Urban Orchard Series: Growing Peaches

Galveston County AgriLife Extension office 4102-B Main St, La Marque, TX, United States

Master Gardener Herman Auer, an avid gardener with over 50 years of experience growing stone fruit in Galveston County, will guide you through what it takes to grow peaches. Learn... Read More →

Urban Orchard Series: Avocados

Galveston County AgriLife Extension office 4102-B Main St, La Marque, TX, United States

Galveston County Master Gardener Hazel Lampton, a gardener with years of experience growing avocados, will provide a program featuring the best varieties for our area of the Gulf Coast. She... Read More →

Urban Orchard Series: Pruning Pear Trees

Galveston County AgriLife Extension office 4102-B Main St, La Marque, TX, United States

Join Galveston County Master Gardeners Robert Marshall and Herman Auer for a hands-on pear tree pruning workshop. We will include tree pruning form (open vs. central leader), branch training and... Read More →

Louisiana Iris for the Gulf Coast Garden

Galveston County AgriLife Extension office 4102-B Main St, La Marque, TX, United States

Galveston County Master Gardener Monica Martens (Ed.D.) explores growing Louisiana iris. The program presents species and hybrid types for our region, including cultivation information, how to obtain Louisiana iris and... Read More →

Veggie Garden Series: Peppers

Galveston County AgriLife Extension office 4102-B Main St, La Marque, TX, United States

Galveston County Master Gardener Gene Speller presents best practices cultivating peppers. Included are origin of pepper plants, starting from seed, culture and growing tips, insect and disease control, and recommended... Read More →

Urban Orchard Series: Grafting Pecans

Galveston County AgriLife Extension office 4102-B Main St, La Marque, TX, United States

Explore the art and science of grafting pecan trees for home orchard improvement. Galveston County AgriLife Extension Horticulturist Stephen Brueggerhoff presents pecan biology, as well as scion varieties for the... Read More →

Open Garden Day: Garden with the Masters and Louisiana Iris

Galveston County AgriLife Extension office 4102-B Main St, La Marque, TX, United States

The Galveston County Master Gardeners’ Discovery Garden will be open to the public on Saturday, April 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Iris enthusiast and Galveston County Master Gardener... Read More →

Plumeria Seminar: Beautiful Blooms

Galveston County AgriLife Extension office 4102-B Main St, La Marque, TX, United States

Celebrate growing plumerias with Loretta Osteen, Galveston County Master Gardener. Loretta will share her expertise successfully growing outstanding trees known for breathtaking flowers. For additional questions about the program, call:... Read More →

Tomato Tasting in the Garden: Veggie Series Event

Galveston County AgriLife Extension office 4102-B Main St, La Marque, TX, United States

Ain’t nothing like a homegrown tomato! Join Galveston County Master Gardeners as we celebrate tomato culture. The public is welcome to particiapte in the tomato tasting and contest to vote... Read More →

Blackberries – Urban Orchard Series

Urban Orchard Series - Bramble On! Blackberries. Presented by Galveston County Master Gardener Monica Martins and Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff, we will explore blackberry cultivation including varieties (thorned and thornless),... Read More →

Plumeria Propagation Workshop

Discovery Garden 4102 Main St, La Marque, TX, United States

Celebrate and cultivate plumeria with Loretta Osteen, Galveston County Master Gardener. Loretta will lead a hands-on workshop demonstrating propagation methods for plumeria from cuttings and seeds. Participates will also learn... Read More →