Mar 26 2023

Dallas Arboretum: Dallas Blooms - Dallas (Feb. 25-April 16)

Feb 25 2023 - 9:00am to Apr 16 2023 - 5:00pm
Dallas Arboretum
8525 Garland Rd
Dallas , TX

Dallas Blooms, the largest floral festival in the Southwest, returns February 25-April 16, with 500,000 spring-blooming bulbs, thousands of azaleas and hundreds of Japanese cherry trees and a new exhibition of Gary Lee Price’s Great Contributors, including Ruby Bridges, Harriet Tubman, Mother Teresa and Amelia Earhart.

The Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden also reopens on Feb. 25.

Lights Out Texas (March 1-June 15)

Mar 1 2023 - 11:00pm to Jun 15 2023 - 6:00am

Lights Out Texas is a campaign of education, awareness, and action that focuses on turning out lights at night during the spring and fall migrations to help protect the billions of migratory birds that fly over Texas annually.

Lights Out Texas advocates say darkening city skies is most crucial during spring migration's peak.

  • Full Migration Period: March 1 – June 15 

  • Critical Peak Migration Period: April 22 – May 12

Tarrant County Master Gardeners Association: Plant Sale - Online (March 20-April 17)

Mar 20 2023 - 8:00am to Apr 17 2023 - 5:00pm

The online plant sale is open to both TCMGA membership and the public. Check out both our Wholesale Nursery Perennials and TCMGA Demonstration Garden Greenhouse Plants. Some plants have a limited availability So for the best selection, order early. Disclaimer: Due to unforeseen circumstances (weather, failure to thrive, insect related damage, etc.), a refund for unfulfilled orders will be given close to the time of pick-up.

Pick-up date is April 28, 8 a.m. to noon.

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: Online Native Plant Sale - Online

Mar 21 2023 - 10:00am to Mar 28 2023 - 11:45pm

Now accepting online orders!

Order: Tuesday, March 21 - Tuesday, March 28

Pickup: Wednesday, March 29 - Saturday, April 1

(Pickup is by appointment - schedule when placing your order)

Our live, in-person plant sale will be Saturday, April 8, at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center in Cedar Hill. Plant inventory will vary between the online ordering system and the live sale.

Click on the event link for more details and to order - https://dogwoodcanyonspring2023.paperform.co/

Pickup only. No shipping or delivery.

Native Plant Society of Texas: Native Texas Plant Sales - Statewide (Thru May 6)

Mar 22 2023 - 8:00am to May 6 2023 - 5:00pm
North Texas and statewide
TX

Each spring and fall, Society volunteers plan and host native plant sales. Texas native plants can be difficult to find at the typical nursery, so these sales are crucial to promoting the conservation, research, and utilization of native plants in Texas yards and landscapes.

See upcoming native plant sales in North Texas in this list compiled by the Native Plant Society of Texas.  If you don’t see a plant sale near you right now, check back later because NPSOT will be adding sale dates as they learn about them. Here are some of the North Texas plant sales:

McKinney 

April 22 – 23: Times vary. At Heard Museum (1 Nature Place, McKinney). Hosted by Collin County Chapter. 

Flower Mound 

April 29: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Flower Mound High School (3411 Peters Colony Rd., Flower Mound). Hosted by Trinity Forks Chapter. The sale will be in the back parking lot, corner of Old Settlers and Sagebrush. 

Dallas

May 6: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Native Plants and Prairies Day, Bath House Cultural Center (512 East Lawther Dr., Dallas). Hosted by Dallas Chapter. 

Arlington

May 6: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Elm Grove Pavilion, River Legacy Park (701 NW Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington). Hosted by North Central Chapter. 

See website link below for details and links.

LBJ Grasslands: Frog Calls at Sunset - Decatur

Mar 26 2023 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
LBJ National Grasslands
TBA
Decatur , TX

Herp expert and GSDFW writer hosts a late afternoon walk to see how spring is beginning in the grasslands. The group will visit at least one pond to do some frog monitoring.

There will be an opportunity for participants to bail out if you need to just before sunset, which is about 7:30 p.m. Register as "going" and organizer will firm up the details of where to meet.

The current forecast for the Decatur area on the 26th is partly cloudy with a high of 71.