Club News and Garden Events Around San Antonio FEBRUARY 2014 What Where & Contact When San Antonio Botanical Garden San Antonio Botanical Garden February 1, Saturday Texas Tough Landscape Series: Retrofitting Your Yard 555 Funston 9:00 – 11:00 AM Replacing turf grass with perennials and other alternative options 207-3270 or [email protected] Fee: $10; $9 for Garden members San Antonio Natural Areas – 1st Saturday Nature Walk Crownridge Canyon February 1, Saturday 1st Saturday Where’s the Water Walk – Family Program 7222 Luskey Road 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Limited to 15/hike. Bring water. Arless Lenz, Master Naturalist Reservations recommended: (210) 207-5320 Donation: $2/person or $6/family Bexar County Master Gardeners Plant Clinic Hill Country Cottage – Water Saver Lane February 1, 8, 15, 22, Saturdays Bring your questions and “talk plants” San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pat Brown 653-4999 San Antonio Garden Center San Antonio Garden Center February 5, Wednesday Orchids, Tropical and Desert Plants 3310 N. New Braunfels 1st Wednesday Todd Miller, Miller’s Tropicals, Dripping Springs, TX 824-9981 or www.sanantoniogardencenter.org 9:30 AM Coffee & Plant Exchange; 10:00 AM Program 65th Annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Freeman Coliseum Grounds/AT&T Center February 6, Thursday – February 23, Sunday Visit the Texas Experience Pavilion 3201 E. Houston Street Gates open 8:00 AM Closing daily 10:00 PM – Midnight Exhibits, shows, gardens, cooking, activities & information 467-6575 (BCMG office) $10/Adults; $5/Seniors 55+; $5/Children 3-12 Men’s Garden Club of San Antonio Oblate Mission & Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes February 6, Thursday TBA 5712 Blanco Rd. 1st Thursday Phil Haikey [email protected] 6:30 – 9:00 PM Alamo Orchid Society Lion’s Field Adult & Senior Citizen Center February 7, Friday Angraecoid Orchids – Keeping a Piece of Nature Alive 2809 Broadway 1st Friday Brenda Oviatt, Botanica Ltd. Carole Gage [email protected] 6:30 – 9:00 PM Open to the public San Antonio Water System SAWS Headquarters February 8, Saturday Day-long expedition is free. The Rain to Drain Experience (This expedition is FULL.) 3800 U.S. Hwy. 281 North www.saws.org 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration is required. See a recharge cave, water production facility, & water recycling plant FAX registration to 233-5043 or Transportation and lunch will be provided. Limited to 50 participants who must be 18 or older. Email registration to [email protected] Other dates available in May and September – December San Antonio Botanical Garden San Antonio Botanical Garden February 8, Saturday Texas Tough Landscape Series: New Gardens for Newcomers 555 Funston 9:00 – 11:00 AM Planting a garden that will thrive in our climate 207-3270 or [email protected] Fee: $10; $9 for Garden members Cibolo Nature Center – Boerne, TX Cibolo Nature Center February 8, Saturday Vegetable Gardening with Keith Amelung 130 City Park Road, Boerne, TX 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Registration required Site selection, soil preparation, and selection of best varieties (830) 249-4616 or www.cibolo.org $20/members; $25/non-members Comal Master Gardener Association New Braunfels Convention Center February 8, Saturday Specialty Gardens in the Landscape 376 South Castell Ave., New Braunfels, TX 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Specialty garden seminars; handbooks; door prizes; lunch included (830) 620-3440 [email protected] Fee: $49 Registration required San Antonio Natural Areas – 2nd Saturday Eisenhower Park (large gated pavilion) February 8, Saturday 2nd Saturday Get the Point – Family Program 19399 Military Hwy. 