Tree Talk Winter Walk

Tree Talk Winter Walk: Get Wild & Woody
Saturday, January 24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Our annual Tree Talk Winter Walk is a perfect time to explore the beauty and benefits of native trees and shrubs. Get tips on landscape design and tree maintenance and learn about individual tree and shrub species with walks and talks led by staff and local tree experts. Children can join in on the fun with tree activities. Admission free.

Online Species List - Species list and photos available here.

Scheduled Walks & Talk:

11am: Walk:  Ornamental Texas Trees for Your Landscape
Ginger Hudson, Landscape Designer

Noon: Demo: Tree Rehab - Container Blues Just Got Better
WFC staff

1pm Walk: Oak Wilt I.D. for Your Neighborhood

2pm Walk: Trees for Songbirds
Jane Tillman, Travis Audubon Society

3pm Walk: Maintaining the Health of Your Trees
Don Gardner, Arborist

Events

January 3 Happy New Year! We have 2009 Wildflower Wall Calendars, plus New Years Specials on various gifts and apparel.

January 10 Rainwater Collection Weekend. Save that winter rain! Learn to make the most of it with the book and DVD, “Rainwater Collection for the Mechanically Challenged.” Receive a free bottle of fresh-from-the-clouds drinking water with each purchase of a rainwater collection product.

January 10- Opening at the McDermott Learning Center... through March 8! +Keith Steber Wildflower Mixed Media and Oil Paintings- Color for drab winter days! +Barbara Irwin Found Object Flower Art- Incredible transformations of the familiar into the extraordinary!

January 17 Annual Winter Apparel Sale. Select Group reduced 30-40%.

January 24 Annual Tree Talk, Winter Walk Event Meet Matt Turner, author of the fascinating new book, Remarkable Plants of Texas. Book signing from 1 to 4 pm. Also, 20% off all tree books and walking sticks

January 31 Final Winter Clearance. Drastic and final reductions on seasonal goods.

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