The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Earth-Kind Brown Thumb Series offers classes March 8-May 10 in San Antonio.
The ongoing event is presented by the AgriLife Extension office in Bexar County and is designed to help Texans become more proficient in gardening and landscaping the Earth-Kind way.
San Antonio area residents looking to change a brown thumb to green can take advantage of the ongoing gardening series. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Michael Miller)
Earth-Kind principles and practices can create beautiful, easy-care landscapes, while conserving and protecting natural resources and the environment. Earth-Kind landscaping uses research-proven techniques to provide maximum garden and landscape enjoyment.
All classes will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the AgriLife Extension office at 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, Suite 208.
The cost is $75 for all sessions, or individual sessions may be purchased for $20. Participants must register at https://tx.ag/GreenThumbGardening.
When registering, if you are attending individual sessions, mark individual session tabs with “will be attending.” The sessions you are not attending should be marked “not attending.”
If you are attending all the sessions, select “not attending” for each session until the last drop-down menu, which will show the series price of $75.
Contact Nicolas Vazquez at mailto:nick.vazquez@ag.tamu.edu with questions about the series or agriliferegister@ag.tamu.edu for registration assistance.
Sessions and topics
The sessions are as follows:
- March 8, Lawn and Landscape Water Conservation/Shade Trees.
- March 29, Growing Tomatoes and More.
- April 12, Growing Herbs and Earth-Kinds Roses.
- April 26, Growing Fruits and Citrus.
- May 10, Utilizing Texas Superstar Annuals and Perennials.
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