popularity over the last couple of years. These whimsical container gardens offer a mini, planted playspace with endless opportunity for customization and imagination. Learn the basics from plant-picking to maintaining your fairy garden and come prepared to get a little dirty! Bring your own container (10x10x4 is best) or purchase one from the instructor. ...
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]. Topic: Soil Care and Softening for a Productive Garden Speaker: Andrew Franke, Medina Agriculture Products Co.
Developing educational programs based on community needs is the foundation of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s success. Every five years, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service participates in a “Texas Community Future’s Forum” all across Texas. We want to hear from all types of clientele and people within Bexar County about what programs and educational needs we should be aiming to provide. ...
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. This walk is offered on April 5th, May 3rd, and June 7th. Participants meet behind the Admissions kiosk and the walk begins at 10am. Instructor: ...
Note: on April 5, 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 ...
Get first hand knowledge with one-on-one consultations from our expert gardening and landscaping professionals. Bring in photos or a simple sketch of your yard or area which you want to design, and get advice about your specific ideas. Receive 3 full-color landscape and plant guide books, with a 4-part seminar led by landscape specialists. Draw and use a scaled plan ...
If you aren’t able to install a full-size pond but still want the sound of flowing water, Disappearing Water Features could be just the thing! This seminar will cover the complete design and construction process. $25 class fee For more information call, 210-659-5841, or visit http://watergardengems.com/NewSite/let-us-help-you/pond-building-101/.
Educator and purple martin enthusiast, John Henry, shares his knowledge of purple martins: their habits, habitat requirements, role in our ecosystems, and how to attract them to your yard. Class will include a tour of the Garden birdhouses. Instructor: John Henry, retired educator and purple martin house manager at the Garden for 15 years Workshop is free with admission, but registration ...
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 and wildscape uses ...
Laura Jarvis, CLT, will share her planting expertise and tricks of the trade in helping you to make your hanging basket. Laura has been in the Nursery/Greenhouse business for about 30 years and has made countless baskets for residential and commercial clientele. Bring a friend and come enjoy this fun and rewarding make and take! Fee: $25 for a 14" ...
Are you ready to take your yard to the next level? Learn about basic wildscaping - choosing plants and features that work for you, your water bill, your HOA, and wildlife! You will have an opportunity to enjoy the native and drought-tolerant gardens, as well as to design your own wildscape. Fee: $10, non-members; $5, members Get tickets and register ...
Participants will learn how to identify resident and migrant butterflies, the native Texas plants they require for food and reproduction, and which plants will work well in their landscapes to conserve water and provide habitat. Instructor: Jessica Leslie, Master Naturalist, Master Gardener, and Botanical Garden volunteer Workshop is free with Garden admission, but registration is required. Meet at 10 am in ...
Free. Native Plant Society of Texas, Guadalupe County Chapter Meetings are open to the public. Visitors are welcome. There is a plant/seed exchange and greeting at 6:30 PM followed by the program at 7:00 PM. For more information, directions to St John’s Lutheran Church, or membership applications see the website at: http://npsot.org/wp/guadalupe/ Topic: Native Plant Seed Collection Speaker: Cleveland Powell ...
Growing Texas Superstar® Plants in Your Landscape With David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Presented by Northeast ISD Community Education Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Northeast Community Learning Center, 8750 Tesoro Dr., San Antonio, TX 78217 6:30 – 8:30 PM What makes a plant a Texas Superstar® and why should I use them in my landscape? Texas Superstar® Plants have been ...
Forest Oaks Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Vicki Jamvold, [email protected]. Topic: Growing Orchids Speaker: Luis Vasquez, Alamo Orchid Society Orchids will be available for purchase at the presentation.
Learn about Texas native Hill Country plants: their growing requirements, characteristics, ethnobotanical and wildscape uses. Participants will also be able to identify invasive plants, practice removing them from native beds, and install new natives in the Hill Country landscape area. Wear comfortable clothing; tools, snacks, and hydration will be provided. Workshop is free but registration is required. Register here for ...
Earth-Kind® Home Gardening Series Sessions presented by: David Rodriguez, County Extension Agent - Horticulture Bexar County Master Gardener Specialists Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 PM 3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208, San Antonio, TX 78230 Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Topic: Turfgrass 101 Speaker: Lou Kellogg, Bexar County Master Gardener Specialist Come learn how to maximize your garden and landscape while preserving and ...
Landscaping With Herbs with David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Presented by San Antonio Herb Society Thursday, April 11, 2019 6:30 - 8:30 PM San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels, San Antonio,TX 78209 Monthly meetings of the San Antonio Herb Society, free and open to the public, begin with a pot luck social 6:30 to 7:00 ...
BCMG CEU Code 001. If you are interested in attending, please email David Rodriguez, Extension Agent-Horticulture, Bexar County at [email protected]. Master Gardener Plant Propagation Advanced Training is open only to certified Master Gardeners. Fee: $225, due by March 15, 2019. Information Registration Form, Agenda, and Lodging Save the date for these future MG Advanced Training programs: First Detector #1 – May ...
Participants will learn how to identify resident and migrant butterflies, the native Texas plants they require for food and reproduction, and which plants will work well in their landscapes to conserve water and provide habitat. Instructor: Jessica Leslie, Master Naturalist, Master Gardener, and Botanical Garden volunteer Workshop is free with Garden admission, but registration is required. Meet at 10 am in ...
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