The Nature Conservancy’s 17th Annual Conservation Leadership Awards Luncheon.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY’S 17TH ANNUAL CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP AWARDS LUNCHEON.

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009

Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Contact: http://www.nature.org/houston.

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“Home in Texas. Home on Earth.” Featuring Joel Sartore, photographer, National Geographic. Honoring El Paso Corporation.

Bulb and Plant Mart. The Garden Club of Houston’s 67th Annual Bulb and Plant Mart will be held Thursday, October 8 – Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Westminster United Methodist Church, 5801 San Felipe at Bering, just west of the Galleria area. Mart hours are 9:30 – 5:00 Thursday and Friday and 9:00 – 2:00 on Saturday. The Mart features the widest selection of top-quality bulbs, hard-to-find and unusual plants, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines and plants. Visitors will receive at no charge a new and improved horticultural guide for Houston, prepared by our members. Don’t miss our featured speakers: Heidi Sheesley of Treesearch Farms on Thursday and Bill Welch, Professor of Horticulture at Texas A&M University on Friday from 8:30 – 9:30 before the Mart opens. Enjoy sales tax free days on Thursday and Saturday! http://www.gchouston.org