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Welcome to VCMGA!

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, Mark David at: 281-710-5063

or email Mark at: madsr2021@gmail.com

The VCMGA Greenhouse will have a plant sale at 11:00 a.m. in the pavilion before Lunch & Learn on May 12, 2025 and following Lunch & Learn. We will have petunias, forget-me-nots, mexican mint marigold, borage, assorted succulents, as well as a variety of other plants. All plants will be $2.00!

Cash and checks only will be accepted. Come join us for this great savings opportunity!

NOTICE: Mini Plant Sale before Lunch and Learn on May 12, 2025. Lunch and Learn with the Masters presentation at 12 noon – “Recycling” by Mark David. Sales continues after presentation.

FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT 2025 TRAINING CLASS ON THIS PAGE!

2025 VCMGA Training Class Syllabus

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 

Our main contact person is Mark David, VCMGA 2025 President – call: 281-710-5063 or email at: madsr2021@gmail.com

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE CONTACTED?

We are in the process of generating an EMAIL LIST if you want to be notified about Victoria County Master Gardener Association special events.  If you would like to be on our email list, please email Nancy Kramer at nancyk@vcmga.org. In the SUBJECT LINE TYPE:  EMAIL LIST  In the BODY of the email type: (YOUR)FIRST NAME LAST NAME

Jennifer Janssen is our association interim advisor: jj.janssen@ag.tamu.edu

Extension Contacts
https://victoria.agrilife.org/contact/

Please click for more information about how to be come a Victoria County Master Gardener Member. Find more information HERE!

Ready for a New Year – Our Victoria County Master Gardener Association Leadership

2025 Officers: Janet McCrea/State Director, Marilyn Stewart/Secretary, Stacey Ontai/State Director, Brynn Lee/President Elect, Mark David/President, Barbara David/Vice President, Bea Flores/Treasurer Elect, Cheryl Clark/Alt. State Director

Officers for 2025:

President: Mark David — Contact Mark at: 281-710-5063

President Elect:  Brynn Lee

Treasurer:  Kathy Bowen

Vice President:  Barbara David

Treasurer Elect:  Bea Flores

Secretary:  Marilyn Stewart

State Director: 2024-2025- Stacey Ontai

Alt. State Director: 2024-2025 – 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: Mark David — Contact Mark at: 281-710-5063

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 shelbymanderson@icloud.com  Call Shelby Anderson @ 361-218-7181

Lunch and Learn with the Masters

Please NOTE: Lunch and Learn with the Masters schedule will be published in January.

PLANT LIBRARY AND PLANT SALE INFO

Our next VCMGA PLANT SALE will be Spring-March 29, 2025

(If you need any information about the plants that you bought during our plant sales, please see our Plant Library page. You can also email nancyk@vcmga.org or call 361-935-1556.

PROJECTS:

Please find new 2025 VCMGA Project Application and submit to: VCMGA P. O. Box 3822 Victoria, TX 77903

VEG TOURS:
Victoria Educational Gardens

Please call Shelby Anderson for VEG TOURS. 361-218-7181 or email her at shelbymanderson@icloud.com 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.


SCHOLARSHIP:

VCMGA Clifton J. Knezek Memorial College Scholarship Application

https://txmg.org/victoria/files/2024/03/2024scholarshipapplication.pdf


DONATE:
We appreciate all who choose to support and donate. Find VCMGA DONATION form here.

2024 Members & Awards

See Awards & Member Page


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 6 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?


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.