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OUR AUGUST 2020 VIRTUAL PROGRAM

Saturday, August 08, 2020

GDOGC August "Virtual" Speaker Meeting
Rick Williams - Trees of the Arboretum

Sunday, August 23rd
Zoom Video Meeting
3:00 PM

For your continued health and safety, our August Speaker Meeting is a Zoom "virtual" presentation.

TO JOIN THE ZOOM VIDEO MEETING AND VIEW RICK'S PRESENTATION:
A few minutes before 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 23rd,
click in this link:  https://abpm.zoom.us/j/98226854701#success

There will be a live Q&A after Rick's presentation.

And if later you still have a question about trees, look for the easy link "button" at the end of this notice which allows you toask your question by email directly to Rick.


Note: the presentation is best viewed on your computer or lap-top. You may find the image on your phone's screen to be too small.

 

Have you ever enjoyed an afternoon at the Dallas Arboretum...but might have missed the trees for the flowers?

Texas Certified Master Gardener, Rick Williams, will guide us through an informative and insightful photographic tour of the unique and beautiful trees found at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.
After Rick's presentation, he'll be available to answer all your tree questions in a live Q&A session.

Over the years, Rick developed a love for plants, flowers, etc., so he went to night school for 5 years at Richland College in Dallas and earned an Associate Degree in Ornamental Horticulture in May 2007. Subsequently, he joined the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association and became a Texas Certified Nursery Professional (#5430). In January 2007, Rick began volunteering at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden where he gives tours and does other volunteer work. In 2016 and 2017, he was the Chairman of the Dallas Arboretum’s Volunteer Advisory Board. His other horticulture volunteer work has included being a telephone call screener for Neil Sperry’s Texas Gardening radio show on WBAP Sunday mornings from 8:00AM to 10:00AM. 


Rick grew up in Austin, Texas where he spent much of his time playing tennis. He was the 5th ranked high school tennis player in Texas and attended Texas A&M where he lettered on the tennis team for 3 years. He was in the Corps of Cadets and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant upon graduation in 1966 with a degree in finance.  He spent three years in the U.S. Army primarily as a helicopter pilot. Those 3 years included one in Cu Chi, Vietnam where he was a helicopter gunship platoon leader. He received the Bronze Star, Air Medal for Valor, and a Purple Heart among other decorations.

Most of his post-Army career was spent working for the Social Security Administration in the Dallas Regional Office, and he retired from SSA in January 2007. He has been married to his wife Janet for 45 years and raised two wonderful boys.  Damon graduated from the University of Texas in Austin in 1998 with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and Jeremy graduated from Texas A&M in 2001 with a degree in Construction Science. While raising his sons, he went to night school at the University of Texas at Dallas and earned a Masters degree in Management and Administrative Sciences. 

When Rick retired in January 2007 he decided to enter politics. In May 2007, he was elected as a City Councilman in the City of Garland--the12th largest City in Texas (population 228,000).  A year later he was honored by his council colleagues when they chose him to serve as the Mayor Pro Tem. Rick’s term as a Councilman ended May 21, 2013 due to term limits

Click here to send Rick a question via email.

OUR JULY 2020 VIRTUAL PROGRAM

Thursday, August 06, 2020

Our July 2020 virtual program is all about container gardening presented by Megan Proska.

 

pool pots

 

Senior Horticulture Manager of the Dallas Arboretum's Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden & Trial Gardens, Megan Proska, will show us how to successfully grow (and maintain) color, edible veggies, and fragrant plants in containers. So, whether you're new to gardening or a seasoned pro, you're sure to appreciate the versatility, variety, flexibility that container gardening provides.

You can access Megans presentation here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqOF8s4Blzw&feature=youtu.be

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