Master Gardener Candy Roach will present on the best methods and practices for successfully growing herbs: how to select and plant them, how to water them, and how to care for them.

Master Gardener Grace Emery will present on the best methods and practices for successfully growing herbs: how to select and plant them, how to water them, and how to care for them.

In this program Master Gardener, Karen Gardner, will explain our region’s unique climate and weather patterns as they relate to gardening and how homeowners can overcome those challenges in their landscapes. Karen will cover gardening techniques to develop a resilient garden; Including the aspects of soil, irrigation, design and plant choices.

Spring is in full bloom at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center! Join this laid-back walk as Mitchell Lake staff showcases some of our native wildflowers and how their blooms support the biodiversity of this region. Walk amongst our native plant gardens to learn ways to incorporate some of these beneficial plants in your space.

Taking a little time to research which plants to put into your latest landscape project will save you time, money, and disappointment. But where can you go to find the information you need? Join Candy Roach, Bexar County Master Gardener, as she shares some of the best resources, and how to use them, to find […]

This month GVST is having a field trip to the North American Friendship Garden located at Confluence Park. SARA personnel will give a presentation about the garden in the Estela Avery Classroom and then lead the group through the garden. Attendees should bring a bag lunch; drinks provided. The importance of the North American Friendship […]

Encouraging our feathered friends to take up residence, or at least visit our gardens, benefits both birds and gardeners. Birds add life, song, and color to our garden. They consume 1,000s of plant-eating insects. And some even pollinate our flowers. Join Master Gardener Lynn Cox as she walks us through the birds we can attract […]

The Pollinator Tea Party is a free, family-friendly, zero-waste event that celebrates pollinators through immersive nature playscapes, environmental education, and sustainable practices during the spring Monarch Butterfly migration. Attendees will discover how pollinators are responsible for at least one out of every three bites of food we eat and how a healthy ecosystem connects to […]

Cycles of flash floods and drought are hard for home gardens and the environment. Rainscapes can create gardens where plants thrive in changing weather. They also benefit wildlife and the local ecosystem with careful planning and plant placement. In this workshop, learn how to build functional rain gardens. Fee: $20 ($15 members). Registration ends when […]