Texas! It's a Whole 'Nuther Country - Your Yard

Join us as Bill Swantner with Bexar County Master Gardeners will discuss what makes the San Antonio area unique . . . plus answer questions about life after the great freeze

Bill Swantner was the Master Gardener of the Year in 2019!  Bill is a man who has spent a lifetime enriching his own life, the lives of other people, and the environment in which we all live. Bill’s warmest memories from his childhood are of people in his westside San Antonio neighborhood as they spent time outside raking, mowing, and edging their lawns so that when one looked over the manicured neighborhood yards, one had a feeling of peace, of neighbors who cared for their environment and for one another.  Bill began as a music major at the University of Texas and then as a Divinity Major at the Lutheran Seminary of the Southwest in Austin. Just as his trumpet spoke to the souls of his listeners, now his words from the pulpit of Hope Lutheran Church in San Antonio.  In his retirement he finds fulfillment in sharing with others additional ways people can renew their spirits as they work to revive the dead soils and dying plants in their natural world. Bill’s message to his fellow gardeners is to follow their passion. Fortunately, for those who have been lucky enough to meet Bill, his passion has always been to change and enrich lives. His greatest thrill is to hear someone say: “Now I understand, and it makes a difference in my life.”

For additional information about such a wonderful man see  https://bexarmg.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bill-Swantner-Master-Gardener-of-the-Year-2019.pdf

Speaker Host:  David W.