Next Meeting:
Speaker/Topic: Herbalist Bailey Hoops will discuss Butterfly Gardening.
Bailey is a clinically trained herbalist, certified permaculture designer and certified with the Native Plant Society of Texas in Landscaping with Native Plants. Her greatest passions are butterflies, native medicinal plants, and leading plant walks. She has spent 10 years building a medicinal food forest at her home, with a large emphasis on native pollinator plants. You can currently find her working with the Oak hill VFW post # 443, helping run the Paul Pena Community Garden. Date & Time: Monday, July 14, 2025 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. CST (Doors and Maker's Hour at 6, program at 7). We hope you can join us in-person or on-line. Location: Zilker Botanical Garden & Streaming via Zoom or YouTube Cost: Free and Open to Public (Membership Encouraged) Maker's Hour: Join us early for "Makers Hour" at 6 for a Tasty Tea Party. Sharing Table: Bring any extra plants, seeds, and other gardening related items you have for our sharing table. Enjoy some of Bailey's photos:
Help your plants out this summer by mulching and keeping an eye out for insects like squash vine borers and tomato hornworms. It's an especially good time for 2 of our heat loving veggies, okra and southern peas (like black-eye, cowpeas, purple hull, and cream peas) and also start thinking about planting pumpkins for a fall harvest.
For areas you're not planting right away or where you want to build the soil, there are many options for warm season cover crops like buckwheat, southern peas (and you can eat them!) and millet Helpful GuidesDownload the 'Planting Guide' and 'Vegetable Varieties' for Travis County to get started planning your vegetable garden. The chart plots best planting and cultivation times for seeds and transplants in Central Texas.
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Next Makers HourJoin us from 6-7 Monday, July 14 for a Tasty Tea Party where we'll have a make your own tea blend activity. You'll leave with your own custom blend made by you. You'll be inspired to make your own drying rack and have tips and tricks to get you confident to host your own tea party!
Follow the link below to register and make an optional donation to help cover our expenses. Registering will ensure that we'll have enough supplies for everyone to enjoy some tea! Maker's Hour, Tasty Tea Party
$0.00 - $20.00
Only a few left! Instructors: Bailey Hoops Date: Monday, July 14th, 2025 Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m. Location: Zilker Botanical Garden Auditorium Cost: Suggested donation 10-20$ for this class! This maker’s hour, will be a tea party, come learn all about Tasty Teas: how to grow, harvest, dry and brew your own herbal tea. Herbalist Bailey Hoops will lead this demonstration. We will drink delicious iced tea brewed from herbs dried straight out of the garden. The maker’s hour will include a make your own tea blend activity where you'll leave with your own custom blend made by you. Leave inspired to make your own drying rack and learn tips and tricks to get you confident to host your own tea party! Support Our Mission
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