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Greg Grant shares garden wisdom at free lecture
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Walk in the Woods Nature Lecture Series presents a rare evening of gardening wit and wisdom with Greg Grant, a Texas horticultural icon, on Thursday, September 10, at 7:30 p.m. at McCullough Junior High School in The Woodlands. Sharing insights gleaned from a lifetime of gardening, horticultural research and writing about plants, Mr. Grant speaks on Gardening for the Birds and the Bees: Saving the World One Garden at a Time. Mr. Grant is well known for introducing the Laura Bush petunia, Lecompte vitex, Gold Star esperanza and many other beautiful plants for East Texas gardens. Co-author of The Southern Heirloom Garden, he is recognized as a champion of antique roses and other old garden varieties. “It’s very wise as a gardener to match plants with our existing landscape,” Mr. Grant explains. His current position as research associate with Pineywoods Native Plant Center at Stephen F. Austin University offers Mr. Grant the opportunity to preserve, propagate and promote the use of native plants. Favoring pretty plants that survive on rainfall alone with no pesticide or fertilizer, Mr. Grant is passionate about native plants. Natives, he says, add life to suburban landscapes. “The ideal is to create a little niche of your local ecosystem that supports our native birds, butterflies and other wildlife. They are just as much a part of a ‘pretty’ landscape as the plants.” Walk in the Woods Nature Lecture Series is a free program of the Community Associations of The Woodlands, made possible through the generous support of The Woodlands G.R.E.E.N., Waste Management, The Pineywoods Nursery and Hilton Garden Inn. For more information, please call 281.210.3900 or visit www.thewoodlandsassociations.org, click on Environmental Services and go to Walk in the Woods. Photo: Photographed with Big Momma Turk’s cap, a specimen that he introduced, Greg Grant makes a rare appearance on Thursday, September 10, at 7:30 p.m. at McCullough Jr. High School.Photo: Attractive and showy, the abundant blooms of Helen Fredel crossvine, a native selection introduced by Greg Grant, produce nectar for hummingbirds.
Contact: Mary Connell, APR, 281.210.3890
2201 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380
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