Watch the Go Gardening Show - Season 4 - Episode 7

The Go Gardening Show is a project that is being produced by the Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District and Gardening Volunteers of South Texas. Go Gardening is also made possible through our co-title sponsor Edwards Aquifer Authority and San Antonio River Authority.​ You can now watch those Episodes on GVST's YouTube channel.​

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Go Gardening Show - Season 4 - Episode 7

The Go Gardening team has always been fascinated with the Ruby City complex which includes an art gallery and beautifully landscape park. It is located in the heart of downtown San Antonio and open to the public with no admission fees. For this episode of the show, Patricia Morales, who manages public communications for Ruby City, gave us a great tour of the park. In addition to enjoying all of the flowering and lush green native plants, we learned the special story of why the park was constructed in the first place.

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Next stop, the Go Gardening crew met up with Lee Marlowe with San Antonio River Authority. She led a walk through of the Friendship Garden at Confluence Park. In addition to discussing the native plants there and how you can use these plants in your own garden, we also learned some interesting facts about the ecosystem these plants create for pollinators and other wildlife. If you've never been to Confluence Park located along the San Antonio River, you need to schedule a visit. The architecture of the pavilion is inspiring and the garden surrounding it is equally amazing. Plus, the paved trail along the river is scenic and peaceful. Overall, Confluence Park is a special place to be experienced by the whole family.

 

Go Gardening's mission is to help people conserve water in the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers by teaching homeowners how to convert turfgrass areas to low-to-no water use landscapes featuring native plants.