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Local flintknappers demo and instruct making arrow points Reservations recommended: (210) 207-5320 Donation: $3/person or $5/family Little Sprout Mondays San Antonio Botanical Garden February 10, Monday Branching Out 555 Funston 10:00 – 11:30 AM Ages 3-4; hands-on fun; storytelling and crafts 207-3250 or [email protected] Fee: $15, includes one adult and two children FEBRUARY 2014 San Antonio Rose Society San Antonio Garden Center February 10, Monday New Rose Introductions for 2014 3310 N. New Braunfels 2nd Monday Meg Ware, Master Rosarian Peggy Jones 649-4002 or [email protected] 7:00 PM Open to the public Native Plant Society – Guadalupe County Chapter St. John’s Lutheran Church February 11, Tuesday Warbler Woods FM 465, Marion, TX 2nd Tuesday Open to the public Susan and Don Schaezler, Warbler Woods Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Jennifer Wilson [email protected] 6:30 PM, Social & Plant Exchange; 7:00 PM, Program San Antonio Rose Society San Antonio Garden Center February 13, Thursday Pruning Roses at the San Antonio Garden Center 3310 N. New Braunfels 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Hands-on clinic; bring pruning shears, gardening gloves, & hat Peggy Jones 649-4002 or [email protected] Open to the public Cibolo Nature Center – Boerne, TX Cibolo Nature Center February 13, Thursday Tomatoes, Tomatoes & More About Tomatoes! 130 City Park Road, Boerne, TX 6:00 – 8:00 PM Registration required Keith Amelung (830) 249-4616 or www.cibolo.org Fee: $15 San Antonio Herb Society San Antonio Garden Center February 13, Thursday Wildlife Conservation Issues in TX – What Does the Future Hold? 3310 N. New Braunfels 2nd Thursday Judit Green, Urban Wildlife Biologist Lyn Belisle [email protected] 6:30 – 8:30 PM San Antonio Bonsai Society Lion’s Field Adult & Senior Citizens Center February 13, Thursday TBA 2809 Broadway 2nd Thursday Donna Dobberfuhl 326-0860 7:00 – 9:00 PM Government Canyon SNA Government Canyon State Natural Area February 15, Saturday 3rd Saturday Explore the Canyon 12861 Galm Road 8:30 AM – 12:00 Noon Entrance fees apply. All ages; group size limited to first 12 people; no pets (210) 688-9055, Ext. 289 Call to confirm program. Donations accepted; bring hiking attire, water, snack San Antonio Audubon Society Bird Walk San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston February 15, Saturday 3rd Saturday Enter Gate 2 beside the Carriage House at 8:45 A.M. 207-3250 or www.sabot.org 9:00 AM $6 admission; free to members San Antonio Botanical Garden San Antonio Botanical Garden February 15, Saturday Texas Tough Landscape Series: Japanese Gardens 555 Funston 9:00 – 11:00 AM Stephanie Jones leads a tour through the Kumamoto Garden 207-3270 or [email protected] Fee: $10; $9 for Garden members Little Sprout Saturdays San Antonio Botanical Garden February 15, Saturday Branching Out 555 Funston 10:00 – 11:30 AM Ages 3-4; hands-on fun; storytelling and crafts 207-3250 or [email protected] Fee: $15 includes, one adult and two children Milberger’s Nursery & Landscape Milberger’s Nursery & Landscape February 15, Saturday Earth-Kind® Gardening Seminar: Growing a Successful Spring Vegetable Garden 3920 N. Loop 1604 East 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Angel Torres 467-6575 or [email protected] Free seminar Alamo Begonia Club Grady’s Bar-B-Que February 15, Saturday Growing Herbs in Containers 6510 San Pedro 3rd Saturday Don Crites, Bexar County Master Gardener Sandy Justice 410-9099 or [email protected] 1:30 San Antonio Daylily Society San Antonio Botanical Garden – Education Building February 16, Sunday Plants That Do Well in Our Area 555 Funston 3rd Sunday Randolph Blakeman Beatrice Moreno [email protected] 2:00 PM Presidents’ Day Holiday Texas AgriLife Extension Service and February 17, Monday Bexar County Master Gardeners offices closed Gardening Volunteers of South Texas (GVST) San Antonio Garden Center February 17, Monday Session 1: Remarkable Plants for Texas 3310 N. New Braunfels 3rd Monday Matt Turner, Author, Austin, TX 251-8101 (GVST) 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM Session 2: Spring Vegetable Gardening www.gardeningvolunteers.org $5 donation David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Pruning tools sharpened for additional $2 FEBRUARY – MARCH 2014 San Antonio Rose Society San Antonio Botanical Garden February 18 & 19, Tuesday & Wednesday Pruning Roses at the San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Hands-on clinic; bring pruning shears, gardening