Board Meeting: 8:30 – 10:00
Social: 10:00 – 10:30
Program: 10:30 – 12:00
Gardening on the Gulf Coast – Herbs ONLINE
Gardening on the Gulf Coast-September 2020 Online Schedule
Join Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Horticulture agents and specialists online as they continue to discuss gardening in the Gulf Coast Region of Texas. The September 2020 schedule is out. Please register to participate.
2020 Master Gardener Open Houses
The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association is hosting three Open House events in January, 2020. If you are interested in learning more about the Master Gardener Program in Texas or want to sign-up for the intensive 5o- hour certficiation training class, please be our guest at one of these three events:
La Grange Open House
January 8, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Fayette County AgriLife Meeting Room
255 Svoboda Ln, Rm 134
La Grange, TX 78945
Brenham Open House
January 9, 2020
11:30 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility (Entrance on Independence St across from Sherriff’s Office)
1305 East Blue Bell Road
Brenham, TX 77833
Bellville Open House
January 9, 2020
10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon
AgriLife Extension Office – Austin County
800 E. Wendt St.
Bellville, TX 77418
The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association 2020 Training Class will be held in Brenham. Space is limited. For more information and to apply online visit our Application Page.
Lunch-N-Learn Series – Fayette County: Edible/Patio Kitchen Gardens by Henry Flowers
2019 Schedule – 2nd Tuesday of the Month All educational programs are free to the public!
Fall Plant Sale
Washington County Horticulture Committee
2019 FALL Vegetable Plant Sale – Now Accepting Orders (Flyer & Order Form Attached)
Calling all gardening enthusiasts! The Washington County Extension Horticulture Committee is pleased to share with you an opportunity to purchase fall garden plants and support local scholarship at the same time!
For the second year the committee will be offering a selection of cool season plants including, arugula, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kale (curly and flat leaf), green leaf lettuce, red leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, mustard greens, spinach, and swiss chard. A brief description of each cool season plant being offered in this line up has been included with the plant sale flyer to help you make the best decisions when selecting plants for your fall garden.
If the great selection and confidence in knowing the offering are the best suited varieties for our area isn’t enough, we are also offering these plants at $2.50/pack of four! Also, all proceeds from this sale benefit the youth of Washington County through scholarships offered by the Committee. Each year the Horticulture Committee works to identify qualified graduating seniors pursuing a degree in agriculture and awards a scholarship of $500 or more in May at the respective school assemblies.
Order forms are available online at http://washington.agrilife.org/ or at the Washington County Extension Office located at 1305 E Blue Bell Road in Brenham. All orders must be paid for when they are placed and no orders will be accepted without payment.
Online orders for the Fall Garden Plant Sale can be submitted and paid by PayPal or credit card online at https://washington.agrilife.org/plantsale/
Orders are due by September 13th so don’t delay; get your orders in today. Plant pick-up will be on Tuesday October 8th from 10:00am-5:30pm at the Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility in Brenham! All plants must be picked up at this time!
For additional information about the Fall Garden Plant Sale please call the Extension Office at (979) 277-6212.
Orders are due by September 13th! – Don’t delay, order today!
Pick-Up will be on Tuesday October 8th from 10:00am-5:30pm at the
Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility in Brenham
2020 Training Class
Our 2020 Master Gardener Certification Training Class is scheduled each Thursday from January 16th – April 23rd with the final graduation class on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Participatants from Austin, Colorado, Fayette & Washington Counties are welcome. The 64 hours of classes will be held at the Washington County Extension Sales Facility at 1305 East Bell Road, Brenham, Texas 77833 (use the Indepdance Rd entrance) , plus some field trips to be announced in class. The updated training manual compiled by the Texas Master Gardener Assocation, is inlcuded in the $175 registration fee. You may register online below or contact the Washington County Extension office at (979) 277-6262 for more information.
Map to Open House & Class Location
Tomato & Pepper Plant Pick-Up Today-Washington Co. Sales Facility
Don’t forget to pick up your plants today!
2019 Tomato & Pepper Sale-Order by March 15, 2019
The Washington County Horticulture Committee kicked off its popluar Tomato & Pepper Plant Sale on January 7, 2019. Orders can be placed through March 15th, and are now also accepted online. All proceeds from the sale benefit the AgriLife Extension Horticulture Committee’s Scholarship Fund. Scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors in Brenham and Burton who are pursuing a degree in agrculture related fields.
In addition to hardy tomato and pepper plants, the sale includes eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, cilantro, parsley & dill plants all arriving in time for Spring planting.
Plant pick-up is Tuesday, March 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility.
2019 Tomato & Pepper Plant Sale-Order Now thru March 15th
The Washington County Horticulture Committee kicked off its popluar Tomato & Pepper Plant Sale on January 7, 2019. Orders can be placed through March 15th, and are now also accepted online. All proceeds from the sale benefit the AgriLife Extension Horticulture Committee’s Scholarship Fund. Scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors in Brenham and Burton who are pursuing a degree in agrculture related fields.
In addition to hardy tomato and pepper plants, the sale includes eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, cilantro, parsley & dill plants all arriving in time for Spring planting.
Plant pick-up is Tuesday, March 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility.
Intern Class Visits Festival Hill
The 2018 Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association’s intern training class of 24 trainees held its April 4th class on the grounds of Festival Hill in Round Top, Texas. BMGA takes its intern training class to this “Jewel in the Crown of Texas” each year and the outing is usually a class favorite, especially when the weather is a nice Spring Texas day.
Guided by Festival Hill docent Mary Reeves, this year’s class and a few of their spouses toured the music conservatory’s campus and Festival Hill Herb Gardens. Ms. Reaves, along with her husband Charles, was instrumental in bringing the extensive gardens to their potential since the early 1980s. Ms. Reaves also makes all the floral arrangements for social events at the campus. The tour provided a historical overview of Festival Hill and discussed native plants around the grounds and in the different herb gardens. The group learned about herbs from around the world as well as the usual culinary and medicinal herbs. After the tour, the group enjoyed lunch in the Menke House kitchen which uses herbs from the campus gardens in their cooking. The interns last formal training class is April 11, and after passing a written exam, they will graduate the from Texas Master Gardener training program April 24th at BMGA’s chapter meeting at Grace Community Church in Bellville.
Tomato & Pepper Plant Pick-UP
