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PLANT SALE
MAY 8, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Back Garden of our Demonstration Garden
Glen Rose Courthouse Square
Our plant sale is here! Waiting until a little later in the year definitely worked. We have a good selection of plants and are continuing to get more each week from area nurseries. In addition, we have plants our volunteer growers potted up as well as some plants from our garden. This year most plants will be in gallon pots instead of 4 inches. We also are giving away seed packets of several different species and mixes.
As in our fall plant sale, we’ll be set up in our back garden area. There will be 30 minute time slots you can sign up for at 9, 9:30, 10 & 10:30 a.m. From 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. it is first-come, first-served. There will be 8 people allowed into the back area at any given time. Please register as soon as possible. You can respond back to this newsletter or email us at prairierose.npsot@gmail.com. Please list your top 2 time slots and you’ll receive a reply email.
Please note that as of this date state NPSOT regulations still require a mask and social distancing. We’ll advise if that changes.
SPRING TOUR AT ACTON NATURE CENTER
SATURDAY, MAY 22, 9 a.m.
ACTON NATURE CENTER
6900 SMOKY HILL CT.
We are thrilled to announce our first in-person meeting since February, 2020. We toured the Acton Nature Center in September of 2019 and decided we had to come back during our glorious Texas spring. It was scheduled for last spring, but obviously was cancelled then.
Dr. Billy Teels, Rio Brazos Master Naturalist, will lead us on a tour of this beautiful 74-acre tract of land developed by the Friends of the Acton Nature Center along with the Rio Brazos Master Naturalists and the Lake Granbury Master Gardeners. Along with trails there are butterfly and hummingbird gardens, a restored farmhouse, an operational windmill and a bird observation area.
Dr. Teels served for over 30 years as a biologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in Mississippi, Oklahoma, Maryland and Washington, D.C. He received his Ph.D. in wildlife ecology from Mississippi State University in 1975. He currently lives in Granbury and has been a member of the Rio Brazos Master Naturalists since 2007.
There is a bathroom facility with flush toilets and running water. You should plan on sunscreen, a hat, insect repellent and water. We noted chiggers last time, especially when we went off trail.
If you’re unsure of this location and google fails you, go north on Hwy 377 and turn right on the road next to Kroger. When you come to the T in Acton, go right until you reach the stoplight at Smoky Hill Ct. There is a large sign for Acton Nature Center; you’ll turn left at the light and the road deadends at the Center. De Cordova Bend entrance is to the right at the stoplight.
We’ll meet in the parking lot. Please be advised that as of this date, state NPSOT regulations are to still mask and distance, even outdoors.
DEMONSTRATION GARDEN WORK DAY
MAY 15, 8:30 a.m.
COURTHOUSE SQUARE, GLEN ROSE
Come join us for a fun work day in the garden. In addition to the weeding always needed, we plan to add some new plants! We’ve been working hard to clean up and clear out space for the many interesting native plants that should be in our garden. Come help us plant, weed, and if possible, mulch.
Please remember to bring your tools, gloves, a hat, a mask, and water. We are looking forward to seeing you.
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