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 Workshop
on Earth-Kind Roses at Shangri La Thursday
ORANGE, Texas – Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center and Orange County
AgriLife Extension are sponsoring a workshop on Earth-Kind Roses on Thursday,
March 18th at Shangri La Gardens beginning at 6:30 p.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m.
This free workshop is limited to 80 participants. To reserve a place for this
workshop, phone 409.670.9799.
This free workshop will feature Dr. Steve George, Extension Horticulturalist
from Texas AgriLife Extension and Gaye Hammond, Director of the Houston Rose
Society. Participants will learn about rose varieties that demonstrate superior
pest tolerance combined with outstanding landscape performance.
According to Shangri La Managing Director, Michael Hoke, “Roses are a favorite
garden plant for many in this area and what could be better than growing
earth-friendly roses.”
Located at 2111 West Park Avenue in Orange, Texas, Shangri La is open to the
public Tuesday through Sunday. For more information call 409.670.9113 or visit
shangrilagardens.org.
About Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Nestled within 252 acres in the heart of Orange, Texas, Shangri La Botanical
Gardens and Nature Center is a program of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark
Foundation, a private foundation whose mission is to improve and enrich the
quality of life in Southeast Texas and encourage and assist education. The
unique ecosystem of Shangri La presents an ideal opportunity to further that
mission as well as carry on the vision of H.J. Lutcher Stark, the man who
originally developed the gardens more than 60 years ago.
Amid nature's pristine ecosystems, the formal gardens at Shangri La reflect a
use of more than 300 plant species to paint beautiful landscapes among a series
of theme-based garden rooms. Around every corner a new vista awaits the visitor
with exquisite sculptures, a great lawn, serene waterscapes reflecting beautiful
colors and a Cypress Gate framing blooming plants and soaring birds. The Nature
Center includes Adams Bayou boat excursions to educational outposts, a 15-acre
Beaver Pond, a state-of-the-art bird blind, a bat house, and more up-close
encounters with nature.
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is the first project in Texas and
the 50th project in the world to earn the U.S. Green Building Council's Platinum
Certification for LEED®-NC, which verifies that the design and construction of
Shangri La reached the highest green building and performance measures. Shangri
La was also named by the American Institute of Architects and its Committee on
the Environment as one of the top 10 green projects throughout the world.
Shangri La offers a glimpse of how people can live in harmony with nature, as it
strives in its mission to Mentor Children of All Ages to Be Kind to Their World.
Other programs of the Stark Foundation include the Stark Museum of Art, The W.H.
Stark House and the Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts.
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