Wild Ones DFW (Seedling) Chapter serves communities in Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Collin, Ellis, Johnson and Kaufman counties.
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Wild Ones South Central Texas (Seedling) Chapter serves the Texas regions of the southern Blackland Prairie, Edwards Plateau, East Central Texas Plains, and a portion of Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes.
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Upcoming Chapter Events in Texas
Wildflowers Texas Style
Public Welcome Youth Engagement Registration Required Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Fall is just around the corner, and it is time to prep for planting to have the Bluebonnets we want in the spring. Karen Brkich, Master Gardener and Wild Ones South Texas-seedling starter, will give you the fundamentals of wildflowers. What soil, components and how to bring a beautiful ray of color in the spring and through the summer. She will talk about well-known wildflowers and what it takes. This class is suitable for beginners starting to garden for pollinators and working with native plants to be good stewards of our water resources.
Join us on Saturdays at the Seguin Library and learn about gardening. Classes are led by Master Gardeners. Lunch and Learn Series is composed of ten programs designed to educate the community in all things gardening. These Lunch and Learn series are held on 2nd Saturdays at 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in the Community Meeting Room of the Seguin Public Library. Sponsored by Guadalupe County Master Gardeners and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
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Adults Only. Registration Required.
"Plants with Purpose: Twenty-Five Ecosystem Multitaskers" Author Talk with Monika Maeckle
Hosted by Wild Ones DFW SeedlingOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Registration Required Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Discover Plants That Do More Than Look Good: Talking “Plants with Purpose” by Monika Maeckle.
Join Wild Ones DFW: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes, and co-host Wild Ones South Central Texas for a special online presentation featuring author Monika Maeckle, who will introduce her new book, Plants with Purpose: Twenty-five Ecosystem Multitaskers, recently published by Texas A&M Press (May 19, 2025).
In this engaging session, Maeckle explores a fresh approach to plant selection by asking practical and ecological questions of each featured species:
Can you eat it or make tea from it? Does it serve wildlife or offer health benefits? Is it low maintenance or have a compelling cultural story? Does it provide a unique service to your landscape?
Every plant included in the book had to answer "yes" to at least three of these criteria—not including beauty. As Maeckle argues, in a time of increasing ecological urgency, aesthetic appeal alone is no longer enough. Our landscapes deserve—and ecosystems require—plants that work harder.
Whether you're a gardener, naturalist, or simply plant-curious, this presentation will inspire you to think differently about what grows in your yard and why.
About the Author:
Monika Maeckle is a San Antonio-based gardener, monarch butterfly tagger, and founder of the Texas Butterfly Ranch website and the city’s annual Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival. With a long career in media, she also co-founded the San Antonio Report, where she remains a contributor. Maeckle’s passion for pollinators led her to work closely with the National Wildlife Federation to designate San Antonio as the nation’s first Monarch Butterfly Champion City and to launch a pollinator habitat initiative that now boasts over 1,100 registrants.
She raises butterflies and native plants in her Mariposario garden and at her family’s Llano River ranch, where she and her community have tagged more than 10,000 monarch butterflies—over 60 of which have been recovered in Mexico. Plants with Purpose is her second book and reflects her deep commitment to restoring ecological function to our landscapes through plants that offer more than just good looks.
Event Details:
Thursday, June 19, 2025
7 PM to 8 PM CDT
Via Zoom
Don’t miss this opportunity to reimagine your landscape with purpose-driven, multifunctional plants.
We hope to see you there!