Watch the Go Gardening Show - Season 5 - Episode 5

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 5 - Episode 5

Welcome to Season 5 of the Go Gardening Show!

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This month​, the Go Gardening crew put together a great segment on how to transform a part of your yard to a beautiful native plant bed. The example we used was our very first “Front Yard Makeover” contest winner’s home in central San Antonio. The Gardening Volunteers of South Texas, a great TGR partner, got all of the native plants, soil materials, landscape rock, project design and installation donated. Then GVST gathered its volunteers to install the new native plant bed. You’ll not only learn which plants were chosen for the project, but also get a great step-by-step tutorial in how to properly install and maintain a new native plant bed.

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Next, we talked to a truly amazing woman who not only has become a native plant expert, but she also raises various vegetables from around the world to gather their seeds and share with people in various countries. She was a delight to be around and we all gained a new appreciation for how this former military officer has focused her retirement years on becoming a true source of knowledge about native plants in Texas. She also shares her knowledge through seminars, community presentations and a podcast.

 

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.