Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to Host Spring Landscape Seminar

March 28, 2018 - The Smith County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office Environmental Horticultural Committee will be hosting a spring landscape seminar Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 9:00AM - 12:00PM at the HUB, 304 E Ferguson St, Tyler, TX 75702.  The program is $15.   

Bob Byers, Director, Fort Worth Botanic Garden will present “Imagining a Better Garden; Easy Concepts for Understanding Landscape Design” while Smith County horticulturist Greg Grant will cover choosing plants for your East Texas garden.

Byers holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from Louisiana State University. He worked professionally in Wisconsin, Florida, Alabama, and Arkansas before joining the staff the Fort Worth Botanic Garden in 2015. Byers has published articles in a number of regional and national publications and presented programs at state, national and international conferences. 

Grant is author of six gardening books including Texas Home Landscaping and his latest, The Rose Rustlers. He has degrees in floriculture and horticulture, both from Texas A&M University and has worked for Louisiana State University and Stephen F. Austin State University. Grant introduced a number of successful plants to the nursery industry and was awarded the Lynn Lowery Memorial Award by the Native Plant Society of Texas for horticultural achievement in the field of Texas native plants.

Registration is encouraged. The cost is $15 payable in advance at the Smith County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office (1517 W. Front St. Suit Rm 116) or at the door. The program is sponsored by the Smith County Environmental Education Committee.  For more information contact 903-590-2980 or for more information on local educational programming, go to smith.agrilife.org.