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
Mark your calendars with these events! |
SEPTEMBER PROGRAM: NATIVE GRASSES |
|
|
|
Program Title: Native GrassesDate and Time: September 20, 2023 at 1:00 PMLocation: Hood County Annex I, 1410 W. Pearl St.Presenter: Glynna Torres, Lake Granbury Master GardenerThe Native Grass bed at the demonstration garden is an example of a tall grass prairie. The Texas tall grass prairies have changed since the early settlers arrived. Learn about Texas rangelands then and now. Its preservation is important. A prairie is much more than just grasses. |
|
|
|
Elementary children in Hood County are invited to participate in an ART contest for the Lake Granbury Master Gardeners Romancing the Monarch festival.Hood county public schools should be participating through art classes. Students in homeschool or your private school may download and submit entries by Sept. 15.For more info, see the attached info sheet and butterfly template.BUTTERFLY ART CONTEST INFORMATION SHEETBUTTERFLY ART CONTEST BUTTERFLY TEMPLATECome join us at the festival from 1-4 p.m. on October 7; don’t forget to dress up as your favorite butterfly! |
|
OCTOBER PROGRAM: TEXAS GARDENS BEWARE! INVASIVE WORMS ARE ENCROACHING! |
|
 |
Program Title: Texas Gardens Beware! Invasive Worms Are Encroaching!Date and Time: October 18, 2023 at 1:00 PMLocation: Hood County Annex I, 1410 W. Pearl St.Presenter: Ashley R. Morgan-Olvera, M.S.
|
