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Comal Gardener
Volume XIV Number 16
October 2012
A monthly publication of the Comal Master Gardeners Association through the Texas A& M AgriLife Extension Service in
Comal County, 325 Resource Drive, New Braunfels, TX 78132 (830-620-3440)
http://txmg.org/comal
Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid,
service, or accommodation in order to participate in meetings are encouraged to contact the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 830-620-3440 for assistance. The information given herein is for educational purposes only.
References to commercial products or trade names do not intend discrimination or imply endorsement by the Extension Service. Extension forbids employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
disability, or national origin in any term, condition, or privilege of employment.
The next Comal Master Garden-
ers general meeting will be on
Monday, October 22 at 6:00 pm
GVTC auditorium.
Annual Auction and
Chili Supper Night
Auction and Chili Supper
by Julie Siliven
Inside this Issue:
Garden Posts 2
Slate of Officers 2
County Extension Agent 3
Appointed
October To Do List 4
Herb Sig Stellar Casts 4
Herb Sig Learns About
Henna 4
Christmas Party 5
Committee Updates 6-7
Poinsettia Sales 7
Gardening Activities 8
CE Opportunities 9
Get Ready, Get
Set, Go! Save
this date: Mon-
day, October 22.
6 pm. That’s
right! It’s our
annual auction
and chili supper night. The traditional
silent auction will be held first fol-
lowed by a live auction of limited spe-
cial items. It will be conducted by our
own Comal Master Gardener Harry
Sutherland, a Benefit Auction Special-
ist and member of the National Auc-
tioneers Association.
There will be two silent
auction tables set up so eve-
ryone can view the items,
bid on the items and list the
bidder’s name. At the live
auction everyone will be
given a bid number to flag
the auctioneer of bidding interest.
DONATIONS BEING
ACCEPTED
Please think about what you would like
to donate, then sign up now to register
your donation items. To register these
items just send an e-mail to maryhelen-
[email protected] by October 12. This
gives her time to put the final touches
on the auction. Please include the esti-
mated value of your donation. Then
bring your items in by 5 pm on Octo-
ber 22.
Suggested categories for donations
include: “experiences,” such as dinner
for two or movie tickets; baked or
canned goods; garden art; plants;
seeds; garden tools; holiday items; art;
books; kitchen items; outdoor or rec-
reation items; and gift baskets.
Karen Scherrer has already donated a
Wildflower Watercolor Painting. A
"cookie of the month"
which includes 2 dozen
cookies freshly baked and
delivered to your home
monthly, a "garden art"
which is a welded garden
art piece and a "butterfly
house" have also been donated. A rum
cake, fresh salsa, pickles, jams and jel-
lies will be silent auction items as well.
Don’t forget! We’ll be serving deli-
cious chili and all the trimmings to en-
joy while enjoying the auction! See
you there! Get Ready, Get Set, Go,
Have Fun!
October Garden Posts By Patsy Vann
Page 2
Compound from 9 am to 2 pm,
Saturday, October 27, highlighting
all our projects and gardens. Lee
Franzel and Dan Krueger are
organizing the event, so if you are
interested in helping or are in
charge of a garden or a CMG
project, contact Lee
([email protected] or 830-885-
7733) or Dan
([email protected] or 830-
629-5338).
Many thanks to the nominating
committee—Catherine Hall,
Sharon Wright, Pat Williford and
Evelyn Nielson---for putting
together an outstanding slate of
CMG officers for 2013.
The CMG Auction will be our
October meeting. Harry
Sutherland will preside as our
auctioneer, starting at 6 pm. If
you have items to auction, contact
Mary Helen Phillips (maryhelen-
[email protected] or 830-964-
4212) by October 12 and bring
your items to GVTC on October
22 by 5:00 pm. Also, if you have
baskets which can be used for
stuffing gifts, let Mary Helen
know.
Carol McWilliams is the new
President of Comal Master
Gardeners. Our thanks to Mike
Welch for all his service; Mike
served for 15 months until health
reasons forced him to step down.
We wish him great luck.
The Spring Seminar has two co-
chairs: Evelyn Nielson and
Elizabeth Bowerman. They have
scheduled the initial planning
meeting at 1:15 pm, Wednesday,
October 10, in the Extension
Meeting Room. Anyone
interested in participating is asked
to please come and help decide
the topic, sessions, speakers and
tasks for this important event.
