Garden Spark – Grow an Ecosystem

What It’s About

The 2025 Spring series continues on Thursday June 19th around 8:00pm at Leaf Landscape Supply North 13292 Pond Springs Rd, Austin 78729

Speaker: Joey Santore

Joey Santore: Thinker, Lawn Killer, Conservationist, and Host of YouTube’s Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t talks about  re-creating native and people habitat in Kill Your Lawn, Grow an Ecosystem.

Joey Santore wants you to kill your lawn. Whether you do it all at once or bit by bit, the purpose of lawn-killing is not just to re-create native plant habitat but also to create space for people to exist within it, allowing them to enjoy it. Native plants and the life that benefits from them is excellent medicine, an antidote to the frustrations and anxiety of the modern world that humans have created. The front yard becomes both a place to mellow out as well as an ecology lab to study and observe the interactions between plants, birds, and insects that have inhabited a region for hundreds of thousands of years. His talk covers species lists, mulch, maintenance such as weeding and pruning, planting density, and more.

You can follow his Blog Joey Santore

Come Join Us! Seating Provided!

Event Date/Time

June 19th, 2025, starts at dusk ~8:00pm to 9:30pm

Event Location

Our North Location at 13292 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX 78729

How To Purchase Tickets

Tickets must be purchased in advance and are sold by Pam Penick (founder of Garden Spark). Tickets go on sale for each talk 4 to 6 weeks in advance and are offered to subscribers first. Talks tend to sell out quickly, so don’t miss out. Subscribe to Garden Spark’s email list to be notified as soon as tickets go on sale.