Escape the summer heat with Haeley Giambalvo of NativeBackyards.com as she presents “Jumpstart Your Native Plant Garden”
Monday, July 28, 2025
6-8 p.m.
Mission Branch Library
3134 Roosevelt Avenue in San Antonio
Free and open to the public.
Event co-sponsors Friends of Mission Branch Library and Gardening Volunteers of South Texas invites you to watch segments of GVST Go Gardening monthly video series and learn about Friends of Mission Branch Library while we gather.
Gardening Volunteers of South Texas will be there with information about San Antonio Water System WaterSaver landscape coupons and outdoor rebates for residential customers.

Jumpstart Your Native Plant Garden
Join Haeley Giambalvo of NativeBackyards.com to learn how to get started growing more Texas native plants in your yard this fall! Haeley will show you how to find the best plants for your area that are hardy, drought-tolerant, and pollinator magnets. She will provide simple tips to transform a garden bed with native plants. Haeley is the VP of Communications for the Native Plant Society of Texas and the author of Native Plant Gardening for Beginners, which will be available for purchase for $15, tax included. Forms of payment accepted are cash and card.