Granbury Master Gardeners are volunteers who work with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to improve gardening skills throughout the community. Program objectives are implemented through the training of local volunteers known as Master Gardeners. We collaborate with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension to conduct youth and community education; establish and maintain demonstration gardens; and provide a speakers bureau. We work with special audiences in the community (4-H horticultural clubs, Junior Master Gardener groups, schools, and others) for youth and community outreach of a horticultural nature. We recruit and educate new Master Gardener candidates for effective volunteering.
Mark your calendars with these events!
MONTHLY MEETING:
Date & Time: August 19, 2020 at 1:00 PM
Location: Online Only
Program: Preparing for the Fall and Monarch Butterflies
Presenter: Drew Ingram, Master Gardener
Join the meeting on your computer or mobile app:
We’ve made it through the heat of summer and will soon feel the cooler fall weather! “What do I need to do now to help my garden?”” Can I plant this time of year?” “When will the Monarch butterflies arrive?” Join us online as Master Gardener Drew Ingram shares the answers to these questions and more. Our online meeting will be Wednesday, August 19th at 1:00 pm. The public is welcome to attend.
For more information, please call the Texas AgriLife Extension Office in Hood County at 817-579-3280.
OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Need CEU hours? Options include many on-line classes, including:
Programs on Gardening, Bugs, Plant Disease, Rose Rosette and Integrated Pest Management:
https://agrilifelearn.tamu.edu/catalog?pagename=Plants-and-Garden
Earthkind programs:
https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/training/
Put your county name and your agent’s name in the information box-agrilife learn. After the class Earthkind will send a receipt to Brady showing you completed the class.
If you missed Toni Moorehead’s presentation on “Tough Plants for North Texas Landscapes” (2.5 hours delivered in three sections), the link to view it is
https://savetarrantwater.com/virtual-events.
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Visit the MG Demonstration & Research Garden, which is free, and located behind Hood County Annex I, 1410 W. Pearl St., Granbury. Tell us who referred you for training in order for that MG to qualify for a prize!
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Memorial Bricks: Information for purchasing bricks, access here.