Bastrop Gardens Organic Garden Center, 316 Old 71, Cedar Creek, will host a free seven-week series of professional speakers from the gardening industry for the community every Saturday at 11 a.m. beginning April 6.
Bastrop Gardens has a mission of education, gathering fellow professionals to provide information on the most current subjects of interest to gardeners.
The scheduled Saturday events are:
• April 6 – “Fire Wise Landscape Maintenance” – Perimeter, fire zones and combustible plants. Buddy Burrow, retired chief, Bluebonnet VFD.
• April 13 – “Rain Water Harvesting” – Advantages of harvesting rain and how to create your own collection system. Doc Jones, Central Texas Rainwater Collection Co.
• April 20 – “Want Hummingbirds? Think Lasagna.” – Planting to attract hummingbirds by Mark Klym, co-author “Hummingbirds of Texas.”
• April 27 – “Building Healthy Soils” — Jay Mertz, founder of Rabbit Hill Farm.
• May 4 – “Rain Barrel Workshop,” Hands-on construction of rain barrels. Instructor, Jeff Long, Texas licensed irrigator (LI 7348).
• May 11– “Soils from the Ground Up” – George Altgelt, owner of Geo Growers of Austin, premier custom soil blenders.
• May 18 – “Home Brew for the Garden – Aerobic Compost Tea,” complete recipes and how to by Jeff Long, licensed irrigator (LI 7348).
For more information, contact Deena Spellman at 512-303-5672, or visit their website at bastropgardens.com.
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