Gardening

Water slower, deeper and more efficient with every drop. Convert your spray heads and watch your sprinkler system save you money from our hands on drip conversion class. You will learn how to install drip irrigation tubing from your faucet or how to convert an existing zone to drip. Drip irrigation is the most efficient irrigation method and essential to sustainable landscapes. Drip irrigation for foundation watering will also be covered.

Free. Register on website.

For the first time ever, the Dallas Arboretum hosts a full-grounds musical event open to the general public. Local artists/musicians Salim Nourallah, John Lefler and Camille Cortinas and Sudie perform intimate sets at sundown in several gardens. Food trucks and BYOB round out a community event. $7. Free parking.

This month we will be repairing our mulch trails, weeding our wildflower bed and grooming our Butterfly Garden. 

We’re also kicking off our annual Ranger Suite Fundraiser Raffle. Tickets can be had for a $10 donation, a ticket enters you into our raffle for a chance to win a night at the Ranger game in a suite, right behind home plate, with up to 13 of your best friends.  We’ll have tickets at the Community Day or you can contact us by email, friendsofosgray@gmail.com

Come for all or part of the morning. 

Please bring your favorite 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 available. O.S. Gray Natural Area has no restroom facilities, but Kroger is nearby.

Info: friendsofosgray@gmail.com

COLLIN COUNTY 

Collin County Farmers Market: http://www.collincountyfarmersmarket.org 

Fairview Farms Marketplace, Plano: http://www.fairview-farms.com

Frisco Rotary Farmers Market: http://www.friscorotaryfarmersmarket.com

McKinney Farmers Market at the Adriatica: http://www.chestnutsquare.org/programs/farmers_market.asp

DALLAS COUNTY 

Carrollton Square Community Farmers Market, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carrollton-Farmers-Market/150017371728897

Coppell Farmers Market: http://www.coppellfarmersmarket.org  

Cox Farms Market, Duncanville: http://www.coxfarmsmarket.com 

Dallas Farmers Market: http://www.dallasfarmersmarket.org  

Eden’s Organic Garden Center, Balch Springs: http://edensorganicgardencenter.com

Four Seasons Market, Richardson: http://www.fourseasonsmarkets.com

Good Local Markets (formerly White Rock Local Market), three locations in Dallas: http://www.goodlocalmarket.org

Grand Prairie Farmers Market: http://www.gptx.org/farmersmarket

COLLIN COUNTY 

Collin County Farmers Market: http://www.collincountyfarmersmarket.org 

Fairview Farms Marketplace, Plano: http://www.fairview-farms.com

Frisco Rotary Farmers Market: http://www.friscorotaryfarmersmarket.com

McKinney Farmers Market at the Adriatica: http://www.chestnutsquare.org/programs/farmers_market.asp

DALLAS COUNTY 

Carrollton Square Community Farmers Market, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carrollton-Farmers-Market/150017371728897

Coppell Farmers Market: http://www.coppellfarmersmarket.org  

Cox Farms Market, Duncanville: http://www.coxfarmsmarket.com 

Dallas Farmers Market: http://www.dallasfarmersmarket.org  

Eden’s Organic Garden Center, Balch Springs: http://edensorganicgardencenter.com

Four Seasons Market, Richardson: http://www.fourseasonsmarkets.com

Good Local Markets (formerly White Rock Local Market), three locations in Dallas: http://www.goodlocalmarket.org

Grand Prairie Farmers Market: http://www.gptx.org/farmersmarket

COLLIN COUNTY 

Collin County Farmers Market: http://www.collincountyfarmersmarket.org 

Fairview Farms Marketplace, Plano: http://www.fairview-farms.com

Frisco Rotary Farmers Market: http://www.friscorotaryfarmersmarket.com

McKinney Farmers Market at the Adriatica: http://www.chestnutsquare.org/programs/farmers_market.asp

DALLAS COUNTY 

Carrollton Square Community Farmers Market, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carrollton-Farmers-Market/150017371728897

Coppell Farmers Market: http://www.coppellfarmersmarket.org  

Cox Farms Market, Duncanville: http://www.coxfarmsmarket.com 

Dallas Farmers Market: http://www.dallasfarmersmarket.org  

Eden’s Organic Garden Center, Balch Springs: http://edensorganicgardencenter.com

Four Seasons Market, Richardson: http://www.fourseasonsmarkets.com

Good Local Markets (formerly White Rock Local Market), three locations in Dallas: http://www.goodlocalmarket.org

Grand Prairie Farmers Market: http://www.gptx.org/farmersmarket

Why buy mulch or compost when you can make it at home?

Composting is the process of recycling nature's organic materials into a rich soil amendment. Participants will learn how to turn their leaves & grass into mulch. They'll also learn how to turn their food scraps into nutrient-rich compost through vermicomposting.

Fee includes 30-page workbook.

$15.

Info: Lori De La Cruz, ldelacruz@dcccd.edu

Want to grow some of your own food?

Come be inspired and learn how you can grow veggies with less labor, less time and in less space in your own backyard!

You will see lots of photos and actual demonstrations on:

• How to set up a simple garden box or a Square Foot Garden

• No Digging, No Weeding, No Kidding!

• Blend the perfect soil mix

• When and what to plant for our North Texas area

• How to plant and maintain your garden in minutes a day

• Vertical gardening to save space

• Growing through all 4 seasons in Texas

$15.

Info: Lori De La Cruz, ldelacruz@dcccd.edu

A basic primer to everything you would need to operate your own aquaponic system. Everything from components and basic biology to water chemistry and planting density will be explained clearly. The session includes a hands-on build, where you will construct a system from an IBC Tote. Participants will receive a printed manual.

Instructor: Adam Cohen, founder Green Phoenix Farms. 

$65.

Info: Lori De La Cruz, ldelacruz@dcccd.edu

A basic primer to everything you would need to operate your own aquaponic system. Everything from components and basic biology to water chemistry and planting density will be explained clearly. The session includes a hands-on build, where you will construct a system from an IBC Tote. Participants will receive a printed manual.

Instructor: Adam Cohen, founder Green Phoenix Farms. 

$65.

Info: Lori De La Cruz, ldelacruz@dcccd.edu