Warm winter days have homeowners thinking about getting their yards in shape. Take advantage of these free seminars sponsored by Dallas Water Utilities Conservation and Mountain View College on February 18. Be inspired to try water-wise landscaping and introduce native plants in your landscape.
Landscape
designer and author Bonnie Reese will be the speaker at both sessions.
Ms. Reese has more than 20 years experience designing, installing and
maintaining landscapes in North Texas and is the owner of her own landscape
design and consulting company - Beautiful Landscapes (BeautifulLandscapes.net). First-time seminar attendees at each session will
receive a copy of Bonnie’s book, “Common-Sense Landscaping” (limit one per
household). Attendees can also enter a drawing to win a bag of Green Sense
organic fertilizer from Rohde’s Nursery & Nature Store (BeOrganic.com). There will be 3 drawings per session.
Water-Wise Landscape Design 101
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Whether
you have a new landscape or plan to update an existing area, it is critical to
begin with a good design. This program teaches the principles of landscape
design with an emphasis on how to create a beautiful landscape that will save
resources - natural and financial!
Fantastic Plants for North Texas
1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Using
colorful photographs, Bonnie demonstrates the natural beauty of native and
adapted plants that thrive in the North Texas region. Learn when, where and how
to plant each of the recommended plants, their size and height at maturity,
seasonal color, texture and more. This program provides information on trees,
shrubs, vines, perennials, groundcovers and turf grasses.
Making a Reservation
Space
is limited, please register online at SaveDallasWater.com or by calling (214) 670-3155. Let us
know which seminar(s) you would like to attend, and how many will be attending
in your group.
Seminars sponsored by Dallas Water Utilities Conservation and Mountain View College.
