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The Master Gardener Monthly Meeting is held from 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at 100 Wilco Way, RM 226 in Georgetown or online at Master Gardeners Monthly Meeting Link. This meeting is free and open for the public to attend. Monday, June 9th will feature Wizzie Brown, Entomologist and Senior Extension Program Specialist – IPM, presenting “The Way Insects Influence Humanity”.
Green Thumbs Up is A Free Gardening Series held monthly at the Round Rock and at the Hutto Public Library. Check our calendar on the right for dates and locations.
Hands on in the Garden training occurs on the fourth Saturday of the month. Check our calendar on the right for dates and locations of this free in person training.
Demonstration Gardens
Visit our Demonstration Gardens at 3151 SE Inner Loop Road, Georgetown, Texas to see examples of research based horticulture techniques. The gardens are to the right (north side) of the Williamson County Road District Building. Click here for our location on Google Maps
Master Gardeners are usually working in the Demonstration Gardens on Tuesday and Fridays. weather permitting). Feel free to ask questions. During the warmer months they are usually there 8am-11am and during the colder months starting in November from from 9am to 12 noon.
Our demonstration gardens include raised bed and row vegetable gardens, a rose garