Tag: pollinator garden

Posted on

Thank you, Landfill Pollinator Garden Volunteers

** ARCHIVED POST – LINKS AND IMAGES MAY NOT WORK**

Williamson County Pollinator Garden

— by Marilyn Perz
The Pollinator Garden workday was well attended last Saturday by nine volunteers from the Good Water Master Naturalist Chapter, Tonkawa NPSOT Chapter and our Williamson County NPSOT Chapter.  Thank you to all of YOU!

Williamson County Pollinator Garden

The weather was great for working out there and we were not even blown away by the strong Prairie winds that can whip through there at times. A pile of weeds and brush was generated, and we all felt a sense of accomplishment as that pile grew.  As with most gardens, the work is never really done.

Williamson County Pollinator Garden

Even though we do not plan to have another official workday there, you are always welcome to continue with the cleanup on your own.  A bit of a perk will come in 2-3 weeks when the berm will become “Bluebonnet Hill” and maybe while you take your yearly Bluebonnet picture, grab a few weeds too!

** ARCHIVED POST – LINKS AND IMAGES MAY NOT WORK**

Posted on

Program Summary for Feb 13: Wildlife in Your Garden with Kelly Simon

** ARCHIVED POST – LINKS AND IMAGES MAY NOT WORK**

— by Randy Pensabene

At our February 13, 2020 chapter meeting, Kelly Conrad Simon showed the audience how to use a variety of native plants to create a Texas Wildscape that can meet human needs for a visually appealing landscape while also providing the plants much-needed by wildlife. She demonstrated how by providing the basic elements of habitat (food, shelter and water) in your garden, Texans can attract an exciting variety of birds, butterflies, frogs and lizards and bring the beauty and vitality of nature home.

The most important step in developing a Wildscape is learning about the plants and soils that characterize your region. Since wildlife thrives in the presence of plants they have adapted to, native plants are encouraged in Wildscapes. Introduced plants are not good substitutes for the native plants used by wildlife.

Plants native to your area provide both food and shelter requirements for wildlife. Select plants for their food value as well as plants that will grow to different heights and density. This layering effect will allow wildlife to select areas they find most comfortable.

View Kelly’s presentation at this link.

Learn about native plants through the Native Landscape Certification Program (NLCP)  with classes focused on the local area. Find schedule info here.

You can see the February 13, 2020 business presentation slides here.

** ARCHIVED POST – LINKS AND IMAGES MAY NOT WORK**

Posted on

FIELD TRIP Announcement: Pollinator Gardens, Sat April 27 @ 9am-12noon

** ARCHIVED POST – LINKS AND IMAGES MAY NOT WORK**

—   by Vicky Husband

Pollinator Garden Workday

Visit two Native Plant gardens that were planned with pollinators in mind!  Park & Start at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1322 E University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626.  Next stop is the Williamson County Landfill Pollinator Garden, 600 Co Rd 128, Hutto, TX 78634. Optional dutch lunch in Hutto afterwards.  See you there!

** ARCHIVED POST – LINKS AND IMAGES MAY NOT WORK**