What's Happening in Georgetown, TX…

While deer may be interesting to watch, they are not always welcome in the garden, and an upcoming local workshop will teach natural ways of encouraging them to move on.

The Georgetown Public Library has made arrangements to offer a workshop that will introduce ways of growing a home garden that will be deer-free. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways, and the class is being offered thanks to support from the Environmental Services Department with the City of Georgetown.

The facilitator of the activity will introduce of native species that have adapted ways of deterring deer while still attracting birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. Many of these plants are quite ornamental, offer ease of care and culture, and also conserve water. They also offer the benefit of requiring little to no pesticides. The run time for the workshop is two and a half hours, and a question-and-answer period has been built into its schedule.

Gardening learning sessions help the public to add some new items to their own horticultural toolbox. Handouts for these activities can be obtained by contacting a local printing services company.

The Georgetown Public Library will be hosting his exploration of the benefits of going native on May 23. It will start at 1:30 pm, and registration is on offer free of charge.