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Intern Recognition and Holiday Celebration Event. 14 December 2021.

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Hello Fellow Gardeners!

Nueces Master Gardeners will be hosting an Intern Recognition and Holiday celebration event.  For those of you who might not understand what this is – you can consider it a “graduation” for successful completion of the Master Gardener Program.

Simultaneously Master Gardeners will collecting non-perishable snacks for the foster children program and there will be a Money Tree for Food Bank Donations.

When and where will all this deliciousness occur?  Here:

 

Date:  14 December 2021.

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Jewish Community Center (JCC)
750 Everhart Road
Corpus Christi TX, 78411

RSVP: Tom Andrews
Tomandrews.nmg@gmail.com

Please download the invitation here.

Port Aransas Arbor Day Giveaway. 23 October 2021.

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NMG will be participating in the Port Aransas Arbor Day Tree Give Away on Saturday, October 23, 2021.  The event is scheduled from 9:00AM till Noon, however, we need to arrive NLT 8:00AM for orientation, training and setup.  The event will take place at the University of Texas, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Dr, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA.

We will be contributing by assisting those coming to get a tree or shrub as part of the Give Away.  All are 3-gallon sized Texas native species that include:  American Beautyberry, Parsley Hawthorn, Texas Persimmon, Deciduous Holly, Mexican Plum, Overcup Oak, Willow Oak, Palmetto Palm, and Elderberry.  We will answer questions and get plants from a staging area to give to the guest.

NMG will be able to select from the available plants. Volunteer hours earned can be applied in A.ED-Presentations, EXT OFF-Project, COMMUNITY SUPPORT and/or NMG-Support along with Travel Time.  This will assist you in applying volunteer hours in a Project where you need hours.  You can take the hours in one Project, or you can divide the time between Projects.  In the Description use Port Aransas Arbor Day Tree Give Away.  Attached is a Site Layout.  Volunteers are asked to park in the designated parking leaving Guest Parking open for those visiting to pick up plants.  If you have a NMG T-Shirt or Shirt, be sure to wear it with your name badge or tag.

KEEP READING FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Want to win $500 to improve an outdoor space in your community? Gather a team and enter this year’s Texas Arbor Day contest using Tree Trails, a tree mapping application from Texas A&M Forest Service. This is a great activity to do with school groups, members of the community, or fellow chapter members! 

 

Trees make our world a better place, and it is our responsibility to make sure our trees remain healthy and cared for. Knowing where our trees are growing, measuring them, and calculating their individual benefits is a great place to start. Tree Trails is an app that turns this process a fun activity that anyone can do. Gather your group of friends, classmates, and/or members of the community and help Texas map our trees and calculate the real dollar benefits that those trees provide! Visit our website for full contest rules.

 

Getting Started:

Step 1: Download the Tree Trails app on your tablet or smart phone or visit the Tree Trails website.

Step 2: Identify an area that meets the requirements of the contest.

This year there are 4 location categories to choose from:

1. School Campus (K-12 or College Campus)
2. Public Library
3. Unique Public Green Spaces (Parks, greenbelts, arboretums etc.)
4. Walking Distance to a Hospital or Assisted Living Facility

Step 3: Assemble your group, gather your supplies, and hit the field!

The instructions in the app tell you exactly what you’ll need and what steps to take to gather data on your trees.

You’ll be measuring the tree, identifying the species, and entering the GPS coordinates, and then the app calculates all of the benefits for you!

Don’t worry if you’re not a tree expert! The app gives you everything you need to successfully complete a Tree Trail, no experience necessary.

Step 4: Submit the Texas Arbor Day Tree Trails Contest Form, including the name you’ve given your Tree Trail, the names of your group’s members, and the organization or community that you represent.

Map for Tree Give Away Site Layout 2021Map for Tree Give Away Site Layout 2021

Additional Questions/Comments? Contact Texas A&M Forest Service at education@tfs.tamu.edu

 

 

Nueces Master Garden Annual Plant Sale Update

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Hello All!

