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.

Our Master Gardener Membership for 2023

Abbott, Brenson – 2018 Certified

Anderson, Shelby-2022 Certified

Andersson, Marie-2023 Trainee/Intern

Aryaputri, Narveen 2023 Trainee/Intern

Bartel, Debra 2007 Certified

Blanchard, Olivia 2003 Honorary

Bloebaum, Heidi 2019 Certified

Boatman, Helen 1998 Honorary

Boening, Carol 2008 Certified

Borchers Leon, Charla 1998 Emeritus

Bowen, Kathryn 2012 Certified

Bowland, Melanie 2023 Trainee/Intern

Boyd, Jeff 2023 Tainee/Intern

Brewer, Cynthia 2019 Certified

Buchanan, Ellen 2007 Honorary

Buller, Tom 2021 Certified

Chilek, Martha (Kathy) 2006 Certified

Clark, Cheryl 1999 Certified

Coleman, Sandi 2005 Certified

Collins, Helen 2011 Certified

Cook, Lupe 2005 Honorary

David, Barbara 2016 Certified

David, Mark 2022 Certified

Davis, Bernice 2007 Honorary

Davis, Karla 2008 Certified

Daws, Mary Alice 2023 Trainee/Intern

Denker, Linda 2000 Honorary

Elmore, Phyllis 2018 Certified

Flores, Bea 2013 Certified

Friedrich, Norma 2023 Tainee/Intern

Friedrichs, Betty 2018 Certified

Garcia, Danny 2023 Trainee/Intern

Garcia, Luciano 2003 Honorary

Glomb, Diana 2015 Certified

Gonthier, Janet 2017 Certified

Goris, Sylvia 2019 Certified

Graham, Marie 2001 Honorary

Greeson, Mary 2002 Honorary

Gregurek, Edwin 1997 Honorary

Hable, Larry 2019 Certified

Hartman, Linda 2010 Emeritus

Havemann, Lanny 2001 Honorary

Heinold, Brenda 2016 Certified

Heinold, Sandra 2019 Certified

Hendryx, Pauline 2014 Certified

Hennig, Barbara 2008 Honorary

Henry, Barb 2006 Honorary

Hensley, David 2022 Certified

Hensley, Nelda 2022 Certified

Hinman, Donna 2010 Honorary

Huber, Jean 2010 Honorary

Hybner, Sandy 2018 Certified

Janak, Jerome 2003 Honorary

Janak, Mary 2004 Honorary

Kaiser, Colette 2023 Trainee/Intern

Kanak, Frances 2004 Certified

Kasala, Sandy 2001 Certified

Kauffman, Marcia 2011 Certified

Keszler, Patrick 2022 Certified

Knief, Kenneth 2004 Honorary

Knief, Sandy 1999 Honorary

Knowles, Jean 2011 Honorary

Koenig, Catherine 2013 Certified

Koenig, Pat 2006 Honorary

Koliba, Benny 2023 Tainee/Intern

Kramer, Nancy 2002 Certified

Krueger, Debbie 2004 Certified

Kubecka Kimberly 1999 Certified

LaBrecque, Suzanne 2011 Certified

Lee, Brynn 2008 Certified

Lee, Harriet (Bitsy) 2022 Certified

Lee, Laurel 2008 Honorary

Lees, Linda 2008 Certified

Lukas, Lynn 2019 Certified

Martignoni, Michael 2014 Certified

Martinak, Doris 2001 Honorary

Martinez, Rosemary 2023 Trainee/Intern

Mason, Julie 2023 Trainee/Intern

McCrea, Janet 2013 Certified

Miller, Jimmy 2010 Certified

Morgan, Mary 2018 Certified

Motley, Brenda 2018 Certified

Mozisek, Vivian 2007 Certified

Neumeyer, Charles 2005 Certified

Nichols, Larry 2022 Certified

Nolan, Dick 2004 Emertus

Oksenhott, Kristine 2023 Trainee/Intern

Ontai, Stacey 2018 Certified

Orsak, JoAnn 2022 Certified

Parks, Helen 2009 Certified

Plowman, Patricia 1998 Certified

Pope, Janis 2023 Trainee/Intern

Pounder, Kathryn 2017 Certified

Pritchett, Jennie 2023 Trainee/Intern

Rodriguez, Carla 2018 Certified

Roskey, Debbi 2008 Certified

Ruschhaupt, Virginia 2006 Honorary

Sauseda, Olimpia 2022 Certified

Schmidt, Barbara 2003 Honorary

Schoenfeld, Linda 2023 Trainee/Intern

Sobczak, Maria 2004 Honorary

Solberg, Lee Ann 2017 Certified

Sonntag, Linda 2022 Certified

Starnes, Susie 2023 Trainee/Intern

Sterne, Marti 2015 Certified

Stewart, Marilyn 2017 Certified

Stubblefield, Sharon 2022 Certified

Tiffin, Patricia 2003 Certified

Tovar, Betty 2021 Certified

Viator, Sheila 2023 Trainee/Intern

Waghorne, Janie 2018 Certified

Woodall, Charles (Woody) 2023 Trainee/Intern

Wright, Dana 2017 Certified

Wright, Mary Ann 2022 Certified

Zaplac, Nancy 1998 Emeritus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Manage demonstration gardens;
2. Organize youth & adult gardening education programs;
3. Site visits to provide advice to the gardening public about best practices and how to improve the homeowner’s garden;
4. Manage school garden projects;
5. Maintain a speakers bureau;
6. Lunch and Learn with the Masters programs free to the public with presentation on specific gardening topics;
7. Provide an annual Meet & Greet with information about VCMGA’s training course;
8. Coordinates with AgriLife Extension a 14-week Master Gardener certification training course with field trips;
9. Monthly chapter meetings with informative and educational speakers for the Master Gardeners continued education and training;
10. Conduct plant sales and provide educational material and advice along with the plants purchased;
11. Promote rainwater harvesting for the homeowner;
12. Promote EarthKind gardening practices.

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 counties’ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Offices.

1. Complete the Master Gardener course of instruction;
2. Complete fifty (50) volunteer service hours within one year of the completeing the training course;
3. Receive certification by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, The Texas A&M University System;
4. Pay annual dues;
5. Maintain certification through re-certification every year which requires 06 hours of approved Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and 21 volunteer hours.
6. Attend and participate in membership meetings which are typically on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

1. To increase the gardening knowledge of its members and the general public.
2. To support and assist Texas A&M AgriLife Extension by providing the four-county community with information on good gardening practices through news articles, clinics, presentations, schools programs and other community groups, by telephone and  digital media.