Learn how to design with Texas native plants from Andrea DeLong-Amaya

Austin-area gardeners, travel larn from native-plant expert Andrea DeLong-Amaya astatine a September 11 presentation for Garden Spark! Andrea volition amusement antithetic ways of utilizing autochthonal plants successful your landscaping and urge tips and favourite plants from her caller publication The Texas Native Plant Primer.

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Here’s much astir her speech — I anticipation to spot you there!

Native Swagger: Turning Heads with Texas Plants

Native plants are ecological powerhouses, and they correspond the botanical practice of each Texans. But excessively often, they’re dismissed arsenic messy oregon weedy. It’s clip to alteration the narrative! In this talk, we’ll research however to usage Central Texas natives to make gardens that are existent people-pleasers. From chaotic to ceremonial designs, lawns to containers, prima to shade, wildlife gardens to h2o gardens, adjacent edible gardens — you’ll spot however natives supply situation portion they besides service arsenic the anchor for stunning landscapes. Whether you’re already a native-plant champion oregon conscionable native-curious, you’ll travel distant with ideas to elevate your plot and springiness autochthonal plants the starring relation they deserve.

Speaker Bio

As manager of horticulture astatine the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Andrea DeLong-Amaya oversees the Center’s gardens and nursery programs and is passionate astir sharing the worth of autochthonal plants successful planned landscapes. She’s been a unit subordinate since 1998 and has implicit 30 years of acquisition with Texas autochthonal plants successful horticulture, ecology, and plot design.

Andrea teaches classes successful autochthonal works horticulture and has contributed galore gardening articles to publications specified as Fine Gardening, Rodale’s Organic Gardening, American Public Gardens Association’s Public Garden, Neil Sperry’s Gardens and e-Gardens, Texas Gardener, and Wildflower (the Center’s subordinate magazine). Her caller book, The Texas Native Plant Primer, has been a determination bestseller since its work successful outpouring 2025.

Andrea has appeared galore times connected the PBS show Central Texas Gardener and was a two-time impermanent connected WNYC’s Science Friday. She was featured successful the book The Earth successful Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working successful the World of Plants, and she’s appeared connected the acclaimed podcast Cultivating Place, some by Jennifer Jewell.

Earlier this year, Andrea received the prestigious 2025 Scott Garden & Horticulture Award from the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.

When/Where: September 11, 7:30 to 9 pm

Andrea volition speak on Thursday, September 11, astatine 7:30 pm. The astir 1-hour speech with Q&A, followed by a publication signing, volition beryllium held at Leaf Landscape Supply’s North Austin location connected Pond Springs Road.

Tickets

Get your summons astatine this link. Ticket terms is $25, positive a tiny interest that goes to the ticket-processing website. Tickets indispensable beryllium purchased successful advance.

Thank You to Our Sponsor!

The 2025-26 play of Garden Spark is sponsored by Leaf Landscape Supply, which brings the visions of Central Texas gardeners to beingness done superior quality, an fantabulous selection, and individualized lawsuit service. Check out their website and online store for pricing and availability.

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