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Killeen Municipal Court Community Garden Project

The Killeen Municipal Court Community Garden Project began in 2008. At that time, Municipal Court Judge Barbara Weaver needed more “inspirational” ways for students to work off court fines through community service… Read More

Youth Projects

Our mission is to encourage and inspire children of all ages through gardening activities to create experience in their environment, to nurture nature, and journey through magical childhood memories they can carry and share as gifts throughout their lifetime… Read More
Summer 2019: Temple College Community Gardens and Greenhouse Project

Body of Christ Community Clinic in Belton

The Clinic, located on Holland Road in Belton, provides medical services for the underserved population in Belton and Salado. Read More

McLane Children’s Hospital Project

The Healing Garden at McLane Children’s Hospital is a project that has grown through the years. Originally BCMGA provided pots and potted plants to add color to an existing garden. BCMGA stepped up it’s involvement when it assisted the hospital with a complete redesign of the base garden in 2017… Read More

AgriLife Extension Office Grounds and Demonstration Gardens

The MG demonstration garden team members use the garden site as a teaching facility and ensure that volunteers are active in the maintenance of the site. The site is maintained in a manner that will provide the public with “how to” knowledge of good garden practices… Read More


MG Gena Winston works in the demonstration gardens on AgriLife Extension grounds.

Un-Included Club

The Un-included Club is a nonprofit organization that provides after-school and summer programming for at- risk kids in east Temple. Among other things, they focus on literacy, building math and science skills, urban agriculture and leadership… Read More

Salado Demonstration Gardens

St Mary’s: Growing Healthy Communities

At St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Temple, Texas, Mary Ann Everett has put together two Junior Master Gardener programs that are supported by the BCMGA. Learn, Grow, Eat, Go(LGEG): an integrated program combining academic achievement, nutrition, and exercise and Junior Master Gardener – Level 1 (JMG1):
This is a one year class. Read more about Junior Master Gardener programs.


Students planted a garden, harvested what they grew and then ate what they grew!

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Temple Whistle Stop Park

The Whistle Stop Playground in downtown Temple was adopted by the Bell County Master Gardener Association in 2011 as part of the Adopt a Park Program which is sponsored by the City of Temple. Our duties include checking the equipment and structures for any damage or needed repair, collecting and deposing of any trash and report any needed repairs or concerns to the Temple Parks Department.

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BCMGA Mission Statement

The Bell County Master Gardeners Association assists the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in providing high quality, relevant, research-based horticultural education and service to the residents of Bell County and the state of Texas through outreach, teaching, and demonstration projects. Read More

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BCMGA Help Desk

For help with horticulture questions or concerns please email a photograph, contact information and questions to our email address at bell.mg@agnet.tamu.edu. Requests for assistance will be addressed by email or by phone (254) 933-5304. The Bell County Master Gardener Office is staffed for the public Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., except for holidays.

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