First, thank you to everyone who has participated in this year’s sale – from donations to purchases.  And speaking of donations, there have been over 700 plants donated to this year’s sale! This is fantastic and I know those of you who have donated, have spent many hours cutting, clipping and propagating for the annual sale – it is much appreciated and so we’d like to thank you.

Home Depot has generously donated $140 worth of plants to the cause as well!

If you did not pre-order, I am quite sure that with over 700 plants available you will still be able to grab some of your favorites plants just in time to put them out for the fall.

The sale will held Saturday,October 9th, from 9am – 2pm,at the following location:

Jewish Community Center
750 Everhart Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78411

See you all there!

Seville Farms Plant Sale Update

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Hello Members and the General Gardening Public.

This post is just to update you that ordering plants for the Seville Farms Plant sale has ended.  If you did not get an opportunity to place orders, do know that Seville Farms will be doing it all again next year!

For those of you who did purchase, you will need to pick your plants up between 9am – 1pm at the following location:

Jewish Community Center (JCC)
750 Everhart Rd,
Corpus Christi, TX 78411

Please make sure that you have identification and your receipt for your purchase, which should have been emailed to you. You can either show this receipt on your phone or print it out.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the sale this year!

Seville Farms Plant Sale. 1 October 2021

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Nueces Master Gardeners are hosting a Texas Super Star (TSS) Plant Sale. Texas Super Stars are plants that can survive as the summer furnace blasts.

Please visit our website by clicking this link: https://www.sevillefarms.com/texassuperstar/

You may order and pay for one or many of these amazing plants.

Instructions:  Once purchased you may pickup your plants,  Saturday, October 9th, between 9 am and 1 pm at the Jewish Community Center, located at 750 Everhart Road, 78411.

Click the link above for more details.

Our supplier of Texas Super Star Plants is Seville Farms. They were founded in 1994 in a small shop near Mansfield, Texas. Their mission is to provide high quality annuals, perennials, and ground covers to garden centers, and now home gardeners, across Texas.
Nueces Master Gardeners are members of our local community who take an active interest in their lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and gardens. They are enthusiastic, willing to learn and to help others, and able to communicate with diverse groups of people.
What really sets Master Gardeners apart from other home gardeners is their special training in horticulture. In exchange for their training, persons who become Master Gardeners contribute time as volunteers, working through their Extension office to provide horticultural-related information to their communities.
Nueces Master Gardener Fundraising efforts support educational programs of TAMU AgriLife Extension and NMG. These programs are offered to the community and schools in various settings.
Nueces Master Gardeners also support Scholarships of high school and college students studying horticulture.

2021 Plant Sale Update

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Hello Everyone,    I come to you as the Plant Sale Co-Chair and Inventory Committee chair  to remind you that as of this next Thursday, 9/9/2021, we are exactly 1 month away from our plant sale.   This is Nueces Master Gardeners major fundraiser for the year and we depend largely on our members to make some type of plant contribution to the sale.   This year we are standardizing the pots of plants. and will be accepting plants in 1,2 or 3 gallon pots.  However, our plant standardizing chairperson has informed me that we will also  be accepting 4” pots of herbs and succulents. She is also creating an “Others” category for really nice plants that are in a nice pot. In other words, one of a kind. So, no standardizing there, just lovely plants that you would like to donate.
In the event you have misplaced or lost the inventory sheets I previously mailed out I am attaching them again.  One is in excel format and the other in WORD format.   Just fill in the pertinent information and return to me via email and I will record your contribution.
The deadline for plant entries is 9/24/2021.
Thank you so much for your contributions.
Gloria VanZante

West Oso Bridge Project

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NMG came out in strength to support the West Oso ISD Summer Bridge Program over two Wednesdays in July.  The students were 7th to 12th grade ESL, Economically and Socially Disadvantaged Students who were specifically  selected to receive the enrichment outing.  None of the students nor the educators had ever visited the sites selected for the two field trips.

