# Event Details

- **Event Name**: April 4th meeting: So, You're Ready to Try Native Plants
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: Join the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, El Paso Chapter, and the @epcactusandrockclub for our April meeting!  Our presentation will be "So, You're Ready to Try Native Plants?  Come and Enjoy Gardening Again!"

Come and enjoy a personal story of how and why Mike transitioned from a traditional garden to a more native-friendly landscape. Rekindle your joy of gardening and see what plants at the April 11th FloraFest Native Plant Sale at UTEP could suit your garden.

Mike Banales has been a gardener at the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at UTEP's Centennial Museum since August of 2021 and became a Master Gardener in 2018. Prior to that he worked in the medical field for 36 years, 31 of which were in a cardiac cath lab and serving for a combined 12 years as a supervisor in local hospitals.

The meeting is Saturday, APril 4th.  Doors open at 9:30 am and the business meetings start at 10 am.  We meet at the Garden Center at Memorial Park, 3105 Grant Ave.  All are welcome to attend!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/el-paso/april-4th-meeting-so-youre-ready-to-try-native-plants/200029885389650
- **Event Categories**: meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 41

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029885389650?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=el+paso-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: El Paso
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3105 Grant Ave, El Paso, TX, United States, Texas 79930
- **lat**: 31.7878
- **long**: -106.45884
- **full address**: 3105 Grant Ave, El Paso, TX, United States, Texas 79930

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Native Plant Society of New Mexico El Paso Chapter (https://allevents.in/org/native-plant-society-of-new-mexico-el-paso-chapter/21390100)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-06:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 3105 Grant Ave, El Paso, TX, United States, Texas 79930
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Native Plant Society of New Mexico El Paso Chapter
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about April 4th meeting: So, You're Ready to Try Native Plants ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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