The Pineywoods Native Plant Center shares the excitement of the events and activities of the SFA Gardens (Pineywoods Native Plant Center, SFA Mast Arboretum, and the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden).

Check out our SFA Gardens events schedule!

NOV 20, 2008 - Scott McMahan - Georgia - “A few "high spot" plant hunting events in my life, and as an added bonus, a dozen or two plants that knock me dead”

DEC 18, 2008 - Dave Creech - Director, SFA Mast Arboretum - “Is there life after retirement?”

2009 LES REEVES LECTURE SERIES

JAN 15 - Leon Young (Dr. Red Dirt), SFA Soil Lab, “I’ve got the dirt on everyone - soil testing, results, pH, liming and all your credit information” –

FEB 19 - Severn Doughty, Louisiana Nursery Landscape Association – “Cold Hardy Palms and other surprises for southern landscapes’ -

MAR 19 – Todd Lasseigne, Paul Ciener Botanical Garden, North Carolina – “Birthing a New Public Garden in North Carolina and the new plants that will make it the garden in the world.”

APR 16 – Jeff Adkins, SFA Horticulture, TX - “Everything you wanted to know about breeding but you were too shy to ask.” -

MAY 21 – Jim Robbins, University of Arkansas – “Hey, I’ll trade you this pink flowered fringe tree for that contorted pine.” -

JUN 18 – Matthew Chappel, University of Georgia – “Single-wide gardening: When buying a 12 pack is more important than shrubbery”-

JULY 16 – Cliff Shackelford, Texas Parks and Wildlife – “Do hummingbirds migrate on the backs of geese?”

AUG 20 – Jason Griffin, John C. Pair Horticulture Center, Kansas State University, Haysville, KS – “I know it’s insane, but it’s working! We’re growing trees on the treeless plains of Kansas”. -

SEP 17 – Leon Macha, Greenleaf Nursery, El Campo, TX – “'Observations on the Texas nursery industry: Operating for profit and not practice.” -

OCT 15 Richard Olsen, US National Arboretum, Beltsville, MD – “Tree temptations and tribulations at the National Arboretum” -

NOV 19 – Brent Pemberton, TAMU Overton – “Plant Award Programs - Friend or Foe? Award Winning Plants at the Overton Center". -

DEC 17 Dave Creech – SFA – Tips and tricks on how to deal with unruly garden staff, students and volunteers –

GARDEN SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

December 13: Deck the Halls with Dawn Stover

January 17: Floral Design with Michael Maurer

February 21: Powder Puff Mechanics with Craig Morton

March 12: Grafting with Dave Creech (evening)

APR 4, 2009 – 9 AM till 3 PM. SFA Mast Arboretum’s FIRST Nurserymen’s field day –LNLA and TXNLA members invited for a tour of the significant plant collections – new plants – new varieties. Lunch provided. Give away plants.

AZALEA GARDEN EVENTS

Supporting the Nacogdoches Azalea Trail March 14-28, 2009

March 21, 2009—Azalea Symposium “Azaleas and More”—learn about great companion plants for azalea gardens; symposium included tour of 8-acre Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden and lunch. $25 fee.

March 28, 2009 -Little Princess Tea Party, 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. Bring your little princess to a fun party in the Azalea Garden, music, food and learning activities included. $15 for adults, $10 for children.

For more information, contact Nacogdoches Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1-888-OLDEST-TOWN or www.nacogdochesazaleas.com

Dave Creech, SFA Mast Arboretum, Stephen F. Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX 75962 USA; – Office: 936-468-4343

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