Dallas Water Utilities - Texas SmartScape™ Plant Sale and Educational Classes - May 6

City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 05/02/2017 09:41 AM CDT

TEXAS SMARTSCAPE™ PLANT SALE AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES
SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017 | 9:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
NORTH HAVEN GARDENS | 7700 NORTHAVEN ROAD, DALLAS 75230

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Searching for the Best Plants for Your Landscape?

North Haven Gardens (NHG) is proud to host a Texas SmartScape™ plant event so you can find and learn to grow the best plants for North Texas.

What is a SmartScape™?

SmartScapes™ are NOT:

  • Desert 'scapes
  • Rock gardens
  • Cactus plants

SmartScapes™ ARE:

  • Well adapted to the Texas heat
  • Drought tolerant
  • Pest and disease resistant
  • Attractants of beneficial animals and insects

By Using Native and Adaptive Plants, YOU:

  • Conserve precious water
  • Reduce stormwater runoff
  • Prevent water pollution
  • Provide wildlife habitat
  • SAVE WATER, TIME AND MONEY!

Representatives from the City of Dallas's Water Conservation and Stormwater Management Divisions will be present.

Be with us as we host classes, pop-up presentations, and give you the information you need to create a better landscape!

 

EDUCATIONAL CLASSES

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Best Native and Adapted SmartScape™ Plants for Your Garden
with NHG Ambassador Kevin Burns

Covering the many advantages of both types of plants on the SmartScape™ list, including design and layout for them, plus the proper bed preparation using compost and expanded shale amendments for long term success.

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Drought Tolerant Plants for the SmartScape™
with NHG Ambassador Nancy Nance

The easiest, low maintenance plants can be those with the least demands for water! Nancy give you a breakdown of the best ones for each garden situation.

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - The SmartScape™ Wildscape
with NHG Education & Outreach Coordinator Rusty E. Allen

Discover how easy it is to select those plants that have the benefit of food, shelter, and nesting sites and how to incorporate these and other garden elements to make your landscape more attractive to pollinators, birds, and more.

For a detailed plant database, design tools, and much more information, see the Texas SmartScape™ site at:
http://www.TXSmartScape.com/.

North Haven Gardens
7700 Northaven Road
Dallas, TX 75230
(214) 363-5316