calendar

Unless otherwise stated below,

our meetings are every third Saturday

 of the month

at 10:00 AM 

at the locations listed below

·        There will be additional activities added for special interest trips updated as they pop up during the year! 

·        The Spring Water Garden Gems Spring Japanese Koi Sale date and the Fall Texas Koi & Fancy Goldfish Society Fish Show dates have not been published yet. We will need 4 members to volunteer at each event both days.  We work in a.m. and p.m. 4-hour time slots both Saturday and Sunday. Set up on Saturday 8:00 a.m. – Sunday breakdown 4: 00 p.m.

2025 Schedule of Events

We hope to see you at our events!

Feb 15th - New speaker, new location. Sir Oliver Smith, founding member of the San Antonio Native Plant Society, will discuss native plants that will attract pollinators around our ponds.  The location will be the Brook Hollow Branch Library at 530 Heimer Rd 78232.  Starting time will be 10:15 AM.  See recap of presentation on Video tab above.

March 15th - Carlos Flannery of Aquatic Escapes. Carlos will speak along the lines of Fun or Helpful Additions in Your Pondscapes.(The location will be at the San Antonio Humane Society on 4804 Fredericksburg Rd.) 

April 19th - Nature Fest at Igo Library 10:00 - 2:00

May 17th - Evey Edwards will host the WGC Spring Fish and Plant Swap Picnic

May 31st - Festival of Flowers San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, Booth, plant fundraiser and membership drive, (Volunteers needed)

June 7th-8th - Austin Pond Society Pond Tour Event (ride share or rent a 15-passenger van?)

June 21st -WGC Mini Pond Tour. Bruce MacMaster's, Duane Eaton's and Chris & Benita Ortiz's ponds will be featured.  Time & addresses to be announced at later date.

July 19th No Meeting in July

Enjoy family and vacations

August 16th Change in location and topic. We will meet at Rainbow Gardens on Bandera Rd at 9:45 AM to learn about butterfly gardens, a natural addition and attraction in our pondscapes. Don't forget to bring your bonus bucks that are good in August and your membership card that will get you a 10% discount on anything you buy. See below image.

September 20th 10:00 AM Bob Wilson, Former VP of the TKFGS will show us how to property catch a koi and how to prepare them for transportation Location TBA

October 18th Fall Fish & Plant Picnic Patsy & Greg Needham’s

October 24th – 26th Special Event 33rd Annual Koi & Fancy Goldfish Show. Free and open to the public at Water Garden Gems, 3230 Bolton Rd, Marion, Tx 78124.  For more info visit SouthTexasKoi.org 

We need volunteers (3-hour shifts Sat and Sun to help at our membership booth and anyone interested in showing a fish please contact me. Deb  

November 15th 10:00 AM Group discussion and Annual Membership Meeting San Antonio Humane Society 4804 Fredericksburg Rd

December 6th 5:00 PM Our world-famous Christmas Party Lucy & Don Riemensnider’s

TBA Special Event Illuminate San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place