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Highland Lakes Native Plant Society Meeting

March 16 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Highland Lakes Native Plant Society will meet on Saturday, March 16, 1-3 p.m. at the Marble Falls Public Library, 101 Main Street.

 

An educational presentation will follow a 30 minute chapter business meeting.

 

Deedy Wright will present on Invasive Plants and will cover these topics.

 

The definition of an invasive plant and who decides what is invasive
What makes plants invasive
How and why invasive plants got here
The damage done by invasives
Suggested native plant alternatives to some common invasive plants

 

Deedy Wright is a life-long Texas gardener. Her particular interests are native plants, xeriscaping and invasive plants. Deedy has completed the Texas Invaders training on invasive plants and many native plant courses at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. She is a Native Landscape Certification Program instructor and teaches adult education classes on various gardening topics. Wright has converted the typical contractor landscapes to xeriscapes using natives in her last three homes.

Details

Date:
March 16
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Category:

Organizer

Donna Cagle

Venue

Marble Falls Library, Marble Falls, Tx
101 Main St.
Marble Falls, Tx, TX United States
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