gloves, & hat 207-3270 or www.sabot.org Open to the public Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas AgriLife Extension Service February 18, Tuesday Backyard Gardening Series: It’s All About Satsuma Mandarin Oranges 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, Suite 208 6:30 – 8:30 PM Dr. Jerry Parsons Angel Torres 467-6575 or [email protected] Fee: $12 Registration required San Antonio Cactus & Xerophyte Society San Antonio Garden Center February 19, Wednesday Cacti and Succulents 3310 N. New Braunfels 3rd Wednesday Woody Minnich, Cactus and Succulent Nursery Owner Claude Townsend 655-8959 6:30 PM, Social/Show & Tell; 7:15 PM, Program Guadalupe County Master Gardeners Justice Center February 20, Thursday The Natural Gardener 211 Court Street, Seguin, TX 7:00 – 8:00 PM Andy Chidster, Lady Bug Products (830) 303-3889 Open to the public Bexar County Master Gardeners Texas AgriLife Extension Service February 21, Friday BCMG Class 58 – Application Deadline 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, Suite 208 Deadline for Application to BCMG Class 58 Class will be held Wednesdays, March 5 – May 28 Angel Torres 467-6575 or [email protected] Fee: $250 San Antonio Botanical Garden San Antonio Botanical Garden February 21, Friday Native Plant Walks: Seasonal Highlights 555 Funston 10:00 – 11:00 AM Come take a “walk across Texas” with a Master Naturalist 207-3270 or www.sabot.org 34th Annual San Antonio Home and Garden Show Alamodome, 100 Montana St. February 21 – 23, Friday – Sunday Garden, landscape and water features; live plant and tree sales 467-6575 or [email protected] or 2:00 – 7:00 PM, Fri.; 10:00 – 7:00, Sat.; 11:00 – 6:00, Sun. BCMGs will provide educational opportunities and a plant sale. [email protected] $9/Adults; $6.50/Seniors 65+; Children 16 & under, Free Mitchell Lake Audubon Center Mitchell Lake Audubon Center February 22, Saturday Volunteer Day 10750 Pleasanton Road 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Work in the native plant gardens and along the trails 628-1639 or [email protected] RSVP requested Cibolo Nature Center – Boerne, TX Cibolo Nature Center (Carpool to Old Daley Ranch) February 22, Saturday Attracting Birds: Feeders, Food, Water Features & Plants 130 City Park Road, Boerne, TX 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Registration required Dick Park (830) 249-4616 or www.cibolo.org Fee: $20; $25/non-members Native Plant Society – Guadalupe County Schertz Civic Center February 22, Saturday Native to Fly For: Attracting Butterflies, Hummingbirds, and Song Birds 1400 Schertz Parkway 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Tickets are limited. Workshops, vendor & nursery booths, book-signing, and raffle (830) 303-0333 to purchase tickets in advance Fee: $40, includes box lunch The Garden Center Nursery The Garden Center Nursery February 22, Saturday Earth-Kind® Gardening Seminar: Growing a Successful Spring Vegetable Garden 10682 Bandera Road 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Angel Torres 467-6575 or [email protected] Free seminar San Antonio Botanical Garden San Antonio Botanical Garden February 22 – June 7, Saturdays Spring Children’s Vegetable Garden Program 555 Funston 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Children 8-13 learn to grow organic vegetables Timothy Roan 207-3278 or Fee: $50/plot; $60/shared plot [email protected] Application Deadline: Tuesday, February 11 Native Plant Society (San Antonio Chapter) Lion’s Field Adult & Senior Citizen Center February 25, Tuesday TBA 2809 Broadway 4th Tuesday Open to the public Beverley Geer [email protected] 6:30 PM, Plant/Seed Exchange; 7:00 PM, Meeting Bexar County Master Gardeners Class #58 Texas AgriLife Extension Service March 5 – May 28, Wednesdays Class size will be limited to 35-40 participants. 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, Suite 208 12:00 Noon – 4:00 PM Angel Torres 467-6575 or [email protected] Fee: $250 San Antonio Water System SAWS Headquarters, 3800 U.S. Hwy. 281 North March 8, Saturday SAWS Spring Bloom 704-7297 or www.saws.org 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Free to the public