SUSTAINABLE LIVING THROUGH PERMACULTURE #2 SUN. 1/30/22 @ 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM LIVE ZOOM CLASS THE PERMACULTURE GUILD OF HOUSTON $45 In the second installment of this series, we begin to design home sites using permaculture design principles. These connect and integrate food with housing and nature. We also explain permaculture's approach to sustainability... Read More →
Nine Natives Program - Creating Simple Gardens With Native Prairie Plants April 19 2022 05:00pm - 07:30pm Reminder Education NINE NATIVES PROGRAM - CREATING SIMPLE GARDENS WITH NATIVE PRAIRIE PLANTS TUES.4/19/2022 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 5:00-6:00 PM - SIP AND STROLL GARDEN TOUR 6:00 PM-7:00 PM - PRESENTATION @ HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN PRESENTER:... Read More →
Going Native - A Garden Transformation May 11 2022 05:00pm - 06:00pm Reminder Education GOING NATIVE -- A GARDEN TRANSFORMATION WED 5/11/2022 @ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ZOOM LIVE CLASS PRESENTER: SUZY SHAPIRO COMPLIMENTARY Going native means gardening with native Texas plants which are adapted to our Gulf Coast climate. Native Texas plants tolerate... Read More →
Gardening For Pollinators June 23 2022 07:00pm - 08:30pm Reminder Online Learning GARDENING FOR POLLINATORS THUR JUNE 23, 2022 @ 7:00 –8:30PM LIVE ZOOM CLASS PRESENTER: SHERRY CRUSE $20 June 20 - 26, 2022, is Pollinator Week, an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. Nearly all of our edible vegetables, herbs, flowers... Read More →
INSECTARY GARDENS: HOW TO ATTRACT THE GOOD GUYS SAT SEP 10, 2022 @ 9:30-11:30 AM, ZOOM LIVE CLASS ANGELA CHANDLER $20 Organic gardeners depend on beneficial insects as a front-line defense against pests. Yet how do we invite them to choose our gardens as their home and hunting ground? Learn to create pocket insectaries that... Read More →
SUSTAINABLE LIVING THROUGH PERMACULTURE 1 SUN. SEPT. 25, 2022 @ 1:00 - 5:00 PM @ RESIDENCE IN SOUTHWEST HOUSTON PRESENTERS: DR. BOB RANDALL & PERMACULTURE GUILD OF HOUSTON $55 Permaculture is a design methodology that focuses on sustainable practices using effective principles and process found in nature. In a post-Harvey Houston, permaculture principles directly address... Read More →
Virtual. Register to attend. Fee - $20 Insectaries are fascinating gardens – in bloom much of the time, and alive with some of nature’s most interesting creatures! Organic gardeners depend on beneficial insects as one of our front-line defenses against pest species. Yet how do we invite them to choose our gardens as their home... Read More →
Virtual. Register to Attend. Fee - $20 In this presentation, Ms. Lauren Simpson showcases her front yard transformation to a thriving and diverse pollinator garden. She introduces our pollinators and their needs, showcases a wide variety of prairie plants that help pollinator plants thrive, and shares management techniques to welcome pollinators into any garden. (At... Read More →
Virtual. Registration Required. Fee $20. If all else fails, learn tips and tricks for organic and natural pest control in your urban garden. Natural pest control is rooted in ecological principles in nature such as the best strategies in cultivating a vibrant garden resistant to pests, who are the ‘bad guys; of insects, and planning... Read More →
In-Person - Register to Attend Soil is life. Soil is alive. Without soil, none of us would be here. Come join Joanna Botvin, Education Coordinator at the Houston Botanic Garden, for a dynamic workshop on how to build soil, create compost, and utilize mulch to benefit not only your garden but the earth as a... Read More →
