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Class: Organic Guide To Spring Insects
Zilker Botanical Garden 2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX, United StatesJoin entomologist Wizzie Brown from TAMU for a class that will cover common spring insects found in the vegetable garden. We will discuss identification, biology, and organic control strategies for these insects. Doors open at 6:00 pm, talk starts at 7! Don’t forget to bring seeds and plants to swap afterward. If you can’t make it in person we will also stream the event via YouTube and zoom. About the Presenter Ms. Brown serves as Program Specialist – IPM in the Austin metroplex encompassing Travis County and surrounding counties. Austin is the 4th largest city in Texas and the 13th largest in the nation. From 2000-2006 it was the 3rd fastest-growing U.S. city. The climate is subtropical with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The community is racially mixed, with white and Hispanic as the predominant races. The most important industries are government, computer systems and information technology, colleges and universities, and business headquarters. The music industry and blue-collar industries are also important occupations. The range of political positions among Austinites spans from the very liberal to the very conservative. IPM concepts, however, bridge the political, ethnic, and cultural gaps. They offer common sense solutions to pest problems that provide economic, environmental, human health, and quality of life benefits to people, irrespective of their employment, ethnicity, or political persuasion
Austin Herb Society Monthly Meeting
Zilker Botanical Garden 2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX, United StatesSince 1983, the Austin Herb Society has been educating members and the community about herbs, including propagation, landscaping, history, folklore, and culinary, medicinal, and decorative uses of herbs. While our members are united by an interest in herbs, they are also a diverse group of individuals: from gardeners and herbalists to cooks and business owners. AHS members design and maintain the Zilker Herb Garden-a dazzling landscape of color and fragrance that has become a centerpiece of Zilker Botanical Garden. Here, visitors can touch, taste, and smell they way through nearly 200 varieties of herbs, depending on the season. Bees and butterflies dot the beds of basil, lavender, and calendula. There are classic culinary herbs like rosemary, mint, and thyme alongside herbs revered for their health attributes, including aloe and echinacea. In addition to hands-on learning in the Zilker Herb Garden, members enjoy: Monthly meetings with expert speakers on diverse topics (currently via zoom) Educational workshops and seminars throughout the year Study groups focused on culinary herbs and herbal products Field trips to unique gardens and herb-loving businesses Delicious herbal refreshments at our in-person meetings Fellowship with interesting and informed herb lovers Please join us in exploring the wonderful world of herbs! You can also find us on Facebook
Class: Beekeeping
The Natural Gardener 8648 Old Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX, United StatesAre you curious about beekeeping? Would you like to know what the average person can do to protect and attract honey bees? Bee at The Natural Gardener to find out more about the honey bees’ job as pollinator, the causes of colony collapse disorder, and several ways we can help bees and other pollinators. Beekeeping information presented by Two Hives Honey.
Veggies 101
The Natural Gardener 8648 Old Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX, United StatesHave you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food, but didn’t know where to start? We will walk you through all the basics from soil prep, to raised beds, to planting in the right season.
[Cancelled] Class: Austin’s Creeks – Keep Austin Beautiful
The Natural Gardener 8648 Old Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX, United StatesLearn basic ecological concepts: what makes up a riparian ecosystem, its function, the characteristics of healthy vs. degraded areas, and how ecologists and conservationists go about restoring riparian areas, with examples. Also learn how to get involved with KAB and the Adopt-a-Creek program!
Succulents in Containers
The Natural Gardener 8648 Old Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX, United StatesLearn how to create a beautiful succulent containers that will hold up in the Texas heat.
Resilient Beauty In The Garden
Zilker Botanical Garden 2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX, United StatesAs seasonal transitions and climatic extremes continue to challenge Central Texas gardens, it becomes more important than ever for gardeners to explore the question: “How do plants thrive in the wild without our help?” Matt Welch, a horticulturist, farmer, and plant ecologist, spends entirely too much time pondering this very question. Join us for the monthly Garden Club of Austin meeting as he shares his best answers, exploring the hidden ways the incredible plants and plant communities of the Hill Country survive the seasons, and how you can take cues from these tough Texas plants to build wild beauty and resilience in your own garden. Matt Welch has spent the last 35 years enamored, mystified, perplexed and often confounded by the plant kingdom. He has worked in orchards, nurseries, botanical gardens, academia, and now lives and works on the Pedernales River, canoes to work every day, and is learning how to farm vegetables and grow cut flowers. An East Texan by birth and by disposition, Matt left Nacogdoches for Austin in 2005 after working several years at the SFA Mast Arboretum and the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, two gardens affiliated with Stephen F. Austin State University, where he received his BS in Horticulture a hundred years ago. While there, he happened upon the only thing he’ll be remembered by, a pink fruited form of American Beautyberry, known in the trade as Callicarpa americana ‘Welch’s Pink.’ This will take place in the auditorium. Open to the public, free to attend.
