Events
Galveston County – Urban Orchard Series: Fig Tree Pruning & Propagation
Carbide Park 4102B Main St., La MarqueExplore best methods pruning and propagating fig trees with Galveston County Master Gardener Barbara Canetti. Barbara will cover fig growth habit and fruiting varieties, as well as maintenance. We will visit our Discovery Garden Orchard for hands on experience with our fig collection. ***NOTE LOCATION: Master Gardener Discovery Garden in Carbide Park, 4102 Main St... Read More →
Galveston County – Vegetable Garden Series: Irish Potatoes
Carbide Park, 4102B Main St. La Marque, Tx 77568 4102B Main St., La MarqueGalveston County Master Gardener Kevin Lancon presents success growing Irish potatoes in your home garden. This presentation is for beginners and seasoned potato gardeners alike. Kevin will focus on different winning varieties for our area, best practices for maximum production, and a few facts and myths about potato gardening. In addition, Family and Community Health... Read More →
Travis County – Native & Adapted Plants for Central Texas Webinar
ZoomTexas A&M AgriLife Extension-Travis County kicks off the 2024 Texas Tough Plants webinar series with Native and Adapted Plants for Central Texas and Wild About Plants, February 21st, 10 am to noon. Skip Richter, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Horticulturist (retired) and host of GardenLine on KTRH 740 AM, will discuss some of the best native... Read More →
Williamson County – Green Thumbs Up: Spring Vegetable Gardening for Beginners
Hutto Public Library 500 W. Live Oak St. (INSIDE CITY HALL), HuttoGreen Thumbs Up is a complimentary educational gardening program offered by the Williamson County Master Gardeners and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Join us while Master Gardener Steve Andrews helps us get ready for the upcoming growing season with: Spring Vegetable Gardening for Beginners. Contact our office at 512-943-3300 or visit https://williamson.agrilife.org/ for more information.
Wood County – LUNCH & LEARN: Waking Up Your Lawn
Wood County AgriLife Extension Office 618 S Main, Quitman, TXBring a lunch and enjoy this free program. For more information, please call (903) 763-2924.
Gillespie County – “Plantastic” Vegetable Gardening Seminar
Gillespie County Extension Office 38 Business Court, Fredericksburg, TX, United StatesSpecial guest Dr. Joe Masabni will start the program with a general session on hydroponics followed by a session on organic gardening. After lunch we will break out into smaller group concurrent sessions. Breakout Session 1 topics include tomatoes, permaculture, and garden insects. Breakout session 2 includes herbs, alliums and garden insects will repeat. Finally... Read More →
Gillespie County – Grow It Cook It: Irish Potatoes
Gillespie County Extension Office 38 Business Court, Fredericksburg, TX, United StatesCome join Shea Nebgen and Beth McMahon as you learn how to not just grow Irish potatoes, but how to cook them too. Recipe samples included with the program. This program is part of the Gillespie County Grow It Cook It Program Series. It is $15 per program, $25 for the entire program series.
Bexar County – CULTIVATE: Earth Friendly Gardening and Landscaping (Online)
VirtualView Sessions Register here: CULTIVATE! Registration | BCMG Home (bexarmg.org)
Travis County – Rose Pruning Workshop
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Travis County 1600-B Smith Rd., Austin, TX, United StatesTravis County Master Gardener Holly Plotner will be demonstrating rose pruning starting at 10 am. She’ll discuss the different types of rose growth habits and how you modify pruning to suit each. The class will be outside in the garden so please dress appropriately. The event is free and open to all. The first Friday... Read More →
Waller County – Herbs for Every Garden
Waller County Extension Office 846 6th St, Hempstead, TexasGuest speaker, Phoebe Lake, owner of New Leaf Nursery in Brenham, Texas. New Leaf is a small specialty nursery growing fine herbs, perennials and native plants. Phoebe will also have plants for sale. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Williamson County – Lawn & Garden 101
Georgetown Annex 100 Wilco Way, Georgetown, TX, United StatesLawn & Garden is back for 2024! This three-week series is packed with helpful information and tips beneficial to both the long-time Texas gardener as well as folks who are new to gardening in fast-growing Williamson County. Highly knowledgeable Master Gardeners, Extension Agents and other Specialists will be presenting on vegetable gardening in Williamson County,... Read More →
Williamson County – Refresh Your Landscape with Native & Adapted Plants
Round Rock Public Library 200 E. Liberty Ave., Round Rock, TX, United StatesBees get all the buzz when folks talk pollinators but there are other species doing the work of keeping our gardens going!! Master Gardener Jennifer Harbour is going to fill us in on some of our other hard working Texas Native Pollinators! Join us in person at 100 Wilco Way, RM 226 or online, visit... Read More →