Preparing for a butterfly “baby” (caterpillar) is much easier than preparing for a human baby. At this talk, you’ll learn how to prepare your “nursery” (garden) for the next generation of beautiful butterflies. Learn the basics, including what butterflies will lay eggs on, what the caterpillars need to eat and how to support their parents. This program is included in general admission and free for Heard Museum Members. Designed primarily for adults. Interested youth may attend with an adult. May not be suitable for children younger than 10 years.

Missy Singleton (private lands biologists with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will discuss the role of pollinators in our environment and how we can help protect them. National Pollinator Week brings attention to the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations while emphasizing the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles.

Info: Annabelle Corboy apcorboy@sbcglobal.net or 817-683-1739

This month we have a little something for everyone — we’ll be “weeding” in our native vegetation restoration area, gardening in our pollinator beds, and picking up litter.

Presenter is Dan Caudle, a retired NRCS rangeland management specialist, who is now a research associate at BRIT and an independent consultant. Dan is currently working on six native grassland restoration, remediation and long-term management projects. Drawing upon expertise from his 40-year career with NRCS, Dan is advising on projects ranging in size from 6 acres to 15,000 acres located in the Fort Worth Prairie, West Cross Timbers, Post Oak Savanna, and Edwards Plateau regions of Texas and the Gulf Coast Prairie and Longleaf Pine Savanna regions of Louisiana.

Celebrate the wealth of plant diversity in the Lone Star State! Learn about their uses and cultivation. In an environment increasingly devoid of this plant heritage, protecting, restoring, using and promoting it is more important than ever.

$50.

Thinking about buying mulch, soaker hoses or a rain barrel to help conserve water in your landscaping? You can save some money by purchasing those and other select items during Texas’ Water-Efficient Products Sales Tax Holiday, which runs Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28.

The film Albatross, by Chris Jordan, chroncles the lives of the albatross on Midway Island in the Pacific, who are dying from eating plastic. The filmmaker approaches his subject artistically and spiritually, sharing his own coming to terms with the issue.

The film is being released free to all on World Oceans Day.

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Learn to install and maintain drip irrigation. Free.

Learn basic design principles, plant placement, and all about the newest hardscape trends so you can “do it yourself” and save big! Transform your landscape into a beautiful low maintenance, water efficient landscape. Learn tips on how to use the ULandscapeIT tool on WaterUniversity.tamu.edu.

Free.

There’s a growing trend to incorporate native plants in landscapes not only for their ability to save water, but also for the incredible beauty and the countless ecosystem services they provide! Learn how to grow our favorite native wildflowers, trees, shrubs as well as perennials with lush vibrant colors and textures to make your garden the envy of the neighborhood. We’ll also talk proper soil preparation, proper installation and provide tips for long term maintenance to keep your native landscape looking its best. Free.