The new Gardening Guide Sales
Committee chair, Betsy Payson,
introduced committee members
Janice Womack, Donna Lehr,
Claudia Mendenhall, Margo
Woollven and Doug Sawin. She
also explained the many venues
the committee plans to use to sell
the $20 guide. If you are
interested in helping, contact
Betsy ([email protected] or
830-690-9203) or any other
committee member.
There will be a CMG Open House
at the Extension Office
Report your CE and Volunteer Hours! Chairs, send volunteer hours to Linda Ray at [email protected]
Send your CE hours to Don Tuff at [email protected]
Be sure to include title of talk, speaker’s name, date and time of talk, location, CE hours and sponsoring organization.
October 2012
The Nominating Committee announced its slate for CMG officers for the
2013 fiscal year: President-Elect Harry Sutherland, Vice-President-Elect
Louise Foster, Secretary Elizabeth Bowerman and Treasurer Rosalie Meier.
The election will be held during the November meeting.
2013 CMG Slate of Officers
Page 3 October 2012
News Release
County Extension Agent Agricultural and Natural Resources Appointed
Chris Wiemers has been appointed to the position of Comal County Extension Agent – Agricultural and Natural Re-
sources according to a joint announcement by The Comal County Commissioner’s Court and District Extension Administrator,
Cheryl Mapston.
Chris will begin his duties in Comal County on October 1, 2012. Chris received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Range
and Animal Science from Sul Ross State University in Alpine. He also earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Production Agri-
culture / Education Certification from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Additionally, he has a certification in Horticulture from
Tarleton State University in Stephenville.
Chris has 34 years of teaching experience. He served as Agriculture Science Teacher for Churchill and Madison High
Schools in the Northeast Independent School District. He taught classes in Range Science, Animal Science, Wildlife Management,
Horticulture, Environmental Science, Aquaculture and Ag Mechanics. He trained judging teams in livestock, poultry, skills and
radio broadcast. He maintained the school farm and constructed the majority of the school farm facilities.
“We are extremely pleased to have Chris in Comal County”, Cheryl Mapston, District Extension Administrator, said. He
will be responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating and interpreting effective Extension Education Programs in the area of
Agricultural and Natural Resources and 4-H & Youth Development in Comal County. Chris joins the Comal County Extension
team of Kathleen Greer, Martha Joyce, Karla Friesenhahn, Summer Steinbach, Janet Sweet and Rosie Miner.
Comal Master Gardeners
Make Plans to Host an Open House By Lee Franzel
The Comal Master Gardeners are hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 27, from 9 am to 2 pm at the Texas A&M AgriLife Ex-
tension Service in Comal County, 325 Resource Drive, New Braunfels, Texas. All CMG members are urged to come and bring their
friends and family. The public is invited to enjoy the Open House and learn more about the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in
Comal County and about the Comal Master Gardeners program. The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung is planning to write a major article
on this event.
Walk-around tours of the three major projects at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Gardening Complex will be given by Comal Mas-
ter Gardeners. These tours will include the Vegetable Garden at its fall peak, the EarthKind Roses with their cooler weather blooms and
the native and adapted plants around the offices.
Information and applications will be available for the 2013 Comal Master Gardeners’ Training Class beginning in January.
The Comal Mulch Recycling Program will be explained, as will the benefits of the free mulch available to the public.
Information and order forms will be available for the CMG Poinsettia Sale.
The CMG Comal County Gardening Guide will be on display and available for sale. This will be an excellent opportunity to buy the
books as gifts for Christmas.
October What-to-do List By Barbi Briney
October is usually tree and perennial planting time, and now that Stage III water restrictions have been removed, then do plant this
month. Remember to water trees in the landscape, as we are still under drought conditions. It takes much longer to establish a tree to
any size than to re-do a lawn, and we don’t want to lose those trees. Grass seeds should be started so roots can be established for winter
and spring; however, if there is no rain, then do no planting because we are still under water restrictions, and starting a new turf does
require water.
It is also time to plant seedlings of snapdragons, stock, ornamental kale and cabbage, gerbera daisies, pansies, chrysanthemums and
other winter flowers in our landscapes.
