7 Simple Steps: Garden Design Made Easy
Learn the tricks of the trade from professional landscape designer and award winning author Cherie Colburn. Whether you want to start new, fill-in, or fill-out your home’s landscape, Cherie helps
A Garden Oasis for Birds, Butterflies, & Yourself
Learn how to create a garden habitat that is attractive to people, and a beneficial oasis for birds and pollinators. Tips and Techniques for which plants to select and how
A Texas Flora Kaleidoscape
The flora of Texas is as diverse as any in the U.S., which creates natural landscapes that are as unique as they are beautiful. The result of a vast diversity
Agaves, Yuccas, & Related Plants of Texas
Provides background on this family of plants with details on most prominent species including information on use in landscapes
Benefits of Native Plants
You may already have heard about some of the benefits of native plants–savings on water, time, fertilizer, and pesticides—but there are many more reasons to choose native plants for your
Blackland Prairie: Then and Now
The Blackland Prairie ecosystem of Texas, is one of the rarest in the world, and vanishing quickly. Only small remnants remain of what was once a vast area. See the
Botany Skills for Naturalists
2 hour workshop/presentation Do you visit a woods or a prairie and just see undifferentiated blobs of green? Maybe it all looks pleasant, but you don’t really see individual plants.
Conservation of East Texas Native Plants
Virtual PowerPoint or in-person tour of Mercer Botanic Gardens
Creek Walk Across Texas
In this 30 minute presentation, riparian vegetation is highlighted across several major creeks and vegetational regions of Texas. The good, bad, and ugly will be shown as we take a
Creek Walk Across Texas
(30 minute presentation) Riparian vegetation is highlighted across several major creeks and vegetational regions of Texas. The good, the bad, and the ugly will be shown as we take a
Deer Survey Techniques
We’ll cover the who, what, where, when, why AND how of gathering population data for whitetail deer. Participants will learn the history of different techniques used to count bucks, does,
Drought and Wildfire Impacts on Native Plants
Presentation shows the impacts of the 2011 wildfires by showcasing damage in Palo Pinto county. Five sites were evaluated for seedling regeneration by collecting soil and Planting to see what
Early Texas Botanists of the 19th Century
Background information on scientific exploration in Texas in the 19th century. Examines stories of important botanists of the era. Can be customized for some eco-regions based on the botanists who
Edible Plants of North Texas
Participants will learn about 42 common edible plants that can be found in north Texas pastures and rangelands, as well as across much of the rest of the state. Using
Effective Landscape Use of Native Plants
Basic landscape techniques to help plants show more effectively and let neighbors know you have a plan!
Ferns of Texas: Why the Lone Star State is So Diverse
Texas has a surprising number of native ferns and lycophytes, 127 in all, the most of any state in the continental U.S. This is particularly unexpected given that most people
Fifty Shades of Green “Lite”: 40 Neat Natives for Your Landscape
Presentation will feature 40 species of native plants that are beautiful, and sometimes unusual, that can be used in your native landscaping. Some of these can be purchased, but many
Fifty Shades of Green: 50 Neat Natives for Your Landscape
Presentation will feature 50 species of native plants that are beautiful, and sometimes unusual, that can be used in your native landscaping. Some of these can be purchased, but many
Fish Pond Management
In this 1.25 hour presentation, we’ll cover the land management needed above the pond, fish identification, stocking rate recommendations, how to correct an out of balance pond, aquatic plant identification,
From Landscape to Wildscape: Gardening for Wildlife at Home
The average neighborhood yard may look pretty, but doesn’t support the wide range of wildlife that is crucial to a healthy environment and community. The good news is that yards
Gardening for Birds with Native Plants
Do you want to attract more birds to your yard or neighborhood greenbelt? In this talk you will find out how native plants help birds, and get acquainted with several
Gardening for Wildlife
Using native plants to support wildlife by providing quality habitat.
Gardening with Nature
Encourages environmentally responsible (native) plant choices, watering, and maintenance.
Growing Texas Wildflowers
Identification of the more common annual and perennial wildflowers and discussion of when and how to plant the seeds.
Historic Uses of Texas Plants
Parts I and II can be viewed in one long or two shorter programs. Historic Uses of North Texas Plants: covers the interesting and sometimes surprising uses of our native
History of Botanical Exploration in the Texas Panhandle Region
Characterization of the native plants of the Panhandle Region began with the Long Expedition of 1820. In early August of 1820 the members of the Long Expedition followed the Canadian
Hold the Phone! Tips for Photographing Native Plants and Wildlife with Your Smartphone
In the age of smartphones, our phones often double as our primary cameras. This is especially true of gardeners, who tend to have only their phones available while gardening. In
How Can I Tame a Water-thirsty Yard? Getting Started on Xeriscaping
Presentation begins with a discussion of the basic xeriscape principles and pictured examples of landscapes. It continues with pictures of ideas to use in the landscape and finishes with suggested