2024 Saturday Seminar Series

August – the Birds & the Bees

Befriending Birds in Your Yard

Link Presenter Mentioned: Native Plants – Keystone plants by ecoregion

Bee Presentation

Bee Mindful Plant List Link


July – Composting

Composting Presentation

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June – Vegetable & Herbs

Culinary Herbs

Fall Gardening

Basic Vegetable Gardening-In ground and Raised Beds

Not So Traditional Gardening


May – Entomology Presentations

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April – Plant Propagation

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Texas Garden Club Spring Convention

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March – No seminar this month

February – PepperPalooza

This event required registration and will not be available to be viewed. 

January – Lawncare 101 

Lawncare Presentation – Don Miller

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August 26, 2023 – Garden Art to Fit All Budgets

Backyard Pond Program

Wine Bottle Wind Chime

Small Bird Bubbler

July 29, 2023 – Helpful tips for the Garden (Previously was Preserving Your Harvest)

Hardscapes

Dry Creek Beds

Irrigation Drip Basics

Permeable Concrete

June 24. 2023 – Celebrating Pollinators – Learn about: Bees, Butterflies and Hummingbirds

Hummingbird Gardening

Native Bees

Butterfly Gardening

Recording of Presentation: 

Butterfly Gardening

Native Bees

Hummingbird Gardening

May 27, 2023 – Gardening Beyond Annuals, Perennials and Veggies

Hydroponics

So You Want to Garden

Home Compost

My Garden Memories

Recording of Presentation: https://bcmgtx.org/saturday-seminar-archive/?playlist=b9e14c6&video=c18a2a7

April 29, 2023 – Propagation

Seeds –  Click here to open pdf

Bougainvillea – Click here to open pdf

Stem Cuttings –  Click here to open pdf

Recording of Presentation: https://youtu.be/cv7ChnS7T3M

March 25, 2023 – Gardening in West Texas

Soil Basics: Click here to open pdf

Improving Soil: Click here to open pdf

Native and Adapted Plants for Texas: Click here to open pdf

Texas Super Star: Click here to open pdf

Aggie Horticulture Website: https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/

Fertilizer Calculator: http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/webpages/calculator.html

Recording of Presentation: https://youtu.be/VYMG6PkMZrw

February 25, 2023 – Tomato-Thon

Hands on event. Only 50 spots were available and needed to pre-register and pay a $25 fee per attendee. Two free tomato plants to take and lunch was provided.

No recording of this program is available.  

January 28th, 2023 (Cancelled)

August 27, 2022 – Seed Savers Unite!

Seed Savers Unite! – Kathy Turner’s Presentation

Recording of Presentation: https://youtu.be/WJgWKfoo9So

July 30, 2022 – Growing Your Own Food

Vegetable Gardening Prep – John Geib’s Presentation

Almanac Planting Calendar – Richard O’Shields’ Presentation

Spring Planting Guide – Richard O’Shields’ Presentation

Fall Direct Seeding Guide – Richard O’Shields’ Presentation

Caring for the Garden – Sarah Adams’ Presentation

Recording of Presentation: https://youtu.be/0_sMGrtnxh0

June 25, 2022 – Water-wise Gardening

Water Wise Gardening – Beth Hamaty

No mow lawns program – Beth Hamaty

Irrigation Basics – John Geib

Recording of Presentation: https://youtu.be/IL8q43bdBro

May 28, 2022 – The Many Uses of Herbs

Herb Garden Planning

April 30, 2022 – Chickens in the Garden

Fowl Play: https://bcmgtx.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Fowl-Play-in-the-Garden.pdf

Fowl Play Presentation: https://bcmgtx.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FowlPlayPresentation.pdf

Chicken Basics: https://bcmgtx.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Chicken-Basics.pdf

HPAI: https://bcmgtx.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/HPAI-in-chickenspdf.pdf

March 26, 2022 – All about Trees

Tree Program by Boyd King

Best of Abilene Plants

Recommended Herbaceous Perennials

March 5, 2022 – Rainwater Harvesting

Click the following link for the information used during the Rainwater Harvesting Seminar. 

Rainwater Harvesting Program

How to Make a Rain Barrel

Rain Gardens

Storm water Management – Rain Gardens