The 2013-2014 meetings will be on Sep 10, Oct 8, Nov 12, Dec 10, Jan 14, Feb, 11, Mar 11, Apr 8, and May 13. Click here for our 2013-14 program schedule. Some examples of prior meetings are shown below here (2012-2013) and here (2011-2012). Click here for our page on "water efficient landscaping".
"Plant and Book Sale and silent auction" on March 28-29, 2014
The Lost Pines Garden Club is conducting a plant sale and
silent auction on March 28-29, 2014 to support the Bastrop Public Library (www.bastroplibrary.org) , held in
conjunction with the semi-annual book sale hosted by The Friends of the
Library. The purpose of our sale is to benefit the Bastrop community by providing
additional program funding for our library.
As in the 2013 sale, 100% of the proceeds from the plant sale and silent auction will go to supporting the library’s summer children’s reading and activity
program, which provide a fun, educational summer activity for Bastrop area
children.
Participation by members and donations of plants (or sale items) is invited. Some local businesses will also donate items for sale (e.g., silent auction) for this worthwhile cause.
We will also have some “plant/garden/horticulture gurus” available to address questions that you may have.
Participation by members and donations of plants (or sale items) is invited. Some local businesses will also donate items for sale (e.g., silent auction) for this worthwhile cause.
We will also have some “plant/garden/horticulture gurus” available to address questions that you may have.
Mar 11, 2014 "Drip Irrigation" by Joe Posern, Master Gardener
Efficient irrigation is especially important in these times of drought. Drip irrigation can a highly efficient way of providing water for your plants. The speaker will be Joe Posern click here for his biography.
Plant sales, auction, and quilt raffle raised $2,300 for Bastrop Public Library!
Our club appreciates the Library hosting our monthly meetings at the Bastrop Library. The library
provides many valuable services for the community and has financial challenges in providing these services. One added challenge is replacing books that were lost by people in the Bastrop 2011 fires.
To help the library, we will had a plant sale and silent auction on March 22 (10am-6pm) and 23 (10am-4pm) 2013 in conjunction with the Library book sale. We also raffled a quilt and sold plants at Yesterfest on April 27. 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the Bastrop Public Library. We featured plants which are appropriate for this area and this time of the year. Jon Pixler, horticulturist from Hyatt Lost Pines, was available to answer questions and supply information about the plants. Plants were donated by Garden Club members and also by some local businesses including the “Outdoor Marketplace” and “Hyatt Lost Pines Resort and Spa”. We had also have silent auction of item(s) including a round of golf at the Hyatt Wolfdancer golf club and a week-end car rental from Lost Pines Toyota. We appreciate the support that was given by the community to the Bastrop Library.
We plan a similar event in March 2013 again benefit the Bastrop Public Library.
provides many valuable services for the community and has financial challenges in providing these services. One added challenge is replacing books that were lost by people in the Bastrop 2011 fires.
To help the library, we will had a plant sale and silent auction on March 22 (10am-6pm) and 23 (10am-4pm) 2013 in conjunction with the Library book sale. We also raffled a quilt and sold plants at Yesterfest on April 27. 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the Bastrop Public Library. We featured plants which are appropriate for this area and this time of the year. Jon Pixler, horticulturist from Hyatt Lost Pines, was available to answer questions and supply information about the plants. Plants were donated by Garden Club members and also by some local businesses including the “Outdoor Marketplace” and “Hyatt Lost Pines Resort and Spa”. We had also have silent auction of item(s) including a round of golf at the Hyatt Wolfdancer golf club and a week-end car rental from Lost Pines Toyota. We appreciate the support that was given by the community to the Bastrop Library.
We plan a similar event in March 2013 again benefit the Bastrop Public Library.
March 12, 2013 Program "Texas Cactus and Succulents”
The topic was “Texas Cactus and Succulents”. This program will give useful information on selection (not all cactus are “equally good” for our area in Texas) and care of these valuable plants for your garden. This will be presented by Howard Nemerov. Click here and here for his presentations. The next meeting will be held on Sep 10, 2013 starting at 6:30 PM at the Bastrop Public Library, 1100 Church Street, Bastrop. People helping people
We learn from each other and from programs about the challanges, opportunities, joys, and frustrations of gardening in central Texas. Meeting goals: have fun and learn one nugget of useful information.
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Club Support of "Bastrop Family Crisis Center
Our club has supported the Bastrop Family Crisis Center. This Center support families in the Bastrop County area. Information is at http://www.family-crisis-center.org/. Our club installed some Live Oak trees at the “Bit’s & Pieces” Thrift store which is associated with the Center. These trees seem to be doing well and are a good feature of this store. Another project was purchasing a riding lawn mower for the Center. This saves the Center money by facilitating lawn maintenance by Center staff or volunteers. The Club had a plant sale booth at the Bastrop Yesterfest in Apr 2012. All proceeds from plant sales and a quilt raffle were dedicated to the Center. The picture shows the Club booth and representatives of the Club and the Center at Yesterfest.
Lawn tractor donation to the Bastrop Family Crisis Center
Our club (with the support of Lowes) donated a lawn tractor to the Bastrop Family Crisis Center. This enables the Center to use in house resources to save on landscaping costs freeing up scarce funds to
support their core mission of helping people in Bastrop County. |
Bastrop State Park
The fires at this fine park were bad. Fortunately the main historic buildings
were saved. Click here for a letter from the Park Superintendant. A recovery plan is in the process for formulation. Click here for a presentation (presented at the Bastrop Rotary Club and before the Oct 11 Garden Club meeting) from the Todd McClanahan the Bastrop State Park Superintendant. |
Other gardening information
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Purpose and Overview of Lost Pines Garden Club
The Lost Pines Garden Club is an organization which promotes central Texas gardening through networking, presentations by experts, and facilitating access to information related to gardening.
We meet the second Tuesday of the month (Sep through May) at the Bastop Public Library, 1100 Church Street, Bastrop TX.
Monthly programs include a social/networking time, a short business meeting and normally an informative presentation or demonstration by a person knowledgeable in some aspect of gardening in our area. Membership is open to anyone interested in gardening. Annual dues are $15. Guests are welcome.
We are members of the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce.
Membership is open to anyone who is interested in gardening (flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, etc.). We also do projects which help beautify the community.
