Get ready to learn about butterfly gardening - growing plants in your garden to attract butterflies. That is the topic of the 1st Tuesday in the Garden series for May in the IDEA Garden, located in the southeast corner of the Tyler Rose Garden Center. The IDEA Garden has been designated as a Monarch Waystation due to its diversity of butterfly nectar and larval food plants, include at least 2 species of Asclepias, commonly known as butterfly weed - a favored larval food for the imperiled monarch.
This Tuesday, May 6 program is free, open to the public, starts at noon, and lasts about an hour long. There is ample parking available outside of the southeast gate. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs as seating in the garden is limited.
If you have been to the IDEA Garden before, you know how beautiful and diverse this
demonstration garden is all year long. A brand new feature is a pergola which now covers the patio where our lecture series are held. Also, 2 new benches have been installed to increase seating.
The "First Tuesday in the Garden" programs will continue monthly through the middle of the summer. The next program is "Texas Superstars" on June 3rd. The series will then resume in September.
Master Gardeners, a volunteer organization of Texas AgriLife Extension, are people from all walks of life who enjoy and are dedicated to teaching others about gardening, plant diseases and pests. Additional information can be found at the Master Gardener's website, http://scmg.tamu.edu or the Texas AgriLife Extension Service East Texas Gardening website, EastTexasGardening.tamu.edu.
