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Native Texas plants are amazingly resilient and can be used for a variety of landscape aesthetics and designs. Discover 50 native plants that do great in North Texas home landscapes. Join this free online class to learn how!

 

Learn about:

• Easy to grow plants
• Native plants that are easy to find in local nurseries
• Plants that bloom throughout the year
• Native plants that can replace traditional landscape plants
• Low maintenance plants

 

The class will be 45 minutes long and taught by a Texas landscaping expert. Stick around after the presentation for a live Q+A session!

Turn yard and kitchen scraps into lush compost to use in your garden!

Join this free class to learn how!

Composting at home can reduce waste sent to the landfill and create soil amendments for a heathy landscape. Compost piles can be made in a variety of ways and be maintained for different purposes.

Learn about:

• Benefits of composting
• Designing a pile
• Container options
• Effective methods to yield high-quality compost
• How and when to use it

Please join the Native Plant Society of Texas on Tuesday August 5th for their chapter program on “Land Stewardship for Birds and the Importance of Native Plant Communities”. You can attend either in person at the Heard Museum in McKinney or virtually via Zoom.

The speaker, Rufus Stephens, will be discussing how diverse and healthy native plant communities are the cornerstone of healthy wildlife habitats. Birds can be a great indicator for healthy plant communities. Recent articles have sounded the alarm about dramatic declines in bird and butterfly populations. Learning to look at the plant community level and identify needed habitat improvements can improve stewardship for birds, insects and native plants.

Not sure what all the buttons do on your sprinkler controller? Confused about zones, heads, and nozzles? Discover the basics of a home sprinkler system and how to program your sprinkler controller.

Join this free class, hosted by Tarrant Regional Water District, to learn how!

Do you have drainage or flooding issues with your yard? If so, gardening for stormwater may be the solution for you! It’s not only eye-pleasing, but it also provides a great deal of benefits beyond stormwater control. 

Learn about: 

• The benefits of gardening for stormwater 
• Rain Gardens, Bioswales, Dry Creek Beds and more 
• How to incorporate rain gardens, bioswales, and retention ponds into your landscape 
• How to choose the right plants  
• Long term maintenance of stormwater gardening 

Love hummingbirds? Attract them to your yard by planting the right plants and creating support for their needs.

Join this free class to learn how!
 

Your North Texas landscape changes throughout the year with the changing temperature and rainfall. Discover a month-by-month guide to home landscape maintenance in North Texas.

Join this free class to learn how!
 

Many native Texas plants love the sun and the heat, but there are also a variety of beautiful plants that are made for the shade! Create a water-efficient shade garden by planting native plants that do well in the shade.

Join this free class, hosted by Tarrant Regional Water District, to learn how!

The climate in North Texas allows for a full year of beautiful blooms and friendly garden visitors. Discover a month-by-month guide to what native plants are blooming and what pollinators you can expect to see in your North Texas yard.

Join this free class, hosted by Tarrant Regional Water District, to learn how!

Join this free class to learn how you can invite Monarch butterflies to your home by creating a Monarch garden! Learn to fill your garden with beautiful Monarchs by choosing the right plants and features to add to your home landscape.