Native Plant Gardening: Picking the Right Plants
The most important part of creating a native plant garden is planning. In this class, we’ll discuss how to evaluate your growing space and pick the right plants for your situation and gardening style.
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Plants & Gardening
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Identifying Invasive Plants
Join us for a crash course in identifying common invasive plants in the Houston area using botanical specimens and examples out on the Arboretum’s trails.
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Butterfly Host Plants
Raise a butterfly – save the world! Did you know that growing plants for caterpillars is a great way to help the environment?
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DIY Terrariums
Bring the outdoors, indoors! In this fun class we’ll create beautiful miniature succulent gardens in open glass containers.
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Native Plant Gardening: Wetland Natives
From beautiful backyard ponds to those awful muddy problem spots under the gutter, native wetland plants have got you covered!
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Nature Revealed: Ecology in Action
From the slow march of forest succession to the rapid impacts of squirrel “predation” on trees, learn how ecology shapes our world.
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Foraging for Food & Knowledge
Let's go foraging! Join our friends at OHBA and Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen for a hike in the trees, along with snacks & a fabulous presentation! Discover edible weeds and what their presence tells you about your soil.
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Wildflower ID Walk
Join Arboretum staff for a relaxed walk to the Meadow to identify some of our most common fall wildflowers.
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Winter Tree ID
Learn how to identify trees based on some not-so-obvious characteristics like twig morphology and get into the real nitty-gritty of tree ID.
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Prairie Wildflowers
Celebrate National Prairie Day by learning some common wildflower species, how to identify them, and how they fit in our prairie ecosystems.
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Secrets of the Swamp
When you think of swamps, you probably think of mud and mosquitoes – but Houston’s swamps are more mysterious and fascinating than you think!
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The Secret Life of Soil
Learn about the factors that form our many soil types, how they impact life above ground, and what you can do to improve your garden’s soil.