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Water-Wise Landscape Seminars

     
 

Water-Wise Landscape Seminars

FREE Water-Wise Landscape Seminars
Mountain View College Performance Hall
4849 W. Illinois Avenue, Dallas 75211
Saturday, September 11, 2010 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Plan to attend one or both of our free seminars. Landscape designer and author Bonnie Reese will be the speaker at both sessions. The first 100 attendees at each session will receive a copy of Ms. Reese’s book, “Common-Sense Landscaping.” Attendees can also enter a drawing for a free 60-gallon rain barrel at the end of each session. Rain barrels generously donated by Catch the Rain, LLC.

Water-Wise Landscape Design 101
Saturday, September 11 | 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Whether you have a new landscape or plan to update an existing area, it is critical to begin with a good design. This program teaches the principles of landscape design with an emphasis on how to create a beautiful landscape that will save resources - natural and financial!

Fantastic Plants for North Texas
Saturday, September 11, 2010 | 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Using colorful photographs, Bonnie demonstrates the natural beauty of native and adapted plants that thrive in the North Texas region. Learn when, where and how to plant each of the recommended plants, their size and height at maturity, seasonal color, texture and more. This program provides information on trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, groundcovers and turf grasses.

Make a Reservation
Space is limited, please register online or by calling (214) 670-3155. Let us know which seminar(s) you would like to attend, and how many will be attending in your group. Seminars are presented in English.

See map for directions to the seminars and local area restaurants.

Seminars sponsored by City of Dallas Water Utilities Conservation Division, City of Dallas Stormwater Management, and Mountain View College

Water-Wise Landscape seminars are offered free every spring and fall that show homeowners how to use native and adapted plants that allow for lush, green, low maintenance landscapes without incurring big water bills.