Heritage Gardeners will begin their new club year Thursday, September 4 at their meeting at 9:30 am at 112 W. Spreading Oaks in Friendswood. Speaker Patty Steinke will present Using Natives in Your Landscape Design.
Steinke is a retired San Jacinto College biology instructor. Currently she serves as the Chair of Keep Friendswood Beautiful and is an active member of the Galveston-Bay Area Texas Master Naturalists. She serves as the community outreach co-chair for the Native Plant Society of Texas Clear Lake Chapter.
The presentation will begin at 10 am. Any person interested in hearing about native plants is invited to attend. A Meet and Greet begins at 9:30 am.
Heritage Gardeners are celebrating their 60th anniversary having been founded in 1966. The club was created to promote gardening in the Friendswood area as well as provide general civic improvement in the community to reflect the town’s heritage.
Activities this year will include their huge Christmas Home Tour, Holiday Market, and Bakery in November, an anniversary celebration during the January meeting, the April fundraiser which includes private garden tours, Spring Vendor Market, raffles, and gardening presentations, and an Anniversary Flower Show in May.
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