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Healthy Trees and Certified Arborist Prep Course

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

This 32-hour course has four sessions. It is designed to prepare professional arborists for the ISA Certification exam. This course is also ideal for nonprofessionals who want to stay safe while caring for trees. The course covers tree biology, installation, nutrition, and fertilization. It also covers plant disorders, diseases, and worker safety. Participants receive a […]

$350.00
Native grasses and yellow flowers along a narrow prairie trail

Drop-in Guided Tour: Texas Native Grass Walk

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

Unearth the grand world of Texas native grasses and learn how to properly identify them. On this walk through the Garden and the Texas Hill Country Trail you will learn the many benefits of planting native grasses in your home garden to conserve water and boost biodiversity. Free with membership or garden admission.

Free
Sago palm planted with river rock and black beach pebbles

Practical Landscape Design

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

Landscape designer Luke Hoy presents how to grow confidence and understanding of the garden design process. In this presentation and hands-on workshop, participants can discover how to translate inspiration into a design plan by combining design visualization, skill building and horticultural recommendations. Come ready to explore personal inspirations and to make them into a garden […]

$25
Black-Chinned Hummingbird visiting Turk's Cap flowers for nectar.

Top 20 No-Fail Texas Native Plants

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

Are you wanting to garden with more Texas native plants? Haeley Giambalvo of NativeBackyards.com is sharing her Top 20 No-Fail Texas Native Plants for your San Antonio garden! She’ll help you make smart decisions by prioritizing plants that are easy to grow and look great. For each plant, Haeley will walk you through their sun […]

$25

Gardens of Texas: Growing with Resilience – Lecture & Book Signing with Pam Penick

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

With the increasing weather extremes Texas is experiencing — ranging from heat wave to deep freeze and drought to flood — how should gardeners adapt? Drawing from the visionary landscapes in her new book, Gardens of Texas, Pam Penick shows how gardeners and designers across the Lone Star State are embracing change, shifting their plant […]

$22

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Field Trip – SA Botanical Garden Tour – Watersaver Community Landscape

San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX, United States

GVST will teach how to design, install and maintain a water conserving garden/landscape through 12 session of learning. These 75 minute sessions will include choosing drought-resistant native plants, improving soil with compost to increase water retention, use of mulch to conserve moisture all as presented on SAWS "Garden Style San Antonio" website. The focus will […]