Want to do a little garden-themed holiday shopping this weekend? Come to the 24th annual Wild Ideas Shopping Event at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin. I’ll be there on Sunday, from 1 to 3 p.m., signing copies of my book, Lawn Gone!, and I’d love to meet you! Please come say hi even if you don’t need a book because otherwise I’ll just be standing around twiddling my thumbs for two hours, m’kay? I hope to see you there! Still need convincing? Admission to the gardens is free Dec. 5-7, and the new Family Garden is fun for all ages, so you can make an afternoon of it and still get your holiday shopping done too.

This is me at the Wildflower Center’s gift shop last year, all excited to see my book offered for sale there. The Wildflower Center was my earliest inspiration to create a sustainable garden in tune with our difficult climate. I hope my book offers some inspiration and can-do encouragement as well.

If you’re considering Lawn Gone! for a Christmas or Hanukkah gift, here’s a 1-minute video about it. By the way, if your intended recipient lives outside of Texas, I’m happy to tell you that Lawn Gone! is for gardeners and would-be gardeners everywhere, with pictures and plant recommendations for all parts of the U.S.

Here are full details about this weekend’s Wild Ideas Shopping Event:
December 5, 6 & 7 at the Wildflower Center in southwest Austin
Free admission!
20% discount on all store merchandise
Members receive their standard 10% discount in addition to all special discounts!

Friday, December 5 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Joy Fisher Hein offers her porcelain-based wildflower jewelry for sale – Noon to 4 p.m.
Bill Albert provides vases and bowls made from native woods – Noon to 2 p.m.
Sarah St. Laurent encaustic art demo – 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, December 6 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Artist Mary Gregory – 1 to 4 p.m.
Jack Gilmore signs Jack Allen’s Kitchen recipe book and brings food samples – 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, December 7 – noon to 5 p.m.
One-hour apparel sale: 25% off all apparel! – Noon to 1 p.m.
PAM PENICK signs LAWN GONE! – 1 to 3 p.m.
Taste Yaupon Tea – 1 to 4 p.m.

Vendors Saturday and Sunday in Visitors Gallery
Wildflower Days 2015 Artist: Denise Counley
Wild Soap Bar
Flat Flower Designs
Joan Edelstein – Arts & Passions Scarves
Mae Mae Stiles – M-Squared Jewelry
Mary Fulton – Agaritaville Pottery
Curtis Laudermilk – Handcrafted Mesquite
Ralph Yznaga Photography
Lisa Camomile – Decorated Glassware
Barbara Attwell – Felted Creations
Mollie Williams – Bottle Garden
Sherri Jones – Watercolor Paintings

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