Matt Kolodzie, owner of Friendly Natives Nursery, will be the guest speaker at this month’s meeting of the Fredericksburg Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at St. Joseph’s Halle.
Kolodzie will share 25 tips for planting natives from his 25 years in the nursery and landscaping business, and will provide timely tips local residents need to succeed in landscaping their yards and gardens.
“Planting natives in the Hill Country is a lot different from gardening in Dallas or Houston,” said Deborah Simmons, president of the Fredericksburg Chapter of NPSOT. “And with our current drought, even people who’ve lived here a long time are facing challenges. Everyone makes mistakes while they’re trying to figure it all out, but with Matt’s tips, hopefully you’ll make fewer mistakes along the way.”
“There are hundreds of wonderful Texas natives in Texas, but trying to figure out which ones do the best in your particular area of Gillespie County, can take time,” Kolodzie said. “I’m going to share with you what I’ve learned in the last 25 years so you can shorten your learning curve, be more successful faster, and save money.”
Kolodzie began Friendly Natives in 1998 as a landscape design and build operation, working in the suburbs north of Dallas.
In 2008, he found a piece of property in Fredericksburg and opened Friendly Natives nursery, where he consults with clients on landscape design using native and adapted plants, garden refurbishments, and ongoing organic-based maintenance in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County.
There is a social time with snacks at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend in person and via online streaming www. youtube.com/@fredericksburgtexasnativeg4884.
Meetings are free and open to the public.
St. Joseph’s Halle is located at 212 W. San Antonio St.
More information is online at https://npsot.org/ chapters/fredericksburg.