Gardening

NPSOT annual native plant sale. See link for list of plants at sale.

Learn more about gardening and cooking healthy. Vendors, artsians, children's activities, silent auction. educational presentations. Free.

Bill Dougherty, coowner and longtime steward of fowl will lead a discussion on all you need to know about raising a happy and successful flock of hens. From evolution, nutrition, housing suggestions to predator issues and more will be discussed. 

RSVP: 214 202-2163 or info@trinityhaymarket.com.   

Urban biologist Brett Johnson, city of Dallas Parks and Recreation. Join us in a conversation about his recent prairie findings about White Rock Lake. We will learn how we can work better and more efficiently with Parks and Rec.

Info: Leigh Ann Ellis, 214-321-7159

Blue Zones Project Fort Worth is a part of a nation-wide  well-being improvement initiative designed to make sustainable improvements to the environments where we live, work, learn and play. Blue Zones Project encourages changes to our community that lead to healthier options in key areas, including worksites, schools, grocery stores, restaurants, community policy, faith-based communities and neighborhoods. The expected results of Blue Zones Project is lower healthcare costs, increased performance and higher quality of life for people who live or work in Fort Worth.

Learn how easy it is to transform tired turf into a healthier, fuller looking lawn without using chemical fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides. Guest speaker Mark Hill of Metro Irrigation Supply will delve into why caring for your lawn in the fall is so critical to its success in the following spring. His talk will review the basics of organic lawn care, including watering, mowing and fertilization.

Learn to build, operate and enjoy a greenhouse or hoop-house. Speaker John Hunt, inspired by H.S. Stevens, began speaking on gardening topics, then co-hosting a weekly “Garden Talk” radio show, hosting many gardening segments on morning TV and writing gardening articles for many magazines, newsletters and newspapers.In 2006, John joined the Dallas County Master Gardeners and he continues to speak and write on gardening topics. See John's full profile here.

Would you like to learn how to more easily identify grasses even without seeds present? If so, join us for a half-day workshop where you will learn to identify 10 – 15 of the most common native grasses of north Texas. We’ll learn the basics indoors and then head outdoors to look at the grasses in the prairie. This is the first in a series for the Prairie Seekers program, which is a collaboration between the Nature Center, Native Prairies Association of Texas and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.

Teaming with Wildlife is a national coalition of businesses and organizations committed to restoring and conserving our native wildlife. The goal of Teaming with Wildlife is to find sustainable funding to support wildlife conservation and management efforts. Recently, significant developments have created the potential to secure 100 million dollars annually to fund state-based conservation efforts.

Learn about the many varieties of vegetables and herbs that can be grown in North Texas during the fall and winter months. Class at 10:30 am at both our Arlington and Dallas shops.