Fredericksburg Chapter Meeting: “Ecosystem Regeneration Starts with You”

Shannon Brown, our speaker leading into this hill country gardening season, creates Central Texas rain gardens with the native plants that thrive in our soil and temperature . Find out how your garden can improve water capture in the soil while painting your wildlife canvas with pollinators and birds. 6:30 greeting friends new and old […]

Fredericksburg Chapter meeting

Create a garden oasis and magical experience graced by the presence of wildlife in your very own yard. Learn how to Design a Garden that invites Butterflies and Wildlife to share it with you

Creating Pollinator Gardens Step-by-Step

If you want to create a pollinator garden, but don’t know where to start, this month’s speaker at Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT), Fredericksburg Chapter will share tips and resources for going from blank slate to recognized pollinator garden. Holly Simonette, owner of Enchanted Fredericksburg Ranch & Glassblowing and communications director of the Fredericksburg […]

PreOrder for the Fredericksburg Chapter Members-only Fall Plant Sale.

Current members of the Native Plant Society of Texas by October 9 can preorder native plants through the Fredericksburg fall native plant sale. Lists of available plants will be emailed to members Friday, October 11. Orders must be returned by Sunday, October 13 @ 10 pm. The chapter is experimenting this month by offering flats […]

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. Contact Mickey Rivere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details. What to Expect: What to Bring: Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just […]

Fall Planting and Seed Collection Seminar

Fall is here! Come learn about what you should be planting now and how to collect native plant seeds. Debbie Kyrouac with the Lindheimer chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will provide a short presentation on fall planting & seed collection followed by a Q&A session.  This presentation is provided by members of […]

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. Contact Mickey Rivere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details. What to Expect: What to Bring: Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just […]

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. Contact Mickey Riviere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details. What to Expect: What to Bring: Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just […]

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. Contact Mickey Riviere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details. What to Expect: What to Bring: Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just […]

Let’s Get Growing – Fredericksburg chapter meeting

Join us February 25 in person or with YouTube channel to learn to propagate plants with Jonathan Watt, president of the local chapter’s Board of Directors. Committed to people planting native plants, he will speak about propagating your own native plants to use in your landscape. Watt’s presentation will include everything from seed collection, cleaning, […]

Let’s Get Growing: Learn to Propagate Native Seeds & Plants

Jonathan Watt, President, NPSOT Fredericksburg chapter, will speak about propagating native plants to use in your landscape at the next chapter meeting. He will talk about seed collection, cleaning, stratifying, sowing, transplanting and the general care of young plants. He’ll also include pictures of his set-up and the materials he uses. The chapter meeting on […]

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Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. The garden is located at 4831 FM 2673, Canyon Lake, TX. Contact Mickey Riviere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details. What to […]

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. The garden is located at 4831 FM 2673, Canyon Lake, TX. Contact Mickey Riviere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details. What to […]

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. The garden is located at 4831 FM 2673, Canyon Lake, TX. Contact Mickey Riviere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details. What to […]

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. The garden is located at 4831 FM 2673, Canyon Lake, TX. Contact Mickey Riviere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details. What to […]

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. The garden is located at 4831 FM 2673, Canyon Lake, TX. Contact Mickey Riviere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details. What to […]

Fredericksburg July 22: Fire Wise Landscaping – Be Prepared!

A spark can quickly become a wildfire like it did during the Crabapple fire north of Fredericksburg that burned nearly 10,000 acres and destroyed nine residences and several other buildings. Are you ready for the next fire? A fire could strike at any moment and with the right conditions threaten your home regardless if you […]

Workdays at the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Demonstration Garden

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Demonstration Garden Workday! This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn new gardening techniques, and contribute to the beauty and sustainability of our community garden. The garden is located at 4831 FM 2673, Canyon Lake, TX. Contact Mickey Riviere, mr0752@gvtc.com, for details. What to […]

About the Region

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Salado, the location of our Fall 2025 Symposium, lies at the intersection of two ecoregions: the Edwards Plateau (Limestone Cut Plain) and Blackland Prairie (Northern Blackland Prairie).

The Edwards Plateau area is also called the Hill Country; however, this general term covers a much larger area extending farther north. Spring-fed creeks are found throughout the region; deep limestone canyons, rivers, and lakes (reservoirs) are common. Ashe juniper is perhaps the most common woody species found throughout the region. Additional woody species include various species of oak, with live oak (Quercus fusiformis) being the most common. Sycamores (Platanus occidentalis) and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) border waterways. This area is well known for its spring wildflower displays, though they may be viewed in spring, late summer, and fall, as well. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, average annual rainfall in the Edwards Plateau ranges from 15 to 34 inches.

The Blackland Prairie extends from the Red River south to San Antonio, bordered on the west by the Edwards Plateau and the Cross Timbers, and on the east by the Post Oak Savannah. Annual rainfall averages 30 to 40 inches, with higher averages to the east. This region is dominated by prairie species. The most common grass species include little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) in the uplands and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) in the riparian areas and drainages. Common herbaceous flowering plants include salvias, penstemons, and silphiums. This area has suffered greatly from overgrazing and agricultural use. Few intact areas remain, though many of the plants can be found along county roadsides throughout the region.

Our fall Symposium host chapter, the Tonkawa Chapter, includes both of these ecoregions.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason