May 27, 2005
Leaves of Three, Leave It Be
I snapped this picture of poison ivy while on a visit to Jay and Joanne at Rabbit Hill Farm a few weeks back. People often confuse it with Virginia Creeper, which sometimes has leaves in sets of three when young, but matures to 5-leaf sets.
June 18 is our Natural Urban Living Garden Show
Our 10th anniversary Natural Urban Living Garden Show is quickly approaching, and June 18 will be here before we know it. We have a lot of great vendors, speakers, and non-profit organizations lined up, and the plant sale will be full of hard-to-find, well-adapted plants.
Our speaker list is as follows:
9:45 to 10:45: Jay Mertz from Rabbit Hill Farm -Organics and Environmental Quality
11:00 to 11:45: Jim Duncan of North Texas Renewable Energy Group- Alternative Energies Benefits
12:30 to 1:15: John Dromgoole of Ladybug Brands - Ease of and What's New in Organics
1:30 to 2:15: Richard Heinichen of Richard's Rainwater- Why, How and Taste of Rainwater
2:30 to 3:30: JoAnne Boudreau of 'The Herb Lady' talk radio on KJSA 1120 AM
We're also looking forward to visiting with our friends in the following organizations:
Dallas Organic Garden Club
Garland Organic Garden Club
Organic Garden Club of Ft. Worth
Ft. Worth Iris Society
Arlington Gourd Patch
Vegetarian Dallas
Native Plant Society of Texas
Crosstimbers Master Naturalists
The Complete You (coop)
Arlington Conservation Council
Master Composters of Arlington
Coppell Community Garden
Community Gardens of Arlington
Domestic Arts Heritage Center
Green Spirit
Heard Natural Science Museum
Complete details are at www.aogc.org/gshow2005.htm
See you there!