Southern Conservation Trust

is hosting two informative workshops on landscaping in November.

The workshop "Landscaping

for Drought" will be held Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. The topic is

"xeriscaping," a method that employs drought-resistant plants

in an effort to conserve resources, especially water. The expert speaker

is Sheldon Hammond of the Fayette Co. Cooperative Extension Service.

The second workshop -

Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. - focuses on an important principle

of xeriscaping, which is "Using Native Plants." Native plants

typically are more resistant to disease and insects, less damaged by drought

and require less care. They can be less invasive than introduced species

and are important as food and cover for native birds and wildlife. Using

native plants is also a way to preserve our Southern gardening heritage.

The expert speaker is Teresa

Schrum with the Georgia Native Plant Society, a regular guest on the popular

Saturday morning radio show "Gardening in Georgia." There also

will be native shrubs and vines to inspect and purchase from Green Plant

Market, a Senoia nursery that only offers native plants.

Southern Conservation Trust,

a nonprofit land trust based in Peachtree City, owns and manages over

600 acres of nature preserves in Fayette County. SCT partners with community

groups to enhance its nature preserves with trails, overlooks and re-introduction

of native species. SCT works with willing landowners to help protect scenic

open space which may provide tax advantages for the landowner.

The workshops will be held

at the Flat Creek Nature Center, adjacent to the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater

on McIntosh Trail in Peachtree City. Both workshops are free and open

to the public.

For more information on this

and upcoming SCT community events, contact Executive Director Abby Jordan

at 770-486-7774 or [email protected].