Be with us as we host classes, pop-up presentations, and give you the information you need to create a better landscape! Representatives from the City of Dallas's Water Conservation and Stormwater Management Divisions will be present.

 

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Best Native and Adapted SmartScape™ Plants for Your Garden
with NHG Ambassador Kevin Burns

Covering the many advantages of both types of plants on the SmartScape™ list, including design and layout for them, plus the proper bed preparation using compost and expanded shale amendments for long term success.

 

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Drought Tolerant Plants for the SmartScape™
with NHG Ambassador Nancy Nance

The easiest, low maintenance plants can be those with the least demands for water! Nancy give you a breakdown of the best ones for each garden situation.

 

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - The SmartScape™ Wildscape
with NHG Education & Outreach Coordinator Rusty E. Allen

Discover how easy it is to select those plants that have the benefit of food, shelter, and nesting sites and how to incorporate these and other garden elements to make your landscape more attractive to pollinators, birds, and more.

 

For a detailed plant database, design tools, and much more information, see the Texas SmartScape™ site at:
http://www.TXSmartScape.com/.

LTNA participates in the Adopt-a -Shoreline project with “For The Love Of The Lake.” We meet the 2nd Saturday of every month. Our clean up area at White Rock starts at the corner of Winsted Dr and Garland Rd and continues north to the train trestle.

Anyone can help us; just remember to register at the For the Love of the Lake Office (1152 North Buckner Boulevard, Suite 123) at 8am prior to working.  A continental breakfast and clean up supplies are provided. For more information or to join our team contact Pat Watson at 214 531 1299.

You're invited to the seventh annual Lakewood Trails Garden Social & Plant Swap! Mark your calendars for May 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Join your neighbors to socialize, share ideas about our lawns/gardens and swap plants. There will be mimosas, snacks and door prizes. Questions? Email neighbors@lakewoodtrails.net. Swapping & sharing of plants, seeds and cuttings is encouraged but not required.

The City of Dallas is sponsoring Operation Beautification to encourage citizens to make their neighborhoods cleaner and more beautiful.  Lakewood Trails Neighborhood Association is part of this effort and we encourage neighbors to clean up their alleys behind their houses, or help neighbors who may want help in making their own areas more safe and presentable.  Something as simple as the trimming of overgrown plants, shrubs or trees or cleaning up and disposing of dead leaves, brush, etc. would make our alleys safer and pleasant to drive through.

 

The City is asking for “before and after” photos to show what we’ve done.  If you want to participate in this clean-up effort, you can send photos of your "before and after" efforts to Neighbors@LakewoodTrails.net. If you need trash bags or gloves, they will be available on the front porch of 6729 Santa Maria and you are welcome to come and pick some up as long as supply lasts.

 

The City Sanitation Dpt. will have an extra bulky trash and brush pick-up next week. The Bulk Trash from Operation Beautification will be picked up no later than Tuesday, May 23, 2017.