Category: Native Plants

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Hidden Springs Feb 13 Field Trip Report

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— By Nancy Pumphrey

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Plant survey trip February 2022.

February 13th was a beautiful day up at Hidden Springs Preserve. We had a good showing of 20 people and explored the southeast quadrant of the preserve.

Even though it was still winter and most things were dormant, it was easy to spot the first early signs of spring. Wild geraniums, anemone and watercress were spotted just beginning to come up. Of course, the small bluebonnet rosettes were seen.

Around the pond in a wet area, we saw a forest of common button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) but they were bare on this date. It will be fun to revisit these in the summer. This was near the watercress (Rorippa Nasturtium-aquaticum) of course.

We went from wet areas to drier slopes with many different plants noted. It was easy to see our native evergreens on this trip although there are not many. On the drive in, I spotted one of my favorites – nolina. It was standing all alone out in the full sun with a large clump of evergreen leaves.

We had a very diverse group of individuals with us for a wonderful hike through this lovely preserve. Botanists, beginners, experts and high school students joined us on this sunny mid-winter adventure to learn and teach about Texas Native Plants.

We even made it back in time to see the Super Bowl kickoff!

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Call for Volunteers for March 26, 2022 NPSOT-Williamson County Native Plant Sale

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— by Randy Pensabene

UPDATED March 23, 2022.  We’re all set for this plant sale. Thank you!

Helping with our chapter’s native plant sales is a great way to get to know native plants and other chapter members! Native plant “beginners” are welcome!

We have positions available on Saturday, March 26, 2022, for sales volunteers, ticket writer volunteers, and volunteers who will provide food and drink. The volunteer form at this link has details about the duties for each position.

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To volunteer, please fill out the information requested in the form, include the shift(s) and position(s) you are volunteering for AND an emergency contact. The form contains a required liability release and photo release.

If you have questions, you can either include them in the form (if you are ready to fill it out), or you can contact me here.

Randy Pensabene, Plant Sale Co-Leader
P.S., for details about the 2022 Spring Plant Sale in general, see this blog post.

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Save the Date: March 26, 2022 NPSOT-Wilco Spring Native Plant Sale!

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[ 3/24 final plant list. 3/22 second plant list. 2/28 first plant list added.]

— by Randy Pensabene

The NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter is excited to be holding our Spring Native Plant Sale on Saturday, March 26, 10am-3pm. We are pleased to again be at the picturesque Berry Springs Park & Preserve in Georgetown, TX.

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We will have a great selection of locally grown Texas native plants just right for your yard. As always, our knowledgeable sales assistants will help you find just what you need. To inquire about a special order, or for other questions, contact Beth Erwin using this form.

  • What:   NPSOT-Wilco Spring Plant Sale
  • When:  Saturday, March 26, 2022, 10:00am-3pm (possibly a bit later than 3pm until we’ve sold out of plants)
  • Where: Tonkawa Pavilion (main group pavilion) at Berry Springs Park & Preserve, 1801 Co Rd 152, Georgetown, TX 78626
  • Who:  Open to the public and park entry is free!
  • How:  Cash, checks, and major credit cards accepted.

Plants to be offered as of March 23, 2022:

  • The final list is at this link=> March 23 2022 PDF. (Date in the upper left corner of the 2nd page.)
  • Previous lists were:
    • March 20 2022 PDF
    • February 27 2022 PDF
  • We do not expect the list to change again , but if we do update the list, we’ll update this blog post to link to the new file with the new date and name and we’ll send blog subscribers an alert so they know about the update.
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