Villages of Woodland Springs Homeowners Association

Yard Smart Seminar

Aug 25, 2006

Come to the Fort Worth Water Department?’s Yard Smart Seminar, Saturday, August 26th, at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens Center. Concerned about what the drought is doing to your garden? This is your chance to get free advice from the experts. You can learn to make the right choices for your garden that will yield substantial water, money and time savings.

This event is free and requires no pre-registration. Door prizes and refreshments are provided.

The drought and water supply issues require rethinking the way we water and garden. Yard Smart is your door to water conservation. Get tips from three experts in the gardening field. Gayle Manning, horticulture educator for the City of Fort Worth Parks and Community Services will present Fire Ant Control. She will give the answers and steps to control fire ants.

Dotty Woodson, county horticulture agent with the Texas Cooperative Extension Service, will discuss Beat the Drought with Native and Adaptive Plants. She?’ll have a storm of ideas to beat the drought by selecting and grouping low-water-demanding plants in your garden. Find out how efficient watering, use of mulch and appropriate maintenance will save you time, money, and water.

Steve Chaney, county horticulture agent with the Texas Cooperative Extension Service will present ?“Perennials?”. Get ideas on how to create exciting color harmonies and contrasts with early perennials by selecting bulbs of various heights, shapes, colors and blooming periods.

Each session concludes with a question and answer period. Presenters and other city departments will have display tables where they will distribute information and be available to answer questions. Free copies of the Texas Smartscape CD are available to attendees while supplies last. If you need additional information, please call at 817-FW-24-HRS (817-392-4477), or visit the Water Department?’s Web site at www.fortworthgov.org/water.

8:15 a.m.-Registration Opens

8:45 a.m.-Announcements

9 a.m.-Fire Ant Control
Gayle Manning, Horticulture Educator
City of Fort Worth Parks and Community Services

10:15 a.m.-Beat the Drought with Native and Adaptive Plants
Dotty Woodson, County Horticulture Agent
Texas Cooperative Extension Service

11:30 a.m.-Perennials
Steve Chaney, County Horticulture Agent
Texas Cooperative Extension Service