Webinar: Everything Everyone Should Know About Butterflies
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension 1600 Smith Road, Austin, TX, United StatesJoin Molly Keck, Entomologist at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service discuss butterflies and what you should know about them to attract and keep them in your garden. Molly Keck is a Senior Program Specialist in Integrated Pest Management and a Board-Certified Entomologist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service – Bexar County. This free Zoom webinar is open to the public. Join Molly for this series of informative seminars on the 15 bugs everyone should know about and their impact in our homes and landscapes. Join Zoom Webinar Meeting ID – 863 6857 1398 Password – 15BUGS
Austin Herb Society Monthly Meeting
Zilker Botanical Garden 2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX, United StatesSince 1983, the Austin Herb Society has been educating members and the community about herbs, including propagation, landscaping, history, folklore, and culinary, medicinal, and decorative uses of herbs. While our members are united by an interest in herbs, they are also a diverse group of individuals: from gardeners and herbalists to cooks and business owners. AHS members design and maintain the Zilker Herb Garden-a dazzling landscape of color and fragrance that has become a centerpiece of Zilker Botanical Garden. Here, visitors can touch, taste, and smell they way through nearly 200 varieties of herbs, depending on the season. Bees and butterflies dot the beds of basil, lavender, and calendula. There are classic culinary herbs like rosemary, mint, and thyme alongside herbs revered for their health attributes, including aloe and echinacea. In addition to hands-on learning in the Zilker Herb Garden, members enjoy: Monthly meetings with expert speakers on diverse topics (currently via zoom) Educational workshops and seminars throughout the year Study groups focused on culinary herbs and herbal products Field trips to unique gardens and herb-loving businesses Delicious herbal refreshments at our in-person meetings Fellowship with interesting and informed herb lovers Please join us in exploring the wonderful world of herbs! You can also find us on Facebook
Blanco Lavender Festival
Blanco Lavender Festival Blanco, TX, United StatesJoin us for the Blanco Lavender Festival held annually in June in historic Blanco, TX. Take a tour of the Hill Country Lavender farm or stroll the Lavender Market, on the grounds of the historic Blanco County Courthouse. Both of these options are always a must-see highlight of the festival. At the Lavender Market, select artists and craftspeople from across Texas and beyond will offer the finest lavender-related pleasures and treasures. Hill Country Lavender Farm Owner Tasha Corradini has been involved with the farm since 1999 when the first lavender sprig was planted at the original location, owned at the time by National Geographic photographer Robb Kendrick and author Jeannie Ralston. After serving as the farm’s manager for several years, Tasha purchased Hill Country Lavender and relocated to the corner of FM 2325 and 165. The new farm is a boutique farm sitting on 2.75 acres of land. The field is split into two sections, featuring over 8 different types of lavender. Visitors are invited to visit the farm and enjoy the beauty of the lavender field in and out of bloom. Hill Country Lavender’s product line include more than 75 products, offering a variety of soaps, lotions, sprays, as well as a full line of culinary items. Products are all small batch, handmade by the owners. All products are also available year-round at Brieger Pottery on the Blanco Square. Lavender Market Hours: Fri 12 - 6 / Sat 9 - 6 / Sun 10 -4 Hill Country Lavender Farm Hours: Fri 10 -5 / Sat 9 - 5 / Sun 10 - 4 (festival weekend only)
Class: Snakes of Central Texas
The Natural Gardener 8648 Old Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX, United StatesJoin the Austin Reptile Society with Austin Reptile Service for a fun, family friendly event about snakes in Central Texas on Father’s Day weekend. Learn how to safely identify venomous snakes, and see some nonvenomous snakes in person.
Austin Pond Society Monthly Meeting
Zilker Botanical Garden 2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX, United StatesThe Austin Pond Society is a nonprofit organization made up of more than 100 members dedicated to increasing awareness of water gardening and to distributing information on pond construction, maintenance, water lilies, and Koi keeping. The APS is composed of people from all walks of life and ages who are interested in backyard ponds, streams, fountains, waterfalls, Koi, goldfish, plants, and all the things it takes to make your own little bit of paradise in your own backyard.