Gardening

Texas artist Deborah Paris’ exciting new exhibit of paintings and drawings, The Nature of Things: Daphne Prairie, will give the Fort Worth public a rare opportunity to see depictions of the untouched and historic Daphne Prairie located in east Texas. An opening reception with live music, hors d’oeuvres and libations will be held on Fall Gallery Night, Sept. 10, from 4-9pm. A gallery talk by the artist will take place Sept.10 at 6 p.m. 

Water-themed conference featuring speakers on the current state of Texas' water supply, saving water, using native & drought resistant plants, climate change & water, water resources threats and aquifer storage. 

Register online at DFWWaterConference.org starting July 20. $35 until Sept. 9. (Includes lunch, 11 speakers)

Info: Rita Beving, Rita.Beving@gmail.com or 214-557-2271.

The city is full of food ripe for the picking. Learn how to identify and legally acquire more traditional foods like edible fruits, nuts and naturalized vegetables. In addition, students will learn about wild edibles, edible flowers and even edible weeds that are adapted to Texas’ extreme climate and are commonly found in many North Texas neighborhoods. The course will be led by a member of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Free.

Know where your food comes from by growing your own vegetables. Learn proper soil preparation, garden design and disease and insect identification. In addition, students will learn and the proper time to germinate vegetable seeds and/or when to transplant vegetables into the garden for the season. This course will be led by a member of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Free.

The third annual Dig Deep conference gives community garden leaders, backyard gardeners, homesteaders, farmers and other growers across North Texas an opportunity to connect with each other and learn more about best practices for our region. Hear from experienced community garden leaders and other experts to help your garden or urban farm become even more successful.

Shaded out? Do you have areas in your landscape where nothing grows because there is not enough sunlight? Come learn a new way to landscape for the shade including how to design and implement your shade garden for maximum effect.

Daniel Cunningham, a horticulturalist with the Water University at Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Dallas will be the instructor.

Space is limited. Register at SaveDallasWater.com or call 214-670-3155.

Trees are an important investment to your property. They give you energy savings in your home or business, water savings in your landscape, and value to the resale of your property. Selecting the right tree and planting it properly helps improve the sustainability of your home or business landscape. This program teaches proper watering, pruning, common insect issues and diseases. A tree list will be provided.

Daniel Cunningham, a horticulturalist with the Water University at Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Dallas will be the instructor. 

The Texas Horned Lizard “Horny Toad” is becoming endangered and David Mead is going to explain this beloved reptile, it’s favorite foods and how to create a habitat in your organic yard to help these horny toads find new homes so they can start multiplying again. David Mead, a passionate nature enthusiast since childhood, has dedicated his life to the study, conservation and appreciation of reptiles, amphibians and their natural habitat with a specialty in venomous reptiles, field herping, and the set up and maintenance of live planted vivaria

Please bring your gardening tools, work gloves, or litter picker upper.

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 provided.

O.S. Gray Natural Area has no restroom facilities, but Kroger is near by.