March 10 Chapter Meeting (In Person and Virtual), ”Landscaping with Native Plants Series: #1 Solving Landscape Problems with Native Plants” moderated by Beth Erwin

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Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, March 10, 2022, when our featured topic will be Landscaping with Native Plants Series: #1 Solving Landscape Problems with Native Plants, moderated by Beth Erwin.   Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.

About our topic:  This month’s topic is #1 Solving Landscape Problems with Native Plants, moderated by Beth Erwin with input from homeowners and other members.  The presentation is first in a series called Landscaping with Native Plants which the chapter will lead over the coming months. Other topics in the series will be announced at a future date.

  • #1 Solving Landscape Problems with Native Plants will examine two cases:
    • We will look at an established home landscape in western Georgetown (Edwards Plateau). The landscape contains a mix of native and non-native species. The owner wishes to replace some undesirable trees he had removed and to replace some flowering shrubs that aged out.
    • One of our chapter members has embarked on a multi-year project to, in his words, “have a nicer view from the kitchen window.” This home is in Round Rock, east of I-35, in Blackland Prairie soils.

About our moderator:  Beth Erwin is a professional horticulturist and naturalist who has spent her life promoting the use of native plants in the landscape. Beth is currently serving as president of the Williamson County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas.

Planting bed. Mainly fall aster, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Photo provided by Gary Bowers. Fall asters, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium. Mexican Buckeye, Ungnadia speciosa. Greggs Dalea, Dalea greggii. Cup grass. Live oak.

At every meeting, we give away a book — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen meeting attendee!

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NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. We hope you attend!  Meetings may be in person, virtual, or both, so be sure to check details in the meeting announcement. Meetings are announced on our website, our calendar and Facebook.

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