NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter
Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT-Wilco)
Volunteer with us Saturday, September 2, 2023, from 8am-10:30am for a plant rescue in Liberty Hill. You must be a current NPSOT member and at least 18 to attend. (Join NPSOT or renew here.)
For more details and to sign up for this rescue, go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4CADA62AA75-liberty3#/
Learn more about the Native Plant Rescue Project at this link.
Please note: our in-person location this month is the Georgetown Parks & Rec Administration Building, not the Georgetown Public Library.
Join NPSOT-Williamson County on Thursday, September 14, 2023, when our featured topic will be Seed Saving for Native Plants with Colleen Dieter from Central Texas Seed Savers. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker’s presentation begins after a short business meeting.
==> If you attend in person, we’re at the Georgetown Parks & Rec Administration Building, 1101 N College St, Georgetown, Texas 78626. If you attend in person, you are giving consent to be videoed for Zoom and YouTube (if the meeting is to be posted on YouTube). Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.
==> To attend via Zoom instead of in person, register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAofu2qrzkuG93_Lb-b3ceHknfjIA6MJSVw#/registration
About our topic: Who, what, when, where, why and HOW to save seeds from native plants. Central Texas Seed Savers is a growing network of people who love seeds. The mission? “Preventing the extinction of culturally, ecologically and culinarily important plants.”
About our speaker: Colleen Dieter is a landscape consultant at ATXGardens.com. As a top gardening educator, she is often asked to speak to audiences about native Texas planting. Her speaking appearances include Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, TreeFolks, Central Texas Seed Savers, Williamson County Master Gardeners and the Natural Gardener. She is an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist and earned a Certificate in Fruit Tree Care from OrchardPeople.com. She offers her expertise on The Horticulture Hangover call-in radio show every Saturday morning from 8-9 AM on KLBJ. Colleen co-hosts the Horticulturati podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts, with her friend and landscape designer, Leah Churner. She is a founder of Central Texas Seed Savers, an organization dedicated to preventing extinction by sharing local seeds. She is also the creator of “Let’s Care for Texas Plants”, a guide to maintaining local landscapes.
At every meeting, we give away a book — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen in-person attendee!
Have an idea for a speaker? Let Program Leader Susie Hickman know via email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.
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. See info about upcoming topics on our page Wilco Home.
Our field trip is on Saturday, September 30, from 10am to 12pm. Meet at 9:30am so we can start the tour at 10:00 sharp. We’ll meet at the kiosk at the Garden’s main entrance.
The tour is approximately two hours and you are welcome to further explore the Garden after the tour ends. Participants on the tour will explore the Garden’s extensive native plant collections, including rare and endangered species; gain insights into the significance of native plants in supporting local ecosystems; learn about the Garden’s conservation efforts and initiatives to protect endangered plant species; and be able to ask all kinds of questions of the Garden’s knowledgeable horticulture staff.
Water bottles can be refilled and snacks are available at the gift shop but no outside food is allowed. Wear clothing appropriate for the weather, especially comfortable walking shoes. Be prepared for sun by wearing sunscreen and a hat.
Please RSVP at this link so we have a head count. Please RSVP by Tuesday, September 26. (The San Antonio Botanical Garden normally has an entrance fee. The fee is waived if you are on this field trip.)
NOTE: If you later find out that you cannot attend, please let us know. We’ll inform the Garden so they can plan ahead for the number of expert guides needed that day. Click Contact Us to let us know by email or contact form.
If you have a question before you RSVP, click on Contact Us to send your question by email or contact form.
