Garden Muse: Lecture Series with North Texas Artists and Master Gardeners
FREE
Thursday, March 28 | 7:00-9:00 PM
Bath House Cultural Center | Lake Level
521 E. Lawther Dr. Dallas, TX 75218
Schedule of Events
7:00-8:00 PM – ARTIST, Jen Rose, “Ecological Art and Porcelain Bee Cups”
8:00-9:00 PM – DALLAS COUNTY MASTER GARDENER, Nancy Wilson, “Unveiling the Hidden Wonders of Planting a Pollinator Garden”
Jen Rose
ARTIST BIO
Jen Rose has a passion for bees. Creating ecological art and exploring applications for ceramic technology in the natural world is her focus. Her porcelain watering stations for pollinators, dubbed ‘Bee Cups’ are a cheery contribution to any garden not to mention the bees.
Nancy describes herself as a proud, long-time student of the University of Trial and Error. She got into serious gardening after attending the City of Dallas Water Wise Landscape School and learning about Texas native plants in 1998. Nancy began adapting her yard to drought tolerant native plants. In 2008, she ripped out almost all of her expansive lawn and began planting and propagating her own plants which now provide habitat for birds, bees and butterflies.
Nancy got into vegetable gardening after a retreat at Heifer International Learning Center which led to involvement in community gardening to provide food to people who would not otherwise have access to fresh vegetables.
Her grandfather was a rancher and her father and brother were avid nature lovers and outdoorsmen. Nancy’s grandmother was a gardener who believed in fresh food and helpful grandchildren. Both parents worked hard to fill their yard with a variety of plants. And as a result, Nancy grew up learning to love nature and all creation—and all things out of doors.
Nancy gives talks on native plants, pollinators and butterflies and the need for native habitat.
CERTIFICATIONS TEXAS MASTER GARDENER, Dallas County (2016) Advanced Vegetable Specialist Advanced Entomology Specialist Native Plant Society of Texas, Levels 1-4 Certification Native Plant Society of Texas, Landscaping for Birds North Texas Master Naturalist (2018) (New Class Director 2020-2021; Secretary 2023-2024)
RECOGNITION & AWARDS Yard is recognized as a Certified Monarch Waystation, National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat, Advanced Bird Friendly Habitat and Texas Parks and earned Wildlife Best of the Backyards Award
Butterfly/Pollinator Gardener since 2008
Yard on City of Dallas Water Wise Tour or Master Gardener Tour 2010 – 2018
Continually developing Texas Native drought tolerant landscape for benefit of birds, pollinators and other animals since 1998
Organic Gardener for landscape and vegetables
MEMBER OF AND/OR WORKS WITH FOLLOWING HORTICULTURE ORGANIZATIONS (include offices held):
Donation Garden Coordinator for two community gardens over 8 year period
Habitat Committee for the Dallas Mayor’s Monarch Pledge (National Wildlife Federation)
Established the first Certified Monarch Waystation on City of Dallas Park Property
Member of the Native Plant Society
Member of Blackland Prairie Native Prairie Association
Speakers Bureau speaker for Dallas County Master Gardeners and North Texas Master Naturalists
EDUCATION BA from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Real estate paralegal for 32 years, currently very happily retired with her husband
