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BMGA Chapter Meeting – Brenham

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Board Meeting:  8:30 – 10:00
Social: 10:00 – 10:30
Program: 10:30 – 12:00

Presentation: Heirlooms, Herbs, Aroma Gardens by Henry Flowers.

Henry Flowers is a graduate of Texas A&M University and holds both Bachelor and Master of Agriculture degrees in Horticulture. He is currently a horticulturist with Glasco & Co. Landscaping in Brenham, TX, where he enjoys doing a wide variety of tasks. He was Garden Director at the Round Top Festival Institute for 16 years, where he oversaw a variety of display gardens with the support of a large number of volunteers and also coordinated a variety of educational garden-related events. At home he and his wife Melissa grow a wide variety of herbs that they enjoy for their beauty and usefulness in the kitchen.  He is a lifetime member of The Herb Society of America and was the 2009 recipient of The HSA’s Joanna McQuail Reed Award for the Artistic Use of Herbs.

BMGA Chapter Meeting – Weimer

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BMGA Chapter Meeting

Board Meeting: 8:30 – 10:00
Social: 10:00 – 10:30
Program: 10:30 – 12:00

Wildseed Farms, Inc.

Wildseed Farms has been growing fields of wildflowers for the production of seed for over 35 years.  We are the nation’s largest working wildflower farm with over 200 acres in Fredericksburg Texas.

BMGA Chapter Meeting – La Grange

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Board Meeting:  8:30 – 10:00
Social: 10:00 – 10:30
Program: 10:30 – 12:00

Presentation: Water Features and Small Fountains for the Landscape/Yards by Richard Schafer – BMGA, Designs & Creates Fountains & Ponds, 254-644-1193, Email: richardtschafer@yahoo.com

BMGA Chapter Meeting – La Grange

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BMGA Chapter Meeting

Board Meeting: 8:30 – 10:00
Social: 10:00 – 10:30
Program: 10:30 – 12:00

Laura Sherrod
Wildlife Biologist

Native Landscaping / Texas Wildscaping: Creating ‘backyard habitat’ through the use of native and well adapted plant species not only provides habitat, but also assists in reducing water use, as well as the need for potentially harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Texas Wildscapes, coordinated by Texas Parks and Wildlife, is one of the most popular and successful native habitat projects for commercial and residential landscapes

BMGA Chapter Meeting – Weimer

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Board Meeting: 8:30 – 10:00
Social: 10:00 – 10:30
Program: 10:30 – 12:00

Rita Anders
Cuts of Color Farm

Tour: Cuts of Color Farm is located between Houston and San Antonio just off of IH 10 in south central Texas. They grow sustainable cut flowers that are used to supply Central Market stores, give as uplifting gestures, events, and weddings. They practice sustainable agriculture using organic growing methods whenever possible. They provide flowers to Central Market in Houston and vegetables to Underbelly restaurant located in Houston. It is a family owned business and have been actively growing cut flowers since 1979.

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BMGA Chapter Meeting – La Grange

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Board Meeting:  8:30 – 10:00
Social: 10:00 – 10:30
Program: 10:30 – 12:00

Presentation: Invasive plants in Yards and Small Acreage, problems they cause and what we can do about it.

By: Hans Landel, Ph.D, Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin, 4801 La Croosse Avenue, Austin, TX. 78739,   512-232-0107, Email:  hlandel@wildflower.org

Earth-Kind Landscape Short Course in Somerville

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The 2019 Earth-Kind Landscape Short Course by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Horticulture Sciences Program is a continuing education program designed for professionals responsible for managing and maintaining urban green space such as residential landscapes, parks, commercial properties and golf courses.

The course will also benefit municipal, schools, city personnel and landscape businesses, particularly those interested in developing sustainable urban landscape conservation programs.

Texas Master Gardeners earn CEUs for this course.

When:
December 16 – 18, 2019

Where:
Texas A&M HortTREC
3199 CR 269 E.
Somerville, TX 77879

Speakers:

  • Dr. Mike Arnold
  • Dr. Gerald Bergner
  • Ms. Wizzie Brown
  • Dr. Becky Grubbs
  • Dr. Mengmeng Gu
  • Dr. Young-Ki Jo
  • Dr. Mark Matocha
  • Mr. Shea McLamore
  • Ms. Laura Miller
  • Dr. Genhua Niu
  • Dr. Kevin Ong
  • Dr. David Reed

Master Gardener Online Earth-Kind Training

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Earth-Kind® On-Line Master Gardener Training videos are made available by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. These videos are available to the public to learn more about Earth-Kind® gardening practices.  This program is designed to provide information on a variety of environmentally friendly (Earth-Kind®) practices for use in the home landscape and garden. As your interest and knowledge in this area grows you will have an increased awareness of the many programs, practices and activities that are Earth-Kind®.

All Texas Master Gardeners must recertify each year to remain in the Texas Master Gardener program.  In addition to the annual volunteer hour requirements, recertification requires Texas Master Gardeners to complete continuing education hours on topics of horticulture and gardening practices.  This continuing education helps Texas Master Gardeners sharpen their gardening skills and learn new fact-based and scientifically sound practices supported by Texas A&M AgriLife.

Texas Master Gardeners may select from any of these on-line modules to obtain up to 3 hours of re-certification education credits in a calendar year. Each module is worth 1 hour of credit.  Progress through the training program is tracked “on-line” and the results for each completed module are automatically forwarded to the Texas Master Gardener’s county Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Master Gardener Coordinator.

Participation in the Earth-Kind® On-Line Master Gardener Training will assist Texas AgriLife Extension Service to promote principles and practices that help conserve and protect our state’s valuable natural resources. Working together we can create a healthy and sustainable environment.

To go to the online modules, click the link below and following the instructions.

Link to: Earth-Kind® On-Line Master Gardener Training videos

Available videos are:

2020 Junior Master Gardener National Leader Training

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2020 National JMB Leader Training

 

 

 

2020 Junior Master Gardener National Leader Training Announced 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service announced registration for the 2020 Junior Master Gardener National Leader Training has officially begun! Excitingly, JMG is celebrating its 20th Anniversary and the 2020 conference will not disappoint!   County Extension Agents, Assistant Agents, Master Gardeners/Master Volunteers, Health Specialists, School Educators/Administrators and community volunteers whom work closely with local Extension offices are encouraged to visit the AgriLife Conference Services website at https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/JMG  to register, as soon as possible. Don’t miss out on this fun, engaging and valuable training opportunity!

Additionally, to learn more about the Junior Master Gardener program, access the specific details for this training, (including the conference host site/overnight accommodations) and select the registration button which leads individuals to the AgriLife Conference Services registration page referenced above,  please visit the JMG website at  http://jmgkids.us/2020jmgnlt/

The JMG program looks forward to working with a great group of conference attendees representing districts and regions throughout Texas this February 24-26, 2020 in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M University!