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[from Dallas Baxter]
Photo credit: courtesy Big Bend NPSOT
Stumped when it comes to designing your own landscape? The Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas can help. The group meets from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct.12, 2019, at the Alpine Public Library to look at the Native Plant Landscaping Certificate (NPLC) program, which will be offered in the spring.
The NPLC program will include three separate day-long workshops, a class in the morning and a field trip in the afternoon. The workshops will address how to identify plants that will work in the landscape, creating a sustainable – low water, no fertilizer – landscape; knowing the soil and how to read the land.
While learning design elements, participants will also learn how to choose suitable plants, placement, spacing and soil choice. There will also be practical aspects of gardening – bed and soil preparation, planting, mulching and maintenance.
“The key to a successful landscape is a plan,” said program organizer Dallas Baxter. “When you have a plan, you can create your garden over several seasons. Working with a plan keeps you from making mistakes you’ll rue later.”
The Oct. 12 presenter is Meg Inglis, an Austin NPSOT Board member who heads up the Landscaping Certificate program for the state.
The Saturday program is free to NPSOT members; the public is welcome and asked to make a $5 donation, which can be applied to a membership on the day of the meeting. Membership information is available at every meeting.
Reservations are necessary to assure seating and may be made by contacting Fonda Ghiardi. Reservations deadline is 3 p.m. October 11.
The Alpine Public Library is located on 13th St. between Ave. E and Sul Ross Ave. in Alpine.
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