Restore. Reimagine. Reinvent. Prairie Landscapes for Austin
2021-02-09 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, TX, United States
Join Texas A&M AgriLife Extension-Travis County and John Hart, host of “Central Texas Gardener”, to learn more about prairie landscapes. John designs fully functional landscapes that incorporate beauty and thread nature through urban areas, in addition to providing clean air and water and sequestering carbon. During the first half of the webinar, he will discuss his prairie restoration projects. After the short break, he will then provide guidance on how homeowners can install pocket prairie landscapes in their own gardens.
Register Now, Live Program Has Limited Capacity
Due to technological constraints, the webinar has a limit of 100 attendees, but an unlimited number of people can register and see a recording of the program. Only registrants will be given access to the live session or the program recording.
Closed captioning will be provided. There will be a short break at approximately 11 am. The webinar will end at noon.
You can submit questions ahead of time or during the webinar and get answers live as time allows. Afterward, questions that don’t make it to the webinar will receive emailed answers.

Homeowner Landscaping Plans: Site Documentation & Analysis
2021-02-19 10:00 - 12:00
Create Your Own Landscape Master Plan
Creating a landscape master plan is an important step if you are installing or redoing your garden. Planning helps you identify the unique characteristics and requirements for your particular garden. Additionally, good planning has other benefits like cost and time savings. Join Travis County Master Gardener Sandy Stone who discusses how to document and analyze your site in this webinar.
Sandy breaks the process into clear steps that you can follow and gives you tips and tricks along the way. You’ll learn how to create a plan of your property, where to gather code and zoning information, and which current site conditions to analyze.
Sandy is also the guest speaker the following week where she finishes up with design, implementation, and construction.
Register Now, Live Program Has Limited Capacity
Due to technological constraints, the webinar has a limit of 100 attendees, but an unlimited number of people can register and see a recording of the program. Only registrants can access the live session or the program recording.
Closed captioning will be provided. There will be a short break at approximately 11 am. The webinar will end at noon.
You can submit questions ahead of time or during the webinar and get answers live as time allows. Afterward, questions that don’t make it to the webinar will receive emailed answers.
This is a two-part series. You can find information for Homeowner Landscaping Plans: Design & Construction here. Register separately for each event.

Homeowner Landscaping Plans: Design, Implementation, and Construction
2021-02-26 10:00 - 12:00
Design Your Own Landscape Master Plan
Creating a landscape master plan is an important step if you are installing or redoing your garden. Join Travis County Master Gardener Sandy Stone who discusses design elements and construction how-tos. She also tells us that “You have to determine where you want to end up before you can figure out how to get there.”
Sandy breaks the process into clear steps on how to develop an overall theme and then how to select materials and plantings to support the concept. Sandy will also get into the nitty gritty with how to organize and install hardscapes, irrigation, plants, and mulch.
This is a two-part series. You can register for Sandy’s first talk on site analysis here.
Register Now, Live Program Has Limited Capacity
Due to technological constraints, the webinar has a limit of 100 attendees, but an unlimited number of people can register and see a recording of the program. Only registrants can access the live session or the program recording.
Closed captioning will be provided. There will be a short break at approximately 11 am. The webinar will end at noon.
You can submit questions ahead of time or during the webinar and get answers live as time allows. Afterward, questions that don’t make it to the webinar will receive emailed answers.

Practical Lawns
2021-04-08 10:00 - 12:00
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Travis County and Dr. Chrissy Segars, Turfgrass Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will present “Practical Lawns” as part of the continuing Drought To Deluge Gardening series.
Like many areas in Texas, water restrictions and protection of aquifers and rivers from runoff is having a big impact on how we look at lawns. Dr. Segars’ presentation will help Austin area residents manage their lawns for pest and disease resistance while maintaining water-efficiency. She will explain which turfgrasses work well with the challenging geological conditions in Travis County
The free webinar will be presented live on April 8 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The program will be recorded. Space is limited to 100 attendees. All attendees must register to either attend the live seminar or view the recording. To register click here or paste this link in your browser: https://traviscountytx-gov.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/8516147239488/WN_cNQr3PWSTtuxsxIV7J392A
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions prior to the webinar and receive answers during the live program as time allows
The seminar series complements the recent publication of the book From Drought to Deluge: The Resilient Central Texas Garden, which can be purchased online from the Travis County Master Gardeners Association.
More information on the seminars can be found by signing up for event notifications and subscribing to the blog. Also visit the AgriLife Extension’s Events Calendar
