Wildscapes Workshop 2011
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The Fredericksburg Chapter of NPSOT is hosting its 2011 Wildscapes Workshop on 
Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, 1800 N. Llano St.
Entitled Native Grasses - Not Just for Mowing, the workshop is scheduled from 7:30a to 3p and will include educational programs, a book sale, and raffle. The homes tour will take place in the morning this year in order to provide a smoother-running event.
While most people know the Texas Hill Country for its magnificent wildflowers, could the real treasure be in its native grasses? Texas native grasses are beautiful and drought tolerant, useful and diverse, offering the home and professional gardener many practical options in size, shape and texture that are suited to any location and microclimate.
Learn from the experts of the many different varieties of native grasses that are gaining popularity across the country and their use in home landscapes, lawns, wetlands, wildlife and prairie habitat restorations as well as their use in erosion control and as biomass crops.
Guest Speakers:
Bill Neiman, Owner of Native American Seed, Junction, TX
“What on Earth will we do with the Texas Hill Country” Led by Bill, we will discover how our native grasses help sustain the uniqueness of this ecological treasure – the Texas Hill Country.
With few exploitable natural resources – agricultural land, oil or mineral deposits – much of the Edwards Plateau Hill Country remains in large, unbroken parcels. The Texas Hill Country region has been valued for it’s native rangeland grasses, abundant clean rivers and a variety of wildlife from the earliest Native Americans to current residents and tourists.
Flo Oxley, Director of Plant Conservation, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX
“Got Grasses?” Join Flo for an intriguing look at some of our most overlooked wildlife resources, native grasses!
We all know wildflowers are fabulous for wildlife gardens, but what do we know about grasses? Like native wildflowers, grasses provide habitat, nesting, food and shelter for a variety of wildlife, including some of our most beautiful butterflies and birds.
Steve Shelton, MLA, Principal, Ecotopes, Austin, TX
“Wise Up! To Grasses as Ornamentals”
In 2003, Ecotopes began as a collaborative effort of landscape and architecture students at the UT School of Architecture in Austin. Today, principal landscape architect Steve Shelton says the underlying philosophy of Ecotopes is to promote landscape designs for habitat through the use of native plants, which he believes are vital to a healthy landscape.
Come discover how our drought-tolerant, water conserving native grasses can fit into our urban landscapes, adding richness in design as well as improved habitat for birds and butterflies.
Workshop Includes:
Guest Speakers * Garden Tour * Catered Box Lunch * Native Plant Sale * Book Sale
Door Prizes * Raffle * Silent Auction * Exhibits
An associated plant sale will offer many of the plants featured in the workshop presentations.
The sale will be open before the workshops and during lunch; plants purchased early will be held for pickup
at the end of the seminars.
For more information contact Beverly Allen at 830.997.8767 or at bevallen@austin.rr.com.