We are beyond excited at the response to our latest collaboration with H-E-B to get native plants to their stores and to the larger Texas community. To the best of our knowledge, plants will only be available at Texas Backyard stores. It’s a good idea to call before you go as the stores that have received the plants are selling out quickly. If your local store did not receive plants, please consider speaking with the store manager to let him/her know that you are interested in purchasing Texas native plants from H-E-B. The post H-E-B native plants on sale appeared first on Native Plant Societ ..read more

Book by Rufus Stephens May 28, 2024 – 7:00pm This will be a “hybrid” meeting, attend in-person or online. In person: The Gathering Center at the Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park, 8400 NW Military Hwy Online: Please register in advance to attend via Zoom. Presentation by Rufus Stephens Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas In this revised and re-titled edition of Attracting Birds in the Texas Hill Country: A Guide to Land Stewardship, biologist Rufus Stephens and educator Jan Wrede provide a comprehensive update to their popular and practical handbook that f ..read more

The meeting will start with a social time at 6:00pm, at the Cibolo Nature Center Auditorium. Announcements will begin at 6:45pm, followed by the presentation. For the social time, please bring any snacks/appetizers/desserts that you would like to share. The speaker will be Leslie L. Bush, a paleoethnobotanist: an archaeologist who specializes in identifying bits of plants preserved on archaeological sites, usually in the form of charcoal and occasionally as waterlogged or desiccated plant parts. Through her consulting practice, Macrobotanical Analysis, she is currently involved with investigat ..read more

By Greg Pearson, Clear Lake Chapter Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), from NPSOT Native Plant Database. My interest in Monarchs and milkweed started following a trip my wife and I took to visit the Monarch wintering grounds in Mexico. After the trip, my wife and I added milkweed to our garden, but unfortunately, the only variety available at the time was Tropical Milkweed, Asclepias curassavica. After learning about all of the negative issues associated with tropical milkweed, we decided to replace it with native milkweed. Easier said than done. After checking around, we found it was nea ..read more

Come hear Julie's story about how she developed a passion for restoring the tall grass prairie. The post May 1 Lakes & Pines Chapter Meeting: Dairy to Prairie with Julie Mattox appeared first on Native Plant Society of Texas ..read more

Fredericksburg Chapter of Native Plant Society of Texas Speaker Paula Stone on April 23 Find out how to make your landscape maintenance easier by choosing the right layout, the right style and the best plants for your area at the next meeting of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT), Fredericksburg Chapter on April 23 from 6:30-8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Halle. Over the last 15 years, Stone has tried various plants and gardening techniques to deal with the caliche soil, lack of rainfall, excessive heat, and occasional ice storm that are common to Gillespie County. Her presentation will take t ..read more

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The Big Bend Chapter plant sale is coming up on April 27, 2024. For more information and a list of available plants please see our Plant Sale page. The post Big Bend Plant Sale April 27 appeared first on Native Plant Society of Texas ..read more

“Can’t See the Forest” collagraph plate installation by Renata Lucia, used with permission Many Society members have had interactions with our Administrative Assistant Renata Lucia since she joined the Native Plant Society of Texas staff in early 2022. However, not many may realize she is also a working artist in her off hours. She currently has a solo exhibition on view at Art League Houston titled “Can’t See the Forest,” which will end this Saturday April 20, 2024, when she’s giving a 1 pm artist talk which is open to the public. She describes the exhibition as ecological drawings, printing ..read more

Chapter Monthly Meeting Schedule Guadalupe Chapter Monthly Meetings include a Social at 6:30 PM, a Presentation at 7PM, followed by a Business Meeting. There are nine Monthly Chapter Meetings and generally a December Social. The January, March, May, September and November meetings are held in Seguin at the First Presbyterian Church; 1121 East Walnut St., Seguin, Texas The February, April, June and October meetings are held in Marion at St. John Lutheran Church; 600 South Center Street (FM 465), Marion, Texas December Socials will be announced separately. The Guadalupe Chapter usually doe ..read more