Meet horticulture hot-shots from across South Texas and get your gardening goals in gear!
Pondering how to landscape with succulents? Searching for a unique plant to add to your garden? Don’t miss this Saturday’s Festival of Flowers and the chance to meet horticulture experts, landscape vendors and gardeners from across South Texas!
Exhibitors include a dizzying array of nurseries, landscapers, gardening suppliers, growers, artisans and nonprofits. Other attractions include the Alamo Area Home Grown Vegetable Contest, a Kids Gardening Zone and the Herb Kitchen featuring free samples and cooking demos using Mediterranean herbs.
The outdoor farmers’ market features fresh fruits and vegetables, and regionally produced goods made from Texas-grown produce. And the citywide plant exchange is the largest in Texas, with more than 1,000 plants traded in six hours. Carts and wagons are encouraged — there’s a plant-check room where you can store your selections. Remember to prep your plants, seeds and corms for the event before arriving.)
Stop by the SAWS Conservation Station for WaterSaver design tips and the latest on our coupon and rebate programs.
And don’t miss the how-to gardening seminars where you can talk to the experts in the organic world — just in time for the upcoming sizzling summer.
- 10 a.m.
“Using the SAWS Landscape Care Guide to Create a Resilient Garden.” Gail Dugelby, SAWS Conservation Consultant. - 11:30 a.m.
“My Top Dozen Plants for a Drought-Tolerant Pollinator Garden” Vicki Blachman, Travis County Master Gardener. - 1 p.m.
Organic Round Table. Moderated by Bob Webster, KTSA “South Texas Gardening” radio show host and co-owner of Shades of Green Nursery.
Festival of Flowers happens from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Shrine Auditorium, 901 N. Loop 1604 West (exit Stone Oak Parkway). There’s something for everyone and a blooming good time!
