June 9 Author talk: Plants with Purpose at Mission Library

Can you eat it? Make tea from it? Does it serve wildlife? Does it taste good or provide a health benefit? Is it low maintenance? Does it have a fun story? Does it provide a unique landscape service? Oh, and is it attractive?

These are the questions I asked of each plant upon assembling my new book Plants with Purpose: Twenty-five Ecosystem Multitaskers. To qualify, the plant had to answer YES to at least three besides attractiveness. Beauty alone is no longer reason enough to choose a plant that will occupy valuable real estate in your landscape. We owe functional plants–plants that do more than look good–to the ecosystem.

Join us for a presentation/discussion about choosing plants that go beyond beauty for our landscapes. Books will be available for purchase and author  autograph.

Sponsored by Friends of Mission Branch Library and Gardening Volunteers of South Texas

Monday, June 9
Mission Public Library
3134 Roosevelt Avenue
San Antonio, Texas 78214
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
FREE