People helping people with gardening
Welcome to our club and thanks from the Bastrop Library
We learn from each other and from programs about the challenges, opportunities, joys, and frustrations of gardening in central Texas. Meeting goals: have fun and learn useful "nuggets of useful information".
Come join us!
Come join us!
The 2021-2022 meetings will be on Tuesdays Sep 14, Oct 12, Nov 9, Dec 14 2021, Jan 11, Feb 8, Mar 8, Apr 12, and May 10, 2022. Click here (2015-2016) and here for our 2014-15 program schedules.
Program and Meeting for November 9, 2021. The program will be "Bees in our Gardens and Beekeeping 101”. Bees are mutually beneficial to plants and humans including gardeners. Some information proved at the meeting will include beekeeping principles and practices, plants which are good for pollinators, and measures to support bees. The presentation will be by Megan Maples owner of Backroads Apiary LLC. Megan is a 5th year beekeeper in Texas. She is in the Master Beekeepers program through Texas A&M. Megan’s Backroads Apiary is registered with Texas Aviary Inspection Service (TAIS). Her website is www.BackroadsAviaryTX.com
Plant and book sale on Sept 25, 2021. This important event (held in conjunction with the Library Book sale) to support the Bastrop Library summer children's program occurred on Saturday September 25 from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm (or when plants are sold) . We had a good selection of plants (click HERE) and "Gardening experts" to provide advice. Funds raised will go mainly to support the valuable summer children's program at the Bastrop Public Library.
Program and Meeting for September 14, 2021. The program “ Irises: suggestions for success with these fine flowers for our Gardens". The program was be by Linden Manelski who recently moved from California to Bastrop County (welcome Linden). One aspect of her presentation will be her lessons learned in transplanting many Irises for her prior home in California to our part of Texas. Gardening is always a combination of challenges and opportunities. Click HERE for Linden's informative presentation.
Program and Meeting for February 9, 2021. The program will be "Earth-Kind Landscaping Methods”. Earth-Kind Landscaping combines traditional and organic gardening techniques to meet four goals: conservation of water, reduction of chemical and fertilizer use, energy conservation and reduction of solid wastes in landfills. Earth-Kind was developed by Texas A&M. Here https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/ is information on Earth-Kind. The program will be by Alice Traugott who has been a Master Gardener since 2017 when the program first came to Bastrop County. Alice became a certified Earth-Kind Specialist in 2018. Alice lives in Bastrop on Main Street and has a large Cactus and Succulent Garden (her favorites).
This was a “Zoom meeting” to allow “safe and easy” participation by “attendees” while complying with COVID guidelines. This type of meeting is not ideal but offers potential benefits in these challenging times where participants can join and interact in a safe matter from anywhere.
Another topic will be a possible opportunity for a fall event held in conjunction with the Bastrop Public Library.
Gardening is great even during COVID challenges. We look forward to “life after COVID” including for our Club. Some of us has received our first COVID vaccine shots (Hurray!). One site to register at is www.COVAC.info: this worked very well for us.
Feel free to invite a friend, neighbor, etc. to our Club meetings which should be informative.
There may also be a field trip to a ranch near Kovar Texas (south of Smithville) which shows support of desirable vegetation and habitat improvement for wildlife.
The 2021-2022 meetings will be on Tuesdays Sep 14, Oct 12, Nov 9, Dec 14 2021, Jan 11, Feb 8, Mar 8, Apr 12, and May 10, 2022. Click here (2015-2016) and here for our 2014-15 program schedules.
Program and Meeting for November 9, 2021. The program will be "Bees in our Gardens and Beekeeping 101”. Bees are mutually beneficial to plants and humans including gardeners. Some information proved at the meeting will include beekeeping principles and practices, plants which are good for pollinators, and measures to support bees. The presentation will be by Megan Maples owner of Backroads Apiary LLC. Megan is a 5th year beekeeper in Texas. She is in the Master Beekeepers program through Texas A&M. Megan’s Backroads Apiary is registered with Texas Aviary Inspection Service (TAIS). Her website is www.BackroadsAviaryTX.com
Plant and book sale on Sept 25, 2021. This important event (held in conjunction with the Library Book sale) to support the Bastrop Library summer children's program occurred on Saturday September 25 from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm (or when plants are sold) . We had a good selection of plants (click HERE) and "Gardening experts" to provide advice. Funds raised will go mainly to support the valuable summer children's program at the Bastrop Public Library.
Program and Meeting for September 14, 2021. The program “ Irises: suggestions for success with these fine flowers for our Gardens". The program was be by Linden Manelski who recently moved from California to Bastrop County (welcome Linden). One aspect of her presentation will be her lessons learned in transplanting many Irises for her prior home in California to our part of Texas. Gardening is always a combination of challenges and opportunities. Click HERE for Linden's informative presentation.
Program and Meeting for February 9, 2021. The program will be "Earth-Kind Landscaping Methods”. Earth-Kind Landscaping combines traditional and organic gardening techniques to meet four goals: conservation of water, reduction of chemical and fertilizer use, energy conservation and reduction of solid wastes in landfills. Earth-Kind was developed by Texas A&M. Here https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/ is information on Earth-Kind. The program will be by Alice Traugott who has been a Master Gardener since 2017 when the program first came to Bastrop County. Alice became a certified Earth-Kind Specialist in 2018. Alice lives in Bastrop on Main Street and has a large Cactus and Succulent Garden (her favorites).
This was a “Zoom meeting” to allow “safe and easy” participation by “attendees” while complying with COVID guidelines. This type of meeting is not ideal but offers potential benefits in these challenging times where participants can join and interact in a safe matter from anywhere.
Another topic will be a possible opportunity for a fall event held in conjunction with the Bastrop Public Library.
Gardening is great even during COVID challenges. We look forward to “life after COVID” including for our Club. Some of us has received our first COVID vaccine shots (Hurray!). One site to register at is www.COVAC.info: this worked very well for us.
Feel free to invite a friend, neighbor, etc. to our Club meetings which should be informative.
There may also be a field trip to a ranch near Kovar Texas (south of Smithville) which shows support of desirable vegetation and habitat improvement for wildlife.
Our Garden club serves the Bastrop Community
Our meetings is open to the public at no charge. Meetings start at 6:30 pm with snacks and socialization followed by club business and a program by "gardening gurus" until 8:00 pm.
Plant and book sale, Silent Auction and Quilt raffle was held on Mar 29-30, 2019. This great event will support the Bastrop Library summer children's program.
The Plant Sale, Silent Auction, and Quilt Raffle will support the Bastrop Library summer children's activity and reading program. This built upon the 2018 (and prior) event which had 203 programs and a large number of children in the Bastrop community. Click here for a slideshow of this summer program. This will be held in conjunction with the "Friends of the Library" annual book sale. We offer hard-to-find, Bastrop hardy perennials, shrubs, and succulents, along with vegetable starts. 100% of the proceeds will go to the Library’s summer reading program for kids. We raised over $11,000 in our 2018 event (even better than the over $8000 in 2017, $6,661 in 2016 and $5300 in 2015) at the event. Click here for more information. This is much appreciated by the Bastrop Library and the Friends of the Library to help support their programs.
Purpose and Overview of Lost Pines Garden Club
There may also be a field trip to a ranch near Kovar Texas (south of Smithville) which shows support of desirable vegetation and habitat improvement for wildlife.
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.
Membership is open to anyone who is interested in gardening (flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, etc.). We also do projects which help beautify the community.
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.
Membership is open to anyone who is interested in gardening (flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, etc.). We also do projects which help beautify the community.