Remember not to throw those dead leaves in the trash! Start a compost pile or add to an existing pile and turn under. By making a cir-
cle of fencing wire, leaves put in the circle will begin to break down. This will provide compost mulch for the garden. If making a
compost pile is not wanted, ask around as other Master Gardeners may treasure dead leaves.
What is still doing well this year? It would be interesting to hear from other gardeners to know what has made it through the drought.
(Contact Barb Briney at [email protected] with your input.)
Weed seeds have loved the rain so keep a sharp lookout for weeds and get them while young.
Page 4 October 2012
Stellar Casts Highlighted Herb SIG By Ray Elizondo
The Herb SIG met in Catherine Hall’s yard on Septem-
ber 10th to learn how to make sand castings. Catherine
provided instructions and guidance. The members cre-
ated their own bird baths, using real leaves to create their
designs. The group left their creations at Catherine’s and
came back days later to retrieve their one-of-a-kind hard-
ened concrete designs.
SIG members mix-it-up as a prelude
to their castings. Note the leaves
atop sand in the foreground; this
served as a mold for a design.
Catherine finishes her casting after
layering leaves with the cement mixture.
Herb SIG to Learn About Henna
The October herb SIG will meet at 10am on Monday, October 8 in the Extension Office meeting room when Germaine
and Don Tuff talk about “Henna.” Don and Germaine will present a brief history of henna to include what it is, where
it’s found, how it’s used and how it works. Henna has been used for centuries, and as a “useful” plant it is labeled as an
herb.
Don and Germaine have not mentioned if there will be any tattooing demonstration using henna. Germaine has, how-
ever, threatened to tattoo something atop Don’s head if he misbehaves. (Go ahead Don, misbehave. We double-dog dare
ya!!)
October 2012 Page 5
TThehe CCoommalal MasterMaster GardenersGardeners CChrishristtmmasas PartyParty
Date: December 10, 2012
Location: John Newcombe Tennis Ranch,
325 Mission Valley Road
New Braunfels, TX 78132
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $25.00 per person. (includes your meal, tax and gratuity)
Meal: Buffet. Ginger‐habanero glazed chicken breast & beef fajitas, sautéed peppers and
onions, portabella mushrooms, fresh corn and flour tortillas, black beans, cilantro lime corn
white rice, crumbled Mexican cheese and sour cream, guacamole and mango salsa, garden
salad, Mexican chocolate mousse and key lime pie for dessert. Appetizer station in main
lodge/bar with queso, salsa, multi‐colored chips, and guacamole. Iced tea and lemonade.
Cash bar will be in the main lodge.
Ticket sales will begin in September at the Membership Meeting. Attendees will be asked to
make a choice between chicken and beef fajitas when purchasing tickets, so proper amounts
can be prepared. Money for tickets must be in by December 1, 2012. If you cannot make one
of the next three Membership Meetings, you can mail your ticket money, made out to CMG,
to Pat Williford and an e‐mail confirmation will be sent to you. Your ticket will be waiting
for you at the Christmas Party reception desk.
The lodge, grounds, and conference center will be decorated for the holidays making for a
cozy environment. After the Christmas Party everyone is welcome to stay around and visit in
the lodge and on the deck.
We sincerely hope everyone will come and enjoy the fun. There will be a short meeting to
hand out service pins, welcome the newly elected Executive Board, and bid farewell, and
offer thanks to those Executive Board members who will be leaving at the end of the year.
Page 6 October 2012
The CMG Executive Board will meet Wednesday, October 3, at 10 am at the Texas A&M AgriLife Exten-
sion Office.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION GARDEN COMPLEX (AEGC)
The AEGC Office Gardens will meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, October 2nd and 16th and possibly the 23rd
at 8:00 am for extra work before the open house. A new path along the back side of the gardens is being de-
veloped. Come help as we will continue to work on this new garden path and pull weeds to get ready for open
house that is scheduled for Saturday, October 27th. Anyone interested in developing flyers for each of the
gardens, please contact Linda Valdez. (This is easy work that can be done conveniently from home). We will
need volunteers at different sections of the garden. We will have a schedule once we know the exact time of
the open house. Please save the date. For more information please contact: Linda D. Valdez
([email protected]); Rich Bradley ([email protected]); Tai Flynn ([email protected]); Ron Schmidt
([email protected]). See you in the Gardens!
