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Victoria County Master Gardener Association
Mailing ADDRESS:
VCMGA
P. O. Box 3822
Victoria, Texas 77903
Victoria Educational Gardens is located at 333 Bachelor Drive, Victoria, TX (not a mailing address)
VEG Pavilion is located at 283 Bachelor Dr. Victoria TX (not a mailing address)
Contact our President, Brynn Lee at: 512-709-1080
or email Brynn at: [email protected]
Find us on FaceBook
Watch our FaceBook page and here for more information!
2026 VCMGA Spring Plant Sale…click HERE to go to webpage.
VCMGA 2026 SUMMER KIDS CAMP – June 1-5th, 2026 8:30 until noon
Registration and Consent Form AVAILABLE HERE NOW!
Watch here for more information about REGISTRATION & CONSENT (Registration opens April 15-May 25)
Victoria County Outstanding Master Gardener for 2025 is Barbara David!
INTERESTED IN DAYLILIES? For information and articles see our page called DAYLILIES!
What is the Victoria County Master Gardener Association?
VCMGA is a voluntary, nonprofit, educational, literary and charitable association organized to support Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the Texas Master Gardener Association. VCMGA is not affiliated with any commercial enterprises. VCMGA serves Victoria County, Texas, in cooperation with the county’s AgriLife Extension Office. 361-575-4581
| Extension Contacts https://victoria.agrilife.org/contact/ |
Please CLICK for more information about how to be come a Victoria County Master Gardener! You can read more information on “How To Become A Victoria County Master Gardener HERE!
Ready for a New Year – Our Victoria County Master Gardener Association Leadership
Mark David outgoing president presents the gavel to our 2026 President, Brynn Lee.
Incoming officers for 2026 from left to right: Phyllis Elmore, President Elect; Carla Rodriguez, Vice President; Bea Flores, Treasurer; Brynn Lee, President; Janet McCrea, State Director; Barbara David, Treasurer Elect; JoAnn Orsak, Alternate State Director; Brenda Heinold, Secretary; Cheryl Clark, State Director; and Sandy Knief, Alternate State Director.
Officers for 2026:
Brynn Lee — Contact Brynn at: 512-709-1080
President Elect: Phyllis Elmore
Treasurer: Bea Flores
Vice President: Carla Rodriguez
Treasurer Elect: Barbara David
Secretary: Brenda Heinold
State Director: 2026-2027 – Sandy Knief
Alt. State Director: 2026-2027 – Jo Ann Orsak
State Director: 2025-2026 – Janet McCrea
Alt. State Director 2025-2026 – Cheryl Clark
VCMGA MEETING INFORMATION
VCMGA Board Meeting at 12:00 noon on 2nd Thursday of each month.
Dig In Deeper (Jan., Mar., Apr., June, July, Sept. & Nov) & Birthday Bash (Feb, May, Aug., Oct.) at 12:15 on the 4th Tuesday of each month. December is Awards and Graduation Celebration.
Member Meeting at 1:15 on 4th Tuesday. Call our VCMGA President: Brynn Lee at 512-709-1080
NOTICE! BIRTHDAY BASH: February 24, 2026 at noon. Contact Debbie Krueger. Theme is Mardi Gras. Wear purple, green or yellow.
VICTORIA EDUCATIONAL GARDENS –
Open dawn to dusk daily at 333 Bachelor Drive. VCMGA members work on Monday and Thursday mornings. More VEG info here. FOR TOURS: Email Shelby Anderson at [email protected] Call Shelby Anderson @ 361-218-7181
LUNCH AND LEARN WITH THE MASTERS
Please find new 2026 VCMGA Project Application and submit to: VCMGA P. O. Box 3822 Victoria, TX 77903
PROJECTS:
VEG TOURS:
Victoria Educational Gardens
Please call Shelby Anderson for VEG TOURS. 361-218-7181 or email her at [email protected] CLICK for pdf of flyer.
Victoria Educational Gardens & Greenhouse Workdays
WORKDAYS – Monday and Thursday mornings.
You can always visit with our master gardeners while they are out working to keep VEG beautiful. VEG is located at 333 Bachelor Dr. in Victoria, TX (out by the Control Tower by Victoria Regional Airport.) It is open dawn to dusk daily and is FREE to visit.
Teacher Grants:
Find application form HERE. There’s still time to apply this school year.
2026 VCMGA Speakers’ Bureau – Master Gardener Presentations SEE: pdf to print
Donations are appreciated. Click here for form to donate.
VCMGA PAVER PROJECT – Military Honor and Walkway of Friends and Family
Click HERE for more information on the Paver Project Page
2024 Members & Awards See Awards & Member Page
2025 TEXAS Master Gardener State Awards will be held on April 29, 2026 at 6 p.m.
VCMGA’s Objectives:
- To increase the gardening knowledge of its members and the general public.
- To support and assist Texas A&M AgriLife Extension by providing the community with information on good gardening practices through news articles, clinics, presentations, school programs and other community groups, by telephone and digital media.
An Active VCMGA Member:
- Has completed the Master Gardener course of instruction, fifty (50) volunteer service hours and has been certified by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, The Texas A&M University System.
- Pays annual dues and has a background check.
- Maintains certification through re-certification every year which requires 10 hours of approved Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and 21 volunteer hours, which includes 15 hours in Victoria Educational Gardens.
- Attends and participates in Membership meetings which are typically on the fourth Tuesday of each month and provide opportunities to earn CEUs.
Who Are Texas Master Gardeners?
Master Gardeners are volunteers, trained by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in research-based horticulture including soils, water conservation, composting, entomology, plant pathology and related subjects. As County Extension Service volunteers, they give to the community by extending research-based knowledge and providing solutions in one-to-one problem solving, in a demonstration gardens and educational programs. What really sets Master Gardeners apart from other home gardeners is their special training in horticulture.
Master Gardeners are representatives of Texas AgriLife Extension. In all volunteer work related to the program, Master Gardeners follow the research-based recommendations of Texas AgriLife Extension. The title “Texas Master Gardener” can be used by volunteers only when engaged in Extension-sponsored activities.
What do Victoria Master Gardener Association Members Do?
- Victoria Educational Gardens CLICK for pdf of VEG Tour Flyer.
- Gardeners Dirt in the Victoria Advocate
- Youth Education
- School Garden Projects
- Teacher Grants for gardening projects – Application HERE
- Speakers Bureau
- Lunch and Learn with the Masters Presentations
- 2026 Kid’s Camp
- 2026 Training Class
- Annual Open House “Meet and Greet” will be held again in 2027
- Monthly Chapter Meetings with Informative/ Educational Speakers
- Annual Plant Sales
- Maintain and operate propagation areas and greenhouse
- Educate members and visitors about the many methods of propagation
- VEG Garden Paver Project
- Provide educational opportunities at South Texas Farm & Ranch Show
- Promote Rainwater Harvesting
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Texas A&M University system, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts Cooperating.