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Senior U, Georgetown-Martin Byhower’s “Beauty and Wildlife in your Yard and Garden”

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Chapter member Martin Byhower will be teaching “Beauty and Wildlife in your Yard and Garden” this fall as a 6-week course at Senior University Georgetown, a local nonprofit supporting lifelong learning for people who are 50+ years.  (Find more info about Senior U at the bottom of this post.)  Martin’s class meets weekly on Monday mornings from September 23 to October 28.

Martin’s course consists of a series of illustrated lectures that will highlight wildlife-friendly native plants, pollinators, birds, deer, controlling garden pests and more.  You can find the full course description in the Senior University Fall 2019 Catalog under the Monday course offerings at this link.

Senior University Georgetown is a nonprofit membership organization for anyone over 50 years of age,  “… dedicated to the proposition that lifelong learning is an essential component of a life of satisfaction and fulfillment…”  The SU business office is located on the campus of Southwestern University.

See the Senior University home page to learn about Senior University Georgetown, become a member or find course registration instructions.

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On Sept 12: Getting Started with Texas Native Plants

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— by Gary Bowers

Are you new to the area and want to know what to plant? Maybe you have experience with native plants and you’re looking for ideas on some different native plants to work with? Or maybe you just want to know more about the Texas Native Plant Society.

Join us on Thursday, Sept 12 at the Georgetown Public Library for our “Getting Started with Texas Native Plants” panel discussion. Our panel will be made up of local members who have experience working with and teaching others about native plants.  Submit questions to the panel in advance by completing the survey at this link.

Come and learn more about how native plants can help you save water, provide nectar plants for native pollinators, and give shelter and food for birds.

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NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public.

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Program Summary: August 8, Front Yard Native Prairie

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[Post updated July 28, 2020, to add a link to Andrew’s presentation. (See last  paragraph.) PD]

— by Nancy Pumphrey

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Attendees during the Aug 08 2019 monthly meeting with Andrew Brazell speaking.

Tonight’s program was “Front Yard Native Prairie” presented by Andrew Brazell who lives in Weir and has devoted himself and his family to raising wildflowers and reclaiming his 15 acres of meadow.  At this point, he has reclaimed about half the property from its former use in cattle-ranching.

Andrew was featured on Central Texas Gardener in 2014 and now contracts to give advice on growing native grasses and wildflowers across Texas.  Andrew presented a very interesting presentation with great slides of his beautiful meadows. He is presently in the process of developing demonstration gardens and pollinator gardens for tours.  Andrew’s presentation can be viewed at this link.

You can see the August 8, 2019 business presentation slides here.

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