You Had Me at Helotes
If you want to take your gardening experience to a new level, the Helotes Garden Club is here. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience level. The mission of the Garden Club is to meet other interested men and women and learn all phases of gardening and gardenrelated subjects. There are several Master Gardeners in the Helotes Garden Club, too! Founded in 1967, the Club began meeting in members homes. Today, the Club meets the first Thursday of every month from September through May. Three times a year, meetings are held at the Lions Club or City Hall, and other months are spent exploring and learning about plants at various venues. The Helotes Garden Club celebrates spring with an Annual Plant Sale, which includes a raffle benefiting scholarships for O’Connor High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) horticultural students and other civic organizations. The Club recently handed out three scholarships to O’Connor FFA students! The Club also helps other local civic organizations; in the past, it assisted Casa Helotes Senior Center with funds for beautification, and Helotes Garden Club Master Gardener Bertha Farias recently designed the new butterfly garden at Helotes City Hall. For more information on the Helotes Garden Club, visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/helotesgardenclub. Grab a friend, plant, and shovel, and join the Helotes Garden Club. It just may turn your brown thumb green!
Helotes: Gateway to the Texas Hill Country – Summer 2019
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