On Wednesday, July 21, 13 students were transported to the Corpus Christi Xeriscape Gardens for an interactive presentation on the principle of design requiring little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions.  Joan Salge, NMG and Project Coordinator and Vince Muscarello provided handouts, discussion and Q&A for the 45 minute excursion.  They then boarded the school bus and headed across town to the 2nd Baptist Church Raised Bed Gardens located off Timbergate and Staples.

They were welcomed there by Daisy Castillo, Community Gardens Coordinator for the Texas A&M AgriLife Program and Vin who gave a presentation and tour of the gardens answering many questions.  The students, educators and bus driver were treated to a fresh vegetable salad bowl with balsamic dressing which none had ever had.  The students thought the dressing was chocolate dressing.  They were hesitant at first, but quickly went back for seconds.  All took extra bowls home with a greater appreciation for fresh vegetables and balsamic dressing thanks to Mary Helen (1VP) and Jim Johnston.

The 2nd Field Trip was conducted on Wednesday, July 28 at the South Texas Botanical Gardens.  16 NMGs and Interns welcomed the students and educators for a multifaceted interactive tour of the gardens and exhibits.  NMGs and Interns were: Paul Parr, Patty DeGlopper (I), Carol Barrgay, Gloria VanZante, Angie Corley (I), Jack Harris, Renee Brown, Ronnie Munoz, Marie Privott (I), Tom Andrews (I), Rebecca Stalcup, Vince Muscarello, Donna Gonzales, Linda Frost, Kevin Gibbs, and Huxley Smith.

NMG Class 32 Begins Soon!

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Nueces Master Gardener Internship classes begin with virtual orientation on Monday, 26, 2021 at 6:30pm.

This orientation will be conducted via Zoom.  If you’d like to sign up and join us for the great program, we suggest that you go here to read all about it and then go here to read up on requirements, the pricing, grab your application and submit payment. 

We look forward to seeing you!

HEB Grant 2021

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HEB has graciously provided $500 in gift cards towards the Nueces Master Gardener Annual Plant Sale 2021.

The HEB Gulf Coast Public Affairs Team says:

For over 115 years, H-E-B has contributed to worthy causes throughout Texas and Mexico, and we continue to support our community as strongly as ever. To help us maintain that tradition, we ask that you encourage members of your organization to visit their nearest H-E-B store.

We would like to thank Marie Privott, Chairperson of Fundraising for a great wonderful achievement.

If you have any questions about the HEB grant and/or how the gift cards will work, please contact Marie at: Fundraising.NuecesMG@gmail.com

Keep up the great work Marie!

NMG Plant Sale. Oct 9, 2021

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Plant Sale Volunteer 2020

 

The Nueces Master Gardeners conduct and annual Plant Sale fundraiser in October.  This is a major source of income for the organization operating budget.  Members promulgate plants from seeds, cuttings and division to product the plants offered for sale.

Additionally, our Yard Art Workshop Subcommittee meets monthly to produce a wide range of unique items for the home and yard.  We have over 1,000 plants to select from – flowers, shrubs, herbs, trees, succulents, seeds and more.

Entrance is FREE.  We have a variety of vendors selling merchandise and food trucks.  We also have a silent auction with a large selection of items to bid on.  Additionally, we have a raffle with all funds going to our Charitable Account to support Scholarships and other charitable endeavors.

LOCATION:

Jewish Community Center (JCC)
750 Everhart Rd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78411

TIME:   Saturday, October 9, 2021 from 9:00AM until 2:00PM.

If you would like to participate as a vendor, please submit this vendor contract to Fundraising.NuecesMG@gmail.com and remit payment using PayPal.  This document is a fillable pdf. You will need Adode PDF Reader to view and sign. This is a free program and costs nothing.

HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE INFORMATION?

Vendors should direct questions to Marie Privott at: Fundraising.NuecesMG@gmail.com or 361-244-9312

Plant Sale questions should be directed to Gloria VanZante at: PlantSaleChair.nuecesmg@gmail.com or call 361.994.8274.

Yard Art Workshop questions should be directed to Agnes Hamilton, Yard Art Chair at:  Alh78411@sbcglobal.net or 361-244-3882.