Pollinator Gardening 101 Laura Jarvis (Owner of The Butterfly Landing) will tell us all we need to know to set up our very own Pollinator Gardens. At this seminar, we will be discussing the basics of pollinator gardening. We will discuss plants for Butterflies, Hummingbirds and Bees. We will also be discussing plant materials, plant […]
Pollinator Gardening 102 Do you love pollinators and want to take your garden to the next level? Come learn with Laura Jarvis, owner of the Butterfly Landing, as she tells us about MORE types of Butterflies and the plants they will host on. She’ll also talk about care options for the butterflies and how […]
Intro to Mycology Want to learn more about mushrooms? Take a journey beneath the soil and connect with other nature lovers as we learn about the wonderful world of fungi. Local mycologist Louis San Miguel will be guiding us into the world of mycology in our Intro to Mycology seminar. You’ll be learning about the […]
Pollinator Garden Starter Kit and Class for Families Rainbow Gardens is partnering with Blooming with Birdie to provide Pollinator Garden Starter Kits to support the Texas Butterfly Ranch Monarch Butterfly Habitat Initiative. Join us for a family gardening class with Birdie to learn the how’s and why’s of pollinator gardening. Kit and family videos included, […]
Home Mushroom Cultivation Workshop Come learn how to turn organic material into gourmet mushrooms! Our Home Mushroom Cultivation workshop will teach you the skills and methods to produce your own mushrooms and how to use them in your growing systems.Local mycologist Louis San Miguel will be sharing his cultivation methods and simplifying this science into easy to […]
Intro to Backyard Chickens Raising chickens can be many things: therapeutic, rewarding, fun and for beginners, maybe a bit overwhelming! There is literally tons of information about raising chicks and chickens and it is hard to sort through it all. In this seminar, Kim Rocha of San Antonio Backyard Chickens Facebook Group, will give […]
Plant Game and Ceramics Class Come join us at Curator Coffee for a fun evening as Yuli, owner, guides us through making our very own piece of pottery. Fresh delicious Curator Coffee will be available through out and we will begin our evening with a “white elephant style” plant game! We will also have drawings […]
Spring Lawn & Garden Preparation Checklist with David Rodriguez We are in for a TREAT!!!! Our Bexar County Master Gardener Local Extension Horticulturist (and local garden personality), David Rodriguez, will be at Rainbow Gardens on Bandera to discuss strategies we can implement to have the best growing season yet! David will go over everything we […]
Boost Your Immune System Learn about the ways you can use what you grow in your garden to keep healthy in the new year. Boost your immune response with different combinations of herbs and veggies. We will cover herbs and veggies for winter cooking, combine herbs and veggies for maximum protection and you'll get to […]
Tomato Gardening Basics Need some expert advice when it comes to planting and growing tomatoes? Then come check out our seminar with Keith Amelung, our local heirloom tomato expert. Keith has been growing and selling hundreds of different varieties of heirloom tomatoes for many years and he's going to share some of his best secrets […]
The Butterfly Landing will be at Rainbow Gardens Bandera every Saturday 11-4 Laura Jarvis of The Butterfly Landing will be in the Butterfly Garden at our Bandera Location every Saturday 11-4 to answer pollinator questions and helping with plant suggestions. Let Laura help you make your garden a pollinator destination! https://www.facebook.com/The-Butterfly-Landing-100918145794446
Rose Pruning and Care Class Mark your calendars for this seminar, Holly Hodgins, of the San Antonio Rose Society will give you expert advice on Rose Care and Pruning Techniques and answer all of your questions! This seminar is at our Bandera location. February 28 at 1:00pm. All class participants will be given $10 in […]
The Butterfly Landing will be at Rainbow Gardens Bandera every Saturday 11-4 Laura Jarvis of The Butterfly Landing will be in the Butterfly Garden at our Bandera Location every Saturday 11-4 to answer pollinator questions and helping with plant suggestions. Let Laura help you make your garden a pollinator destination! https://www.facebook.com/The-Butterfly-Landing-100918145794446
Spring into Summer Veggies Karen Gardner, Bexar County Master Gardener and Vegetable Specialist, is passionate about growing vegetables and has real gardening experience as well as education on all types of vegetables. Don’t miss this seminar, even if you have attended other vegetable seminars there is always something to learn from Karen. Each participant will […]
Container Gardening: Tips & Tricks for Beautiful, Healthy Plants Oh, the possibilities! Let’s plant some containers and use your creative juices to thrill, fill and spill! We will make your outdoor living space fun and vibrant. Come explore the how to’s of gardening in containers with guest speaker Andy Chidester. Andy is coming all the […]
Backyard Composting 101 Discover easy, cost-effective ways to enrich soil and conserve water with compost made in your own backyard, at our upcoming Backyard Composting 101 Seminar. Learn composting basics, troubleshooting tips, problem solving and more! Karen Gardner will tell us how, with minimal effort, we can turn those banana peels and grass clippings into […]
Starting Native Milkweeds from Seed The demand for native plants, especially native Milkweeds, is growing more and more each year. Unfortunately, the demand is currently higher than what’s available for sale in the retail market. Growing your own Native Milkweeds from seed could help to solve this dilemma. Join Michelle from Native American seeds as […]
Beginning Vermicomposting (Composting with Worms) Workshop In this workshop, Green Earth Worm Farm SA will teach us all about vermicomposting, a composting method where worms convert food scraps into two of the best amendments on earth: worm castings, a fancy name for worm poop; and worm tea, a liquid fertilizer derived from either castings or the leachate […]
The San Antonio Rose Society Visits Both Rainbow Gardens Locations! Talk to the Rose experts! The Rose experts from the San Antonio Rose Society will give you advice, help you pick out your roses and answer your questions! Be sure to join us at either location on Saturday, March 25, from 10am-2pm. var exampleCallback = […]
All About Bees and Bee Keeping Basics Join us for this fun and interactive class with Coburn Bee Ranch. We’ll discuss information on the colony and its organization, beekeeping equipment, how to start with bees, colony management, how to manage maladies, honey production and processing, pollination, and handling beeswax and pollen trapping. Everyone who participates […]
