AT24-374 HYBRID, Reduce Your Lawn, Save Water, and Feed the Pollinators, NPSOT Fredericksburg

Title: Hybrid NPSOT: Reduce Your Lawn, Save Water, and Feed the Pollinators!, Fredericksburg

AT-VMS: AT: Native Plant Society of Texas (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Name of NPSOT Chapter, and Presenter)

Comments: AT24-374 HYBRID, Reduce Your Lawn, Save Water, and Feed the Pollinators, NPSOT Fredericksburg, Presenter:
Kathy Saucier (AT=1h)

Hybrid Event Date: 05/28/2024
Hybrid Event Time: 7:00p-8:00p

Event Summary:
Kathy Saucier, certified instructor for the NPSOT native landscape classes and Gillespie County resident, will be speaking about how to turn your water-guzzling lawn into a drought-tolerant pollinator paradise that is beautiful and useful.

Hybrid Event Description:

With the Local Drought Index at -2.88, which is moderate drought stage (as of August 10, 2024), we need to rethink how we’re using water in the landscape. This month’s meeting of the Fredericksburg Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) will provide information and tips about using native Texas groundcovers instead of grass lawn in your landscape.

“Children and pets love to play in the outdoors, and most people think that can only happen on monoculture lawns,” said Deborah Simmons, president of the Fredericksburg Chapter of NPSOT.

There are dozens of fantastic Texas native grasses, groundcovers and shrubs that we can use in place of lawn. Saucier will talk about those plants and share ideas about how to reduce the size of your lawn, save water, and help improve the landscape for pollinators all at the same time.

The Fredericksburg NPSOT chapter holds its monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Joseph’s Halle (212 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg). There is a social time with snacks at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend in person and via online streaming (www.youtube.com/@fredericksburgtexasnativeg4884). More information is online at Facebook (@fbgtxnpsot), Instagram (@npsot_fredericksburg_chapter), and https://npsot.org/chapters/fredericksburg/. Meetings are free and open to the public.

The chapter holds its monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of the month. There is a social time at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend in person and via Zoom.

Presenter:
Kathy Saucier

Meetings may be webcast or in-person at St. Joseph’s Halle, 212 W. San Antonio Street, Fredericksburg, Texas

A 30-minute chapter business meeting begins at 6:30 PM.

The Advanced Training session runs from 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Presentation link: Join us @ 7:00 p.m. on our YouTube channel: Fredericksburg Texas Native Gardening. (www.youtube.com/@fredericksburgtexasnativeg4884) Click “live” to see the scheduled meeting. Click on that meeting to join. The chat window will be open for questions during the presentation for those who have subscribed to the channel.

Cost: no charge

Contact Information:
Paula Stone gilbriar@me.com (210) 393-7351

Organization Website:
https://npsot.org/chapters/fredericksburg/

Sponsoring Organization:
NPSOT- Fredericksburg