TEXAS A&M AEGC VEGETABLE/ROSE GARDENS have regularly scheduled work days on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 – 10 am. All vegetables except okra and peppers have been pulled up from
the summer vegetable garden. We are still harvesting these crops. The vegetable beds for the fall garden have
been prepped and the vegetable plants and seeds have been planted. These include spinach, romaine lettuce,
carrots, turnips, broccoli, cabbage, cucumbers, green beans, radishes, jalapeno and sweet bell peppers and to-
matoes. Some of the seeds have already germinated thanks to the rain we received. We need a small number
of volunteers to harvest the okra and peppers. Additionally, we need volunteers to hand water the seedlings.
For more information, contact Tai Flynn ([email protected] or 830-832-0998) or Sam Norris
NEW BRAUNFELS CONSERVATION PLAZA ROSE GARDENS have scheduled workdays for
Wednesday, October 10 and Wednesday, October 24, at 8:30 a.m. We will be weeding, watering and
spraying with liquid seaweed. There are also a few new rose bushes to be planted. For additional information
contact Dan Krueger ([email protected] or 830-629-5338) or Janis Womack ([email protected]
or 830-620-7002).
BUTTERFLY GARDENS AT THE BULVERDE/SPRING BRANCH LIBRARY will have a workday on
Thursday, October 25 at 8 am. Weeding and pruning will be the order of the day. Contact Bill Puckett
([email protected] or 830-885-2242) for more information.
NEW LIFE BUTTERFLY GARDEN will have a workday on Monday, October 15, at 9:00 am. Bring
tools for weeding and pruning. For more information, contact Lois Ricci ([email protected] or 830-899-5362)
or Patty Malek ([email protected] or 830-964-5613).
HOPE HOSPICE NEW BRAUNFELS has scheduled Wednesday, October 17, at 8 am as a workday.
Bring pruners, buckets and other general gardening tools for late summer cleanup. We are responsible for
eleven separate gardens on the property, so all help is greatly appreciated. Usually we work for two hours, but
even a half hour will help. For more information, contact Jean Petersen ([email protected] or 830-
620-8454) or Kathy Nelson ([email protected] or 719-964-2370).
October Committee Updates by Carolina Gordon
Page 7 October 2012
LINDHEIMER GARDENS need help on Tuesday, October 9 at 9 am. Now that the weather is cooler, we
can start a little later. If you haven't worked in this garden before, you are sure to enjoy it. Contact Germaine
Tuff ([email protected] or 830-629-1127) for questions or information.
KIDS IN BLOOM/JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM IN 7 SATELLITE SCHOOLS
need volunteers in the 7 satellite schools targeted by Comal ISD and SOW
Healthy/Resolute Health. The 7 schools are Indian Springs Elementary,
Specht Elementary, Morningside Elementary, Arlon Seay Elementary, Startz-
ville Elementary, Oak Creek Elementary and Smithson Valley High School.
Volunteers are still needed at each campus.
In addition, raised beds are being prepared at the following schools. Bring
gloves and shovels; wheelbarrows are needed at each site.
Smithson Valley High School - Oct 3 (8:30 – 10:30 am)
Spect Elementary - Oct 4 (8:30 – 10:30 am)
Arlon Seay Elementary - Oct 5 (8:30 – 10:30 am)
Contact Mary Helen Phillips ([email protected] or 713-775-7188 or
830-964-4212.
October Committee Updates Continued
Poinsettia Sales Go Electronic By Bonnie Leitch
The Poinsettia Sale is ramping up! Report your sales by going to the CMG site: http://txmg.org/comal/ and
clicking on POINSETTIA SALES on the right-hand side. Three submenus will appear: Poinsettia Order
Form, Poinsettia Report and Poinsettia Sales Submission.
As an aid to your personal bookkeeping, click the interactive Order Form, enter your name, fill out your order
and print the information you need. No information is retained. This is just for your convenience, so don’t
forget to print your order before you go back to the CMG site.
To let Catherine Hall and her committee know how many poinsettias you have sold, go back to Poinsettia
Sales Submission. Find your name on the pull-down “name” menu under Members, enter the quantity of
Prestige (red) and Ice Punch poinsettias you have sold, followed by your email address. The total should equal
your total. If it does, press Submit.
There is no restriction on the number of times you submit orders; however, do not resubmit information previ-
ously reported. The Poinsettia Report is updated weekly. If you have any questions or difficulties, contact
Ron Williford ([email protected]).
For members without access to the internet, an order form is attached to this newsletter. Contact Catherine
Hall (830-214-4853) with your orders or any questions.
Penny Pereboom and Nancy Pappas help get
the beds going at Oak Creek Elementary
Thursday, October 4, 10 am. Bulverde/Spring Branch Library. Matt Warnock Turner, Ph.D., will discuss a selec-
tion of native Texas plants from his book, Remarkable Plants of Texas: Uncommon Accounts of Our Common Natives.
Dr. Turner will explore little-known facts—archaeological, historical, academic, medicinal, culinary or cultural—behind
our everyday botanical landscape. This book won the Native Plant Society of Texas’ 2009 Carroll Abbott Memorial
Award for writings on Texas native plants.
Friday, October 5, 10 am, and Saturday, October 20, 9 am. WaterSaver Walk. San Antonio Botanical Gardens, 555
Funston. Tour includes information about planning, planting and maintaining low-water use landscape year-round. Wa-
terSaver Walks are free with Garden admission. Participants also receive a FREE copy of the San Antonio Water Sys-
tem's Landscape Care Guide. For more information, contact Sasha Kodet at [email protected] or sa-
[email protected] or 210-207-3270.
Saturday, October 13, 10 – 11:30 am. Canning and Freezing Seminar. Fanick’s Garden Center, 1025 Holmgreen
Road, San Antonio. Learn the proper way of canning and freezing fruits and vegetables using recommended techniques.
The guest expert speaker is Dr. Connie Sheppard from Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service. Contact
www.fanicknursery.com or 210-648-1303 for more information.
Saturday and Sunday, October 13-14, 9 am – 5 pm. Public Fall Plant Sale and Gardening Festival. Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Avenue, Austin. Choose from nearly 300 species of hardy Texas natives
bred to deal with the Central Texas climate. Leave plant purchases at the Holding Area while enjoying the visit. Admis-
sion: $9 adults, $7 seniors and students, $3 children (5 – 12), members and children under 5 free. Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center. For more information visit http://www.wildflower.org/plantsale/ or call 512-232-0100.
Saturday, October 20, 9 am – 4 pm. 21st Annual San Antonio Herb Market. Pearl Brewery, 200 E. Grayson Street.
Guest speaker is Robbie Will, rose expert, herbalist and educator. Enjoy herbs, demonstrations, seminars and much
more! For more information, visit www.sanantonioherbmarket.org
Saturday, October 20, 9 am. Beginner’s Bird Walk. San Antonio Botanical Gardens. at the Carriage House. Must
be at least 10 years old. FREE for Botanical Society members. Enjoy birds in native habitats, and bask in the relaxing
atmosphere found in the Gardens during a morning bird walk led by an experienced guide. Featured birds include hum-
mingbirds, long-billed Thrashers, black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Green Heron and the common Moorhen. Please bring
binoculars. For more information, contact Sasha Kodet at [email protected] or [email protected]
or 210-207-3270.
Saturday, October 20, 9 am – 4 pm. Fall Festival at Mitchell Lake. The Audubon Center - San Antonio Chapter of the
Native Plant Society will be participating. There will be native plants for sale along with educational presentations. $5
fee. Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, 10750 Pleasanton Road, San Antonio. See http://tx.audubon.org/mitchell-lake-
audubon-center or phone 210-628-1639 for more information.
Wednesday, October 24, 10 am – 3 pm. “How to Turn a Cattle Ranch into a Wildlife Preserve” at the Red Corral
Ranch. Welcome coffee, hot lunch, nature tour, labyrinth walk, historical talk. Contact Carol Wilson
([email protected] or 330-310-1163) for information and reservations.
Friday, October 26, 10 am. Native Plant Walk. San Antonio Botanical Gardens, 555 Funston. Explore the 11-acre
Texas Native Trail including the Hill Country Trail, the shaded walk around the lake in the East Texas Piney Woods,
and the South Texas Trail showcasing dryland trees and shrubs such as mesquite, huisache, cenizo, ebony and sotol.
