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Garden Talks, Info Table & Kids Korner – Fall Home & Garden Show
October 3, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free
Master Gardener Information Table
Master Gardeners Cathy Parker and Julia Bailey at an Information Table (El Paso County Master Gardeners Facebook)
Plant Questions? El Paso County Master Gardeners have the answers. You’ll find them at an Information Table at El Paso’s Home and Garden Show. Bring your questions to our Information Table, open all three days, where we’ll be happy to help you and share our informative brochures.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service training provides El Paso County Master Gardeners with research-based horticultural information and resources as a foundation for our wide range of experiences in gardening in the El Paso. Certified Master Gardeners and Master Gardener Interns share that knowledge with members of the community who visit our Information Tables at many public events throughout the year. The Information Tables are stocked with a wealth of free publications on growing vegetables, gardening, and landscaping.
Kids Korner for Children
Children’s Activities at Kids Korner with El Paso County Master Gardeners (El Paso County Master Gardeners Facebook)
You’re invited to visit and enjoy the El Paso Master Gardeners’ Kids Korner! We’re featuring fun gardening-related activities such as a Worm and Happy Soil Education Station, the Are You Smarter than an Insect? trivia game, a Seed Guessing game, and the fabulous Read & Grow Garden and Library!
Meet Canessa Lacewing! She’s waiting for you in the Master Gardeners’ Kids Korner. (Photo and refreshed artwork by Virginia Huerta Campos.)
Stay a while, read a book, or make a life-long friendship bracelet for a worm. See how you measure-up with Mrs. Mantodea and learn about praying mantises (or mantes, whichever plural you prefer). We look forward to playing with you at the Garden in the Kids Korner!
Master Gardeners on the Home Show Garden Stage
Master Gardener Speakers, Jan Petrzelka and Art Corral, at the
Home & Garden Show (El Paso County Master Gardeners Facebook)
Master Gardeners love gardening and love to share information about gardening. El Paso Master Gardeners will be at the El Paso Home and Garden show to talk about gardening topics developed using research-based information and resources from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
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El Paso 2021 Fall Garden Stage Schedule |
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| Saturday, October 2 10:00 am-6:00 pm | |
| 11:00 AM | Attracting Wildlife to Urban Settings
By: Evelyn Posey, El Paso County Master Gardener Join Evelyn Posey, Master Gardener, as she shares proven strategies and tools for attracting wildlife to your home garden. By inviting bees, butterflies, and birds to your landscape, you’ll enjoy watching wildlife, increase pollination, prevent loss of habitat, and promote conservation. |
| 1:00 PM | Tips and Tricks for Successful Container Gardening
By: Jan Petrzelka, El Paso County Master Gardener Whether a novice or seasoned gardener, container gardening is easy and fun. Join Master Gardener Jan Petrzelka to learn some tips and tricks for creating and maintaining a variety of containers to enhance the beauty of your landscape. |
| 3:00 PM | Irresistible Iris
By: Helen Abresch, El Paso County Master Gardener Come learn the history of the iris and how to grow and care for them in your home garden. Master Gardener Helen Abresch will share simple growing and maintenance tips and demonstrate how to dig, divide, and replant your favorites to add that wonderful spring splash of color to your landscape. |
| Sunday, October 3 11:00 am-5:00 pm | |
| 12:00 PM | Propagation Station
By: Art Corral, El Paso County Master Gardener Join Master Gardener, Art Corral who will teach various methods of propagation for the home gardener. Whether planting seeds, starting plants from cuttings, propagating by division and much more, Art will share his tips for successful propagation at home. |
| 2:00 PM | Pruning Ornamental and Fruit Trees
By: Rex Morris, El Paso County Master Gardener Trees are vital to our environment and keeping them healthy is a must. Whether your tree is an ornamental or one that bears fruit, Rex Morris, long time El Paso Master Gardener, will share practical reasons for pruning trees correctly and at the right time. |
Note: The on-site $10 parking fee may be reduced with this discount coupon:
