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Master Gardeners are local volunteers in our community who work with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension to increase the availability of horticultural information and improve our community’s quality of life through various horticultural projects.

Visit the free MG Demonstration & Research Garden located
behind Hood County Annex I, 1410 W. Pearl St., Granbury

News and Events

GARDEN PATCH by Phyllis Webster
It’s All About Annuals   

Planting perennials is a long-term investment, but experienced gardeners know that growing annuals helps to bridge the seasons and provide long-lasting beauty in the landscape. Read more in the Garden Patch article It’s All About Annuals by Master Gardener Phyllis Webster.

JUNE PROGRAM

Topic: GARDENS OF LAKE GRANBURY MASTER GARDENERS
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Location: Reunion Grounds, 641 Reunion Ct., Granbury
Program: Take a photographic peek into beautiful spaces cared for by master gardeners, full of wonderful ideas and plants that you can use in  your own garden.

 

 
GARDEN PATCH by Phyllis Webster
Plant Recommended Perennials   This year, select the most dependable, eye-catching perennials for your landscape. Find out which bedding plants are recommended by The Texas Cooperative Extension for north central Texas.

See the back story about the metal art LIFE CYCLE in this week’s issue of Hood County News, which is free to access: https://www.hcnews.com/stories/monarch-life-cycle-sculpture-to-debut-may-3,73233

 

 Looking for attractive, yet extremely reliable plants for your home landscape? See recommended bedding plants for north central Texas from The Texas Cooperative Extension. Read more in the April 19, 2025 Garden Patch column on Growing Reliable Perennials by Master Gardener Phyllis Webster.

 

MAY PROGRAM
GARDENING for HEALTH – Satisfying Food Needs in Our Communities

Topic: Gardening for Health — Satisfying Food Needs In Our Communities, presented by Tarrant Area Food Bank, Fort Worth

When: Wednesday, May 21, 1- 2 p.m.

Who:  Lauren Hickman, Horticultural Therapist-Registered, former Master Gardener, and the Garden & Farm Programs Manager at Tarrant Area Food Bank.

Where: Reunion Grounds, 641 Reunion Ct., Granbury

What:   Learn about the Tarrant Area Food Bank’s Community Garden Network, garden education programs and Farmers Market Nutrition programs.
Take part in TAFB’s train-the-trainer program regarding their newest gardening series, Gardening for Health.

 

Rose Iris Learn more about identification of drought tolerant plants and waterwise features in the latest Garden Patch column by Lake Granbury Master Gardener Phyllis Webster. Read the April 5, 2025 column on Buy Drought Tolerant Plants. 

APRIL PROGRAM
GROWING HERBS: Beneficial Herbal Teas from Your Garden
Growing & Using Herbs
Topic: Growing Beneficial Herbs
Date: April 16, 2025
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Location: Reunion Grounds, 641 Reunion Ct., Granbury
Program:  Lake Granbury Master Gardener LaVonda Becker, B4 Hobby Farms, will speak about Growing Beneficial Herbs, including teas that can be made from your garden. She keeps bees and grows her own herbs that she uses medicinally when needed.
The season of Lent is marked in gardens by the appearance of early blooming Lenten roses (Helleborus orientalis). 
Read more in the March 23, 2025 Garden Patch column on Growing Lenten Roses.
Date: Saturday, April 12
Time: 8 a.m. until sold out
Location: Demonstration Garden located behind Hood County Annex I,
1410 W. Pearl St., Granbury

3/11/25 – Press Release: Scholarships available  – Deadline to apply is April 14
Prepare for Spring – See the latest Garden Patch article on our Gardening Knowledge page 
02/17/25 – Press Release: Plant Sale announced

MARCH PROGRAM:  BASICS of SEED COLLECTION
Topic: Basics of Seed Collection [Trees]
Date: March 19, 2025          Time: 1-2 p.m.Location: Reunion Grounds,
641 Reunion Ct., GranburyProgram:  Hear Texas A&M Forest Service experts speak about two programs that can be used to purchase seedlings to reforest your property after a natural disturbance, forest health issue such as oak wilt, or to increase diversity of tree species.  Learn how to collect seed and supplies.

FEBRUARY PROGRAM: INSPIRATION FROM THE GARDEN
Topic: Finding Inspiration from the Garden
Date: Feb. 26, 2025
Time: 1-2  P.M.
Location: Reunion Grounds, 641 Reunion Ct., Granbury
Presenter: Sandra Bradshaw, Lake Granbury Master Gardener

01/13/25 – Master Gardeners of 2024 named; New officers introduced

12/16/24- Annual Report of Lake Granbury Master Gardeners of Hood County presented at the Hood County Commissioner’s Luncheon

Intern class 2025

2025 Master Gardener Class Announced

The Hood County Extension office and Lake Granbury Master Gardeners of Hood County are accepting registrations for the 2025 class of applicants to become Master Gardeners.

Click here to help you decide if you would like to become a Master Gardener.

REGISTRATION CLOSED for the 2025 class to become a Lake Granbury Master Gardener of Hood County. Call 817-579-3280 for more info.  [Registration link: https://form.jotform.com/242555517513052]

09/10/24 – Walkway access improved at Hood County Demo Garden

09/10/24 – Hood County Welcomes New Extension Agent

Mark your calendars with these events!

 
Date: Saturday, May 3
Time: 1 p.m.
What:  LIFE CYCLE Debut and Butterfly Release
Location: Hood County Library, 222 N. Travis St., Granbury

For information about purchasing a Memorial Brick to be placed in the Demo Garden,
please call the Hood County Texas AgriLife Extension Office at 817-579-3280.

Brick sales