Save the Date: Sep 25, 2021 NPSOT-Wilco Fall Native Plant Sale!

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[9/24 plant list update; 9/18 plant list update; 9/16 plant list update; 9/7 added first list, walk and speaker info]

— by Beth Erwin

The NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter is excited to be holding our Fall Native Plant Sale on Saturday, September 25, 10am-3pm, at beautiful Berry Springs Park & Preserve in Georgetown, TX.

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.

We’ll also have special guest Ricky Linex with us at the sale. Ricky will lead two plant walks and share his expertise in a talk. See details at this link.

To inquire about a special order, or for other questions, contact Randy Pensabene using this form.

  • What:   NPSOT-Wilco Fall Plant Sale
  • When:  Saturday, September 25, 2021, 10:00am-3pm (We’ll stay a bit later if we haven’t sold out yet.) (Note that Ricky’s first plant walk is at 9am.)
  • 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.
  • We prefer that all customers wear masks and maintain social distance.

Plants to be offered as of September 24, 2021

  • The newest list is at this link=> September 24 PDF. The date is in the upper left corner on page 1.
  • If we update the list, we’ll update this blog post to link to the new file and we’ll send blog subscribers an alert so you know about the update. (Subscribe to the blog in the menu on the right-hand side of this page, “Sign me up!”)
  • Previous lists for this sale were:
    • September 7 PDF
    • September 16 PDF
    • September 18 PDF

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Field Trips are back! Saturday, June 26, Native Plant Landscaping in an HOA

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[Updated June 22, 2021 with new parking directions. PD]

Join us on our first in-person field trip of 2021!

  • What:   Native Plant Landscaping in an HOA
  • When:  9am-11:30am, Saturday, June 26, 2021
  • Where: Sun City Horticulture Club, 141 Sun City Blvd., Georgetown, TXNote that parking is behind the club off Oak Branch Drive.  See parking directions in the pdf at this link, or see the image below.  Updated June 22, 2021:  Directions to the site & parking have changed. You cannot park off Oak Branch Drive.  Please see the directions in the pdf at this link, or see the image below.

After viewing the Native Plant Garden at the Horticulture Club, we will carpool to the homes of two Sun City residents who have used native plants and trees in two very different ways.

If you have questions, contact Kathy Galloway using this form.

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Online Chapter Meeting June 10: “Landscaping with Native Plants: Ten Design Principles for Home Gardeners” with Leah Churner

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Join NPSOT-Wilco’s online chapter meeting on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 7:00 pm, when Leah Churner will present Landscaping with Native Plants: Ten Design Principles for Home Gardeners.  (You must register to attend the meeting. Instructions are later in this post. Starting this month, we’re using a new Zoom account so be sure to read the registration info.) 

We give away a book at every meeting — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen meeting attendee!

About the topic:  Good garden design is always a balance between the aesthetic and the practical. The conventional design wisdom found in garden books is typically geared toward audiences in England, California, or the East Coast — all very different climates than ours. How can we adapt the “rules of composition” to Central Texas? In this presentation, Leah Churner (Delta Dawn Gardens) will introduce some basic principles of landscape design — how to group plants, build contrast with shapes and textures, and work with the vertical plane — and discuss how these ideas can be applied to sustainable, water-wise gardens in our area. Learn how to create a pleasing design with a palette of native plants, support local ecology, and have fun in the process!

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About our speaker: Leah Churner is the owner of Delta Dawn Gardens, a landscape consultation, design, and maintenance company in Austin. She is the producer and cohost of The Horticulturati podcast, and teaches garden design in Austin Community College’s Landscape and Horticulture Continuing Education Program.

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How to attend:   You must register in advance to attend the meeting.  Register at the link: https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtdOivpjooHdIAA7nqwXyOiKb4F–BCnTx

NOTE: The June 10 meeting will be hosted on our new Zoom account.  If you were previously registered for our monthly virtual meeting series on our old Zoom account you need to register for this meeting with the new link.  The new account allows us to host more participants. See you there!


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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