Washington County, Texas

Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility Container Garden

BMGA Leaders: Linda Jordan & Kathy Conway
Location: Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility
Work Schedule: Contact Linda Jordan for details.
Purpose: This garden of four water trough containers demonstrates growing ornamental plants and herbs in containers.  The container themes are:  Red, White & Blue; Herbs; Plants for Pollinators; & Texas Superstars.  Each plant is labeled with a digital QR Code tag which when scanned takes the user to detailed information about the plant.  These container gardens also illustrate how to irrigate containers with micro-sprayers.

Christ Lutheran Day School

BMGA Leader: Deanna Butler
Location:  Christ Lutheran Day School, 1104 Carlee St, Brenham, TX 77833
Work Schedule: Contact Deanna Butler
Purpose:  This school vegetable garden is located on the  Christ Lutheran Day School campus.  The Bluebonnet Master Gardeners and the pre-school aged students plant, maintain  and harvest the garden together.  The students learn to prepare the soil,  how to plant, how to properly maintain a vegetable garden and harvest the produce.  Master Gardeners know that when kids get their hands in the dirt and participate growing vegetables and watch them grow, they are much more likely to eat vegetables they might otherwise shun.

Washington County Lunch-N-Learn Program

BMGA Leader: Kara Matheney
Location:  Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility, 1305 E. Blue Bell Rd., Brenham, Tx.
Work Schedule: Contact Kara Matheney
Purpose:  Educational seminars on various gardening topics delivered during lunchtime on the 1st Tuesday of each month, except June, July & August.  Work needed includes arranging topics, speakers, set-up and clean-up. Read more…