Enjoy a “walk across Texas!” San Antonio Botanical Gardens. For more information, contact Sasha Kodet at program-
[email protected] or [email protected] or 210-207-3270.
October 2012 Page 8
October Gardening Activities By Cindy Sansone
October 2012 Page 9
Thursday, October 4, 10 am – Noon. “Remarkable Plants of Texas” with Matt Warnock Turner, Ph.D., author of Re-
markable Plants of Texas: Uncommon Accounts of Our Common Natives, who will discuss a selection of native Texas
plants and explore the little-known facts behind the everyday botanical landscape. Bulverde/Spring Branch Library, 131
Bulverde Crossing. 1.5 CE
Saturday, October 6, 10 – 11 am. Class on seed saving, with Linda Wall. The Natural Gardener, 8648 Old Bee Caves
Road, Austin. For more information, go to http://www.naturalgardeneraustin.com or call 512-288-6113. 1 CE
Saturday, October 6, 10 am - Noon. Firewise Landscaping with Jamie Daily. Learn how to select, place and maintain
plants to create a defensible area around the home in case of a wildfire. $20 fee. San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555
Funston Place. Contact Sasha Kodet at [email protected] or [email protected] or 210-207-3270 to
register. 4 CE
Saturday, October 13, 10 – 11 am. Class on bulbs with Danny Fowler. The Natural Gardener, 8648 Old Bee Caves
Road, Austin. For more information, go to http://www.naturalgardeneraustin.com or call 512-288-6113. 1 CE
Monday, October 15, 12:15 – 3 pm. Session 1: Planting Wildflowers, Harvesting Seed, Preserving Our Native Flower
Heritage with John Thomas, founder and owner of Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg. Session 2: Creating Watersaver
Curbside Gardens with Bob Beyer, Travis County Master Gardener. Free. Gardening Volunteers of South Texas. San An-
tonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels at Funston, next to the Botanical Garden. For information, see http://
www.gardeningvolunteers.org/classes.html 2 CE
Tuesday, October 16, 10 am – Noon. “30 Bugs Every Gardener Should Know” hosted by entomologist Molly Keck.
Learn all about the insects likely to be encountered in the fall. Feel free to bring in any insects for identification. $20 fee.
San Antonio Botanical Garden. Contact Sasha Kodet at [email protected] or [email protected] or
210-207-3270 to register. 2 CE
Tuesday, October 16. 6 – 8 pm. Butterfly Gardening Workshop. Come learn about the seasonal food, shelter and
breeding needs of Central Texas butterflies. Learn about designing pathways, benches, fencing, trellises, vegetative
screening and an insectary for raising butterfly larvae. Bring notebook and pen for note taking. $30 fee. Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. Register at http://cie.austin.utexas.edu/informalclasses/index.php/Butterfly-
Gardening-Workshop or call 512-232-0100. 2 CE
Wednesday, October 17. 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Native Plants of Central Texas Walk and Talk. Discover the beauty and
benefits of Central Texas native plants with the Wildflower Center’s Director of Horticulture, Andrea DeLong-Amaya.
Free. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. Visit http://www.wildflower.org/nativeplantweek/ or call 512-232-
0100 for information. 2 CE
Saturday, October 20. 10 am - Noon. Fall Containers with Donna Cifers. Learn how to design and plant fall contain-
ers using creative color and plant combinations. Topics include proper plant and container selection, designing with
color, planting techniques, potting soil and supplies, plus care and maintenance tips to keep creations looking good all
season. $20 fee. San Antonio Botanical Garden. Contact Sasha Kodet at [email protected] or programreg-
[email protected] or 210-207-3270 to register. 2 CE
Wednesday, October 24, 3 – 4:30 pm. “Ornamental Grasses” with Lee Franzel. Drought-tolerant, pest-free and deer-
proof, ornamental grasses are the ideal accent plant in a low-maintenance landscape. A walking tour of the New Braun-
fels Public Library gardens follows Lee's talk. New Braunfels Public Library, 700 East Common St. Free. For informa-
tion, call 830-964-4494. 1.5 CE
October CE Opportunities By Cindy Sansone
