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Seventeen years ago, Mary Ellen Beaupre contacted me at the Chronicle asking for some publicity on a “Plant Swap.” Over the years, I’ve watched this swap grow into the major event it is today. Best of all, Mary Ellen was always happy to let me share her expertise and undoubtedly has been a major help to so many of our now thriving plant swaps. Certainly folks have been swapping plants for eons. But organizing one successful enough to last all these years takes a lot of planning and volunteer hours. So a tip o’ the trowel to this group and I’m thrilled to have Mary Ellen’s observations below.
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This annual plant sale is where you can stock up on your Spring perennials and ask questions about their planting and care. There will be a symposium in the Auditorium at 8:00 before the sale starts.  Sale time is 9:00 am to 1:00 or when the plants are sold out! Master Gardener volunteers organize the plants sales annually as joint educational and fund-raising events. All sales feature plants chosen to do well in our part of Texas.Click here to view the sale catalog.
Discover the numerous benefits of a landscape designed with local native plants with Mercer Botanic Gardens on Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM (see below for schedules). Registration includes admission to native plant presentations, live local flora identification, brunch, door prizes, special shopping hours, and a local native plant garden tour. Continuing Education Units are available from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, Harris County Master Gardeners, Montgomery County Master Gardeners, and Texas Master Naturalists. TMS Members $30; non-members $35. Seating is limited and registration is required. Register online at www.themercersociety.org or call The Mercer Society at 713-274-4166. The Texas native plant sale has free entry and is open to all.
Workshop: 8:30 AM –1:30 PM.; Plant Sale: 10:30 AM –4 PM. Exclusive shopping for workshop attendees: 8:30 AM –10:30 AM.
BikeHouston is teaming up with our partner Bike Shops to bring you the Third Thursday Social.
This is a chance for members and supporters to meet and greet with shop owners, get to know them a little better, and go for a fun ride in the area. Snacks and refreshments provided.
Register Now!
Exciting improvements are coming to the corner of Fannin and Cambridge Streets to be known as the Hermann Park Family Commons. Join the Hermann Park Conservancy for a fun day in the park, where you can learn about the development of and provide feedback to renovations in this area of the park.
Conservancy staff will be on hand to share preliminary ideas for the Hermann Park Family Commons and take your questions and feedback. Food trucks and family-friendly activities will also be present. You are encouraged to bring a picnic to enjoy with your friends and family.
The Hermann Park Family Commons is located at the intersection of Fannin and Cambridge Streets, near the Buddy Carruth Playground for All Children and the Fannin Picnic Pavilion. This event is free and open to the public. Concessions will be available for purchase. Free parking is available in Parking Lot S, located next to Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church. For a detailed map, click here. You may also get to the Family Commons by taking METRORail and getting off at the Hermann Park/Rice U stop or by utilizing the Hermann Park Railroad.
Can’t make this event but still want your thoughts and ideas heard? Send us an email at ideas@hermannpark.org.
To learn more about our master plan update project, click here.
Join the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for their Spring Plant Sale! They will be offering native grasses, flowers, shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s conservation and education efforts. Plants are priced as follows:
- $4.50 – 4 inch
- $9 – 1 gallon
- $30 – 3-5 gallon
Members receive a 10-25% discount (depending on Membership level) on all plant sale purchases!
This year’s Spring Plant Sale will be located just inside the new 610 Entrance gate on the south side of the entrance road (the yellow star on the map). Shoppers are asked to park along the 610 Parking Loop and then walk over to the sale. There will be a small pull in area at the Plant Sale for people to load their plant purchases.
Join the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for their Spring Plant Sale! They will be offering native grasses, flowers, shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s conservation and education efforts. Plants are priced as follows:
- $4.50 – 4 inch
- $9 – 1 gallon
- $30 – 3-5 gallon
Members receive a 10-25% discount (depending on Membership level) on all plant sale purchases!
This year’s Spring Plant Sale will be located just inside the new 610 Entrance gate on the south side of the entrance road (the yellow star on the map). Shoppers are asked to park along the 610 Parking Loop and then walk over to the sale. There will be a small pull in area at the Plant Sale for people to load their plant purchases.
Drink beer. Save animals! Join us this spring for the first-ever Brew at the Zoo and help save animals in the wild.
This beer sampling event is for adults 21+ only. Tickets are limited, so buy yours early!
Tickets Include
- Admission to Brew at the Zoo
- Brew at the Zoo souvenir beer sampling mug
- Beer Passport (Enjoy six, 4oz beer samples)
- Special animal encounters and experiences
- Live music and Trivia Gone Wild!
Adults 21+ only. No one under 21 will be permitted to attend the event.
General Admission – $45
Designated Driver – $25
Designated Drivers have access to the event and free, non-alcoholic beverages all night. Please note, Designated Driver ticket purchasers do not receive a Beer Passport or beer sampling mug.
For more information, visit houstonzoo.org.
Please join fellow friends of the National Wildlife Federation for a free, informal gathering to celebrate all the ways your support helps to preserve and sustain Texas wildlife and their habitats. Learn how NWF is working to strengthen and protect coastal communities like Houston from increasingly extreme weather events. Enjoy wine, beverages, and hors-d’oeuvres provided by award-winning chef Soren Pedersen, plus meet National Wildlife Federation’s Regional Executive Director Susan Kaderka and other members of the NWF team.
All are welcome. Please register no later than Wednesday, April 24, 2018. Please also invite friends and family (and let us know the names of your guests when you register). For more information, visit eventbrite.com.