Insects and wildlife are the best indicators of garden health. Learn about beneficial insects that keep your garden healthy, and how to attract them with flowering plants. A large assemblage of true bugs, flies, wasps and beetles not only help control pest insects but also help in pollination. A diversity of plant species will attract an equally diverse group of arthropods, resulting in a complex and healthy ecosystem.
Please bring your favorite work gloves, shovel, litter picker upper, or gardening tools.
Wear appropriate clothing for the weather and for working in a natural area (long pants, long sleeves, sturdy shoes, hat).
Water and snacks will be available.
O.S. Gray Natural Area has no restroom facilities, but Kroger is nearby.
Info: friendsofosgray@gmail.com
The Trinity Forks Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold its annual strictly native plant sale April 1 in Flower Mound. Visitors will find over 1,000 plants of 130+ species that are ideal for landscaping in the Denton County area. Volunteers at the sale are knowledgeable and ready to answer your questions about gardening with these species, which thrive in the local weather & soil conditions, are essential to native pollinators, insects, and wildlife for food and nesting materials, and which make a beautiful addition to any local garden.
A one-day tour of private urban chicken coops in East Dallas, featuring some of the most innovative coops for raising chickens in North Texas, and experts to answer all of your questions about urban chickens. The family-friendly event also features a Country Market with local artisan and food vendors, community information booths, live entertainment, food trucks and other activities. $10. Tickets can be purchased online or at Moss Haven Farm.
Bring spades, hoes, loppers and other gardening tools as we work the prairie at Boy Scout Hill at White Rock Lake. Dress for field work: sturdy comfortable shoes, jeans or shorts and t-shirt, hat and sunglasses, plus sunscreen and bug spray. We'll be under the naturalist guidance of Brett Johnson, city of Dallas Parks and Recreation. He asks that you bring a smart phone with the free iNaturalist app already loaded.
Info: Leigh Ann Ellis, laellis55@aol.com or 214-321-7159
Presentation by Roger Sanderson, director of horticulture at the Texas Discovery Gardens, naturalist, and owner, Prestige Environments, garden/nature writer. Roger's program will be Gardening for Butterflies. Social time 2:30 p.m. Meeting at 3 p.m.
Ricky Linex, author of Range Plants of North Central Texas, will present a program on plant identification will provide a basic understanding of plant ecology and a framework for determining the identity of plants.
Info: Dr. Cathy Lustgarten, drgoodrad@gmail.com or 940-271-0409
25 percent off at both locations.
Drinks (hard and soft) and cupcakes 4-6 pm
Please bring your favorite work gloves, shovel, litter picker upper, or gardening tools.
Wear appropriate clothing for the weather and for working in a natural area (long pants, long sleeves, sturdy shoes, hat).
Water and snacks will be available.
O.S. Gray Natural Area has no restroom facilities, but Kroger is nearby.
Info: friendsofosgray@gmail.com
The Nature Conservancy of Texas has recently completed an ambitious tree thinning project at the Davis Mountains Preserve. The thinning treatments focused on canyons and riparian areas, because those sites had the highest tree density and were the most vulnerable to drought, insect outbreaks and wildfire. Each day of the event will include hikes through treated areas to examine the results of the project, as well as tree planting conducted by the TAMU Forest Service. Attendees will also help to cut firewood for local food pantries, using trees cut down as part of the thinning program.