Speaker: Smith County Master Gardeners
Topic: Cut off their heads?
Summer Perennial Care. Program followed by a Q&A.
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Time to Plant Smarter is the theme. Speaker, writer, horticulturist Steven L. Chamblee, will discuss Texas Tough Plants. Information regarding native plants, including trees and shrubs. He will also cover subjects on color and heavily flowering perennials. There will be mini seminars on water harvesting and worm farming. Garden related vendors will be available along with a raffle. Refreshments will be served.
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In an effort to provide advanced training, the Master Gardener Plant Propagation Specialist training was created as a hands-on, intensive multi-day training that will empower Master Gardeners with knowledge and skills required to effectively support and multiply Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service efforts in educational programs. Master Gardeners who fulfill specified training and volunteer requirements will be recognized as a Master Gardener Specialist in the specific field of Plant Propagation. This certification does not empower the individual with supervisory or administrative authority within his/her local county programs.
To be eligible for Master Gardener Plant Propagation Specialist Training, an individual must possess an up-to-date Master Gardener certification, or be an employee of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Service. Master Gardener applicants must be approved by their local County Extension Agent.
The Master Gardener Plant Propagation Specialist program is designed to train and certify Master Gardeners to become part of a state corps of Plant Propagation experts and educators. To become a certified Master Gardener Plant Propagation Specialist, Master Gardeners are required to attend the Master Gardener Plant Propagation Specialist training to fulfill training requirements and subsequently meet service requirements described below. Training activities during the course will empower Master Gardeners to complete these service requirements.
Maximum of 2 persons per county – course is limited to 36 applicants
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This hands-on training will include practices for determining irrigation efficiency, setting controllers, soak and cycle method, minor irrigation repairs, system trouble shooting, catch can test, converting spray head irrigation to new water conserving head, converting spray irrigation to drip irrigation and many other water conservation practices.
Master Gardener Irrigation Efficiency Specialists will volunteer for 12 hours above their current volunteer obligation, train Master Gardeners in their county, present the information to at least 3 other groups and do a catch can demonstration for Master Gardeners, a garden club, neighborhood association or civic organization.
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Join garden experts Dr. Doug Welsh and Susan McLeod Epstein of the Charleston Horticultural Society for a one week garden lover’s tour to historic Savannah and charming Charleston. Sense the enchantment of secret gardens, elegant homes, magnificent plantations, hidden alleys, and quaint, picturesque cobblestone streets. See some of the oldest churches, homes and gardens in America. Stroll through 330 years of fascinating history and rich culture. Don’t miss out, space is limited.
TRIP AT A GLANCE
3 Nights Savannah at the **** historic Marshall House
4 Nights in Charleston at the **** Mills House Grand Hotel
GARDEN AND TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
In-depth walks with local guides in Savannah, Charleston and Beaufort * Special insider’s walks highlighting the top private gardens of both Charleston and Savannah * The Scarborough House of Ships Museum * The Coastal Botanical Gardens with Director Norman Winter * Wormsloe Historic Site * Magnolia Plantation and Gardens with Director Tom Johnson * A visit to the Ashley River Plantation * Drayton Hall, property of the National Trust * Middleton Place gardens * A small group of fellow garden lovers * Multi-course meals highlighting Southern cuisine.
IT’S INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED
TRIP FACTS
8 days/ 7 nights
$2,950 per person double occupancy (based on 19-29 garden lovers)
$ 375 Single Supplement (waived if willing to share and a roommate is found)
Trip begins at 6:00pm on Thursday, April 23rd
Trip concludes after breakfast on Thursday, April 30th
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