YardSmart Seminars
Yard Smart is a free, informative seminar designed to provide effective, beneficial ways to use water wisely in the landscape. Topics vary by season and have included butterfly gardening, landscape watering, container gardens, perennials, trees, and much more. This semi-annual seminar is offered each Spring and Fall.
Spring Seminar: Saturday, March 9
8:10 a.m.
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Registration
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8:30 a.m.
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How to plan and grow your vegetable garden
Esker T Smith, Fort Worth Botanic Garden
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9:30 a.m.
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Water saving principles of landscape design
Steve Chaney, Tarrant A&M AgriLife Extension Service
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10:30a.m.
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Break
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11 a.m.
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Maintaining a beautiful lawn/landscape under water restrictions
Dotty Woodson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
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Noon
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Ask the Experts
for one hour a panel of three experts wll answer questions about gardening from attendees
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1 p.m.
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Water Conservation Garden Tour led by Dotty Woodson
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Next YardSmart Seminar: September 7, 2013.
The water conservation seminars take place at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden's Lecture Hall. No pre-registration is required. Door prizes are available after each session: must be present to win.
For more information and to arrange for sign language interpretation call 817-392-6565 or TTD 817-392-8544 at least 72 hours prior to the seminar.