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How "green" is your green thumb?

Discover environmentally-friendly landscaping

Plan to attend one or both of our FREE seminars Saturday, March 19, at the Boonesville
Auditorium of the Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute (Building “H”) at Brookhaven College,
3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch 75244. For directions click here to see a campus map.

Landscape designer and author Bonnie Reese of Beautiful Landscapes will be the speaker at
both sessions. The first 100 attendees at each session will receive a copy of Ms. Reese’s book,
“Common-Sense Landscaping.” A drawing for one free rain barrel will be held at the end of both
the morning and afternoon seminars. Rain barrels generously donated by CatchTheRain.com.
Also, we will have 6 drawings to give away a bag of Green Sense organic fertilizer from
Rohde’s Nursery and Nature Store.

Water-Wise Landscape Design 101

Saturday, March 19 • 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Whether you have a new landscape or plan to update an existing area, it is critical to begin with a
good design. This program teaches the principles of landscape design with an emphasis on how
to create a beautiful landscape that will save resources - natural and financial!

Fantastic Plants for North Texas

Saturday, March 19 • 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Using colorful photographs, Bonnie demonstrates the natural beauty of native and adapted plants
that thrive in the North Texas region. Learn when, where and how to plant each of the
recommended plants, their size and height at maturity, seasonal color, texture and more. This
program provides information on trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, groundcovers and turf grasses.

Making a reservation

Space is limited, please register online at SaveDallasWater.com or by calling (214) 670-3155.
Let us know which seminar(s) you would like to attend, and how many will be attending in your
group.

Seminars sponsored by Dallas Water Utilities Conservation, City of Dallas Stormwater
Management, and Brookhaven College.

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