June 1, 2013 - SCMG annual Home Garden Tour
Five homeowners have been gracious enough to allow us to feature their gardens on our tour. The hours for the tour will be 9:00AM – 3:00PM. This is a unique opportunity to view five private gardens and landscapes. The tour gardens are located at:
Breedlove Garden – 1216 E. Dulse St.;
Gary Garden – 3601 Flagstone Dr.;
Rentfro Garden 3811 Long Leaf Dr.;
Bourns Garden – 3819 Broadmoore Court
Anderson Garden – 3880 Brighton Creek Circle.
Advance tickets $10 each, on sale in Tyler at: Brookshire’s Grocery – 100 Rice Road; Potpourri House – 3320 Troup Hwy.; Blue Moon Gardens – 13062 FM 279, Chandler; Rubicon Wild Birds – 19456 Hwy. 155 South, Flint; and Extension Office – 1517 W. Front, Suite 116.
Mail orders prior to May 20th: MG Garden Tour, 13270 Oak Hill Lane, Flint, TX 75762.
For more details – Tour Poster 2013
June 4, 2013 - Natives Beat the Heat 1st Tuesday in the Garden series - At noon in the IDEA Garden
September 3, 2013 - Planning the Fall Garden - 1st Tuesday in the Garden series - At noon in the IDEA Garden
September 7 - 14, 2013 - International MG Conference - Alaskan Cruise
We’re open for cruise only reservations. For $350 per person you and your roommate can choose your room. Once you have filled out the pertinent information online hit send. Someone from Washington State will contact you for credit card information, and you can choose a specific room, or book a room close to your friends. To Reserve Your Cruise http://cm.wsu.edu/imgc2013
IMG Conference registration opens in September 2012. For more information go to 2013 International MG Conference Sponsored by Arkansas Cooperative Extension.
September 20 – 29, 2013 – AgriWorld
Once again, the SCMG will offer the Secret Garden at the East Texas State Fair.
October 1, 2013 - Bulbs for Spring Color – 1st Tuesday in the Garden series - Noon in the IDEA Garden
October 17 – 19, 2013 Texas State MG Conference
The 2013 Texas Master Gardener conference will be held in McAllen by Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. Experience the Blooms, Birds and Butterflies of South Texas. The conference will be held at the McAllen Convention Center. The 18.5 acre complex features a 60,000 sq.ft. column-free exhibit hall and over 25,000 sq.ft. of meeting space in four ballrooms and up to 16 breakout rooms.
Visit the website at http://2013tmgaconference.org/ for more information.
Smith County Master Gardeners 


