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Seminars and Workshops

Thursday Evening Seminars: Open to the Community

Location: Master Gardener Learning Center at the 1605 N. Main, Belton Texas.
Our seminars are free but the BCMGA will accept donations of up to $5.00.

2025 Date  Seminar Topic Speaker
January 16 Spring Vegetable Gardening David Slaughter
February 20 Landscaping with Native Plants Natalie McAnarney & Barbara Ishikawa
March 20 Container and Raised Bed Planting & Maintenance Lenny West
April 17 Turf & Other Groundcovers Glenn Melton & Barbara Ishikawa
May 15 Succulents Jan George, Carol Morisset & Annette Shubert
June  To be determined
July 17 Composting – How to get started  Glenn Melton
August 21 Fall Vegetable Gardening Dave Slaughter
September 18 Gardening for Butterflies Tracy Brown
October 16 Native & Adapted Trees Sylvia Maedgen
November 20 Blackberries Bill Walker

Seminars are limited to 50 participants.

To schedule a speaker at your event complete the request form here.


BCMGA is pleased to offer monthly seminars for Central Texas Gardeners presented by Certified Bell County Master Gardeners on a variety of gardening topics, from landscaping to irrigation to controlling pests and much more. We hope you find a topic that interests you and will join us for these fun and instructional classes, usually on Thursday nights.

The classroom is located in the Learning Center to the left of the Agrilife Extension offices, 1605 N. Main Street in Belton and shares the same parking lot. Seminars are free of charge but a $5 donation is accepted to cover handouts, etc.

To register email us at bcmgaspeakers@gmail.com or if a Bell County Master Gardener, you may signup on VMS.

*It is important if you register and cannot attend to let us know so materials can be obtained only for those attending and to ensure everyone can come and we don’t have to turn down attendees due to room occupancy…


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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2025 General Membership meetings

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Herb Study Group – June 2025 pm

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Herb Study Group – June 2025 am

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2025 General Membership meetings

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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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