Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin Texas 78739
(512) 292-4200 ext. 114
www.wildflower.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Ogren
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 7:25 PM
Subject: Fall Programs at the Wildflower Center

Hi Folks- Please forward the below program listing on to all you think would be interested.  Thanks, Jonathan

 

Fall is the time to get gardening in Central Texas. 

 

Join us this fall for how-to gardening classes, workshops and conferences about the natural world around us, or presentations about the biodiversity of Texas.

 

Below you will find information about:

 

Presentations:

*BRIT Lecture Series

*October Sunday Afternoon Gardening Talks

 

Workshops:

*Garden Design with Native Plants with Andrea DeLong-Amaya

*Create a Wildflower Meadow with Jay Kane

*Wildlife Use Appraisal Workshop with Beyrl Armstrong Native Ornamental

*Grasses Workshop:  Identification, Propagation, and Landscaping Uses with John Snowden

*Ecological Restoration Essentials with Steve Windhager and Mark Simmons

*Gourd Basket Crafting with Frances Cushing

*Propagating Native Plants with Pat McNeal

 

Festivals:

*Fall Plant Sale and Gardening Festival

*Festival de las Plantas

 

Conference:

*Texas Plant Conservation Conference

 

Find out more about all these program and register at: www.wildflower.org

 

September ‘03

 

Overview of Texas Biogeography and Conservation

Friday, September 5, 7 to 8:30 pm, Wildflower Center Auditorium

Part of the BRIT Distinguished Lecture Series.  Featured speaker is Andrew Sansom, Executive Director of International Institute for Sustainable Water Resources and former director, Texas Parks and Wildlife.  Free to the public, and seating is first-come, first-served.  Parking lot opens at 6:30 pm. 

 

Garden Design with Native Plants with Andrea DeLong-Amaya

Two Saturdays, September 13 & 20, 1 to 5:30 pm

$70(m)/$80(nm)

Learn basic garden design concepts, and how to apply them to your site, using the versatile palette of native plants found in Central Texas.  Topics will include: site analysis, plant selection, garden styles, and basic design principles such as composition, color, texture, form, and personalizing your garden.

 

Austin Museum Day – Sowing Fall Seeds for Spring Wildflowers

Sunday, September 14, 9 am to 5 pm

Free Admission. Free Activities.

Join us for our “Seeds for Spring” extravaganza.  Talk to the Wildflower Center’s knowledgeable botanical staff about how to grow wildflowers from seeds, save 20% on all seed purchases, and attend planting demonstrations.   

 

Wildflowers and Golf at the Wildflower Golf Classic

Monday, September 15, 1 pm

See how Lost Creek Country Club is landscaping its golf course with native plants and grasses and enjoy a great afternoon of golf at the 2003 Wildflower Golf Classic.  For more information about this tournament benefiting the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center contact Greg Rives at (512) 292-4200, ext. 121.

 

Texas Plant Conservation Conference

Wednesday to Friday, September 17 to 19, 8:30 am to 5 pm

$ 45 general public/$35 professionals/$25 volunteers/$10 students (lunch not included)

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, together with the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, and Texas Department of Transportation, will bring together private landowners, botanists, professionals, and academics working with Texas’ rare and endangered plant species from all regions of the state.  Speakers will discuss the status of the state’s rare and endangered flora.  For more information, contact Flo Oxley at (512) 292-4200, ext. 160. 

 

Create a Wildflower Meadow with Jay Kane

Saturday, September 20, 9 am to noon

$30(m)/$35(nm)

Join Jay Kane of Native American Seed, to learn the secrets of how to select and plant native wildflower seed, prepare the soil, and maintain your own wildflower meadow, regardless of its size.

 

Wildlife Use Appraisal Workshop with Beyrl Armstrong

Saturday, September 27, 9 am to 5 pm

$80(m)/$90(nm) lunch and materials included

Landowners learn how to convert an Agriculture Tax Exemption for 20 acres or more into a Wildlife Use Exemption.  Includes specific examples of yearly wildlife management and habitat-improvement practices that qualify and a walk-through of the conversion approval process.

 

October ‘03

 

Big Bend: The Great Natural Treasure of Texas

Friday, October 3, 7 to 8:30 pm, Wildflower Center Auditorium

Part of the BRIT Distinguished Lecture Series.  Featured speaker is Joe Nick Patoski, author, Texas Mountains and environmental writer, Texas Monthly and Texas Parks & Wildlife magazines.  Free to the public, and seating is first-come, first-served.  Parking lot opens at 6:30 pm. 

 

Native Ornamental Grasses Workshop:  Identification, Propagation, and Landscaping Uses with John Snowden

Saturday, October 4, 1 to 5pm

$30(m)/$35(nm)

Grass… it’s not just for mowing anymore!  Learn all about our beautiful native grasses.  John Snowden will teach you how to identify, propagate, and use native grasses in your landscape.  Class size limited. 

Sunday Afternoon Gardening Talks

Fall is the best time to garden in Central Texas.  Join us for three talks about making your fall garden more interesting with native plants.  Talks are free with admission to the Wildflower Center.  Each talk lasts approximately 50 minutes.

 

Sunday, October 5, 1 pm, “Butterfly Gardening,” with Judy Walther, designer of the Butterfly Garden at the Wildflower Center.  Judy will discuss the needs of butterflies, what plants they prefer, and how you can create a place for butterflies in your garden.

 

Sunday, October 19, 1 pm,  “ Designing your Garden” with John Gleason, Landscape Architect with the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department.  John will discuss different landscaping styles, design theory, the design process, and how to choose the right plant for the right place.

 

 

Fall Plant Sale and Gardening Festival

Saturday & Sunday, October 11 & 12, 9 am to 5 pm

Special Members-Only Preview Sale

Friday, October 10, 1 to 7 pm

Choose from more than 290 species and 23,000 of your favorite or hard-to-find native plants at our annual festival and plant sale.  Then get some of the best advice around on how to help them flourish.  Guided walks and talks will help you plant your fall garden or get ready to sow seeds for spring wildflowers.  A list of available plants will be featured online at www.wildflower.org prior to the sale. 

Sponsored by News Radio 590 KLBJ and KXAN-News 36

 

Festival de las Plantas

Saturday, October 18

Free Grand Opening event at Roy G. Guerro Colorado River Park

The Austin Parks Foundation, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, PODER, and City of Austin, invite you to the Festival de Las Plantas to be held at Colorado River Park. The park’s free grand opening festival focuses on the many ways people interact with plants.

Attendees can enjoy walks, talks, educational pavilions, live music, and food booths. Fun activities will be available for adults and children.

 

Ecological Restoration Essentials with Steve Windhager and Mark Simmons

Saturday, October 25, 9 am to 1 pm

$30(m)/$35(nm)

This course will present the basic science, tools, and economics of ecological restoration.  The class will cover assessment, monitoring, seed selection, seeding techniques, woody management, and long-term management practices for Central Texas. 

 

November ‘03

Gourd Basket Crafting with Frances Cushing

Thursday, November 6, 9 am to noon

$45(m)/$50(nm) (price includes all materials needed to create gourd basket with weaving)

Get Creative!  Just in time for Thanksgiving, we will clean, polish, and drill holes into precut gourds and use stitched materials such as pine needles to create a gourd vessel with stitched opening.

 

East Texas as a Unique Ecosystem: From Big D to the Big Thicket

Friday, November 7, 7 to 8:30 pm, Wildflower Center Auditorium

Part of the BRIT Distinguished Lecture Series.  Featured speaker is George Diggs, professor at Austin College and lead author, Illustrated Flora of East Texas.  Free to the public, and seating is first-come, first-served.  Parking lot opens at 6:30 pm. 

 

Propagating Native Plants with Pat McNeal

Tuesday and Thursday, November 18 & 20, 4 to 6pm

$30(m)/$35(nm)

Participants will learn first hand how to propagate from seeds, cuttings, and division using materials found in most homes.

 

Find out more about all these program and register at: www.wildflower.org