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What can you do when you are having a difficult time finding native plants to purchase? Grow them yourself! This program on plant propagation will be presented by chapter members Martha Richeson, Nancy Saint, and Wendy Reistle. They will cover methods and tips for starting and growing native plants from seeds and cuttings. Martha will… Read More
Join the Native Plant Society of Texas for their chapter meeting on Zoom! Teri Whittaker will discuss her daily image project, how it improved her photography and led her to photographing flowers. She will explain what makes a great photograph, how she approaches photographing flowers outdoors and the tools she uses. This is a FREE… Read More
The Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) celebrates the importance of native plants to conservation and the community during our annual fall symposium, October 2 - 10. Attend up to 20 sessions, including online presentations and videos, starting with an in-person Monarch Waystation ribbon cutting at the Hill and Bell County I35 rest areas.
The Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) wants to protect our state's native plant heritage and preserve it for future generations. We are a non-profit organization run by volunteers, sponsoring educational programs, demonstration gardens, native plant sales and many other education and outreach activities. Most events are online and some are in-person.
The Plant Sale Committee invites you to a fall native plant sale on October 9, 2021, in the Habitat Garden of the Environmental Institute of Houston (EIH), located on the UHCL campus. For a list of trees, shrubs, and forbs available, visit our website. We will also host a presentation on Friday, October 8, focusing… Read More
Let’s celebrate Texas Arbor Day (Nov. 5) by learning about some of Texas’ native trees. Our speaker Michael Merritt, Texas A&M Forest Service, will provide an overview of trees and shrubs commonly found in Southeast Texas and along the upper Gulf Coast. This will be a hybrid meeting. Join NPSOT online or in person at… Read More
Insects, especially mosquitoes, have gotten a bad rap. But they do provide beneficial services that you may not have thought about. This February, let's show some love for what many consider pesky little critters. Andy Sipocz will talk about the role insects play in wetland ecology, including why mosquitoes are important.
This talk will leave you with the knowledge and resources needed to encourage and appreciate a wider diversity of caterpillars, butterflies, and moths in a Texas native plant garden. Goes beyond monarchs and milkweeds!
Mark de Kiewiet will talk from his practical research as to how we can address the diminishing bee (and other pollinator) populations, considering both the managed and native bees. He will also draw from work done in the 1970s and the knowledge of some 2,000+ natural beekeepers in the USA. In recent years, Mark has… Read More