The Garden Gate Tour, sponsored by the Washington County Master Gardeners and set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, takes garden lovers to five privately owned gardens three in Fayetteville, one in Winslow, one near Hindsville along with Headquarters House Gardens in Fayetteville, which is a Washington County Master Gardeners sanctioned project. Proceeds from the Garden Gate tour will be used to support public education programs provided by the Washington County Master Gardeners.
Event Description
The Omni Center wants to show you how to give a little of your yard back to nature. A Butterfly Garden Workshop will be held on Saturday April 17 and led by UA Entomology Professor Don Steinkraus and native plant specialist Jane Steinkraus.
The event will cover the importance of native plants in fostering healthy butterfly populations and support the natural landscape. We will discuss how to select and nurture native plants, which have been donated by White River Nursery and Arkansas Master Naturalists.
The event s in-person attendance list is full but it will be streamed on Facebook live at the Omni Center for Peace Justice and Ecology facebook page. A video version will be for the Omni Center s Youtube channel.