Seminars
Featured Seminars and Organic Roundtable
Featured Seminars
Saturday, May 31, 2025 | 9 AM – 3 PM
During the Festival of Flowers
- Carts and Wagons Welcome
- Store Your Selections In The Free Plant & Package Checkroom
“People Waste Water and Not Plants”
Guidelines on conserving water and having a beautiful low input landscape.
David Rodriguez, County Extension Agent, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Host of the Lawn and Garden Show on WOAI AM 1200
“Native Pollinators of Texas”
Do you love butterflies but hate wasps? Think honeybees are the heavy lifters in pollination? Vicki will provide an overview of Texas’ native pollinators which may change the way you think about pollinator gardens and their diverse visitors.
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Victoria Blachman,
Travis County Master Gardener with advanced certification in Rainwater Harvesting, Plant Propagation, Vegetable Gardening, Landscape Irrigation Efficiency, Junior Master Gardening, Composting, and Entomology. She is a member of Capital Area Master Naturalists and a trained Habitat Steward and Monarch Steward through the National Wildlife Federation.
Organic Roundtable
If you have questions about organic gardening then make sure to attend this seminar where you can speak directly to experts in this field. Everything organic is on the table!
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Moderated by Bob Webster, KTSA “South Texas Gardening“ Host, co-owner, Shades of Green Nursery.
Panelists include:
Bruce Deuley,
Host of Organic Matters podcast emphasizing organic living and gardening, climate change, air and water concerns, and the advance of renewable energy, author of The Organic Guide to Gardening.
Stuart Franke,
President of Medina Agriculture Products Co. Inc. which produces farming, gardening and environmental products distributed internationally.
Sam Sitterle,
President, Green Grow Organics the first in South Central Texas to bring you healthy, green, lush landscapes, through the application of the perfect blend of fully organic compost tea.
