June 13, 2018 (Program) - Southern Garden History Society’s State Ambassador Program presents 300 Years of Plants on the Move in Texas on Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6, 2018 at the Fredonia Hotel in Historic Nacogdoches, Texas.
This 300 years Rare Plant Sale will included a Historic Downtown Tour Wine and Hors d’oeuvres, Azalea Garden Tour, and speakers.
A SGHS State Ambassadors Program in Nacogdoches, Texas, 300 Years of Plants on the Move in Texas, will join with Stephen F. Austin State University Gardens and Friends of Historic Nacogdoches, Inc. to celebrate Texas’ Tricentennial in gardening with tours, lectures, and a reception.
As a special treat, attendees will be able to attend a rare plant sale at the SFASU’s Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Lectures will cover a broad sweep of gardening history in Texas beginning with the Spanish era through to modern introductions. Speakers include Greg Grant, David Creech, Jeff Abt, and will feature keynote speaker, Bill Welch. The event will be held at the prestigious, newly restored Fredonia Hotel and Convention Center. For more information, email: fohni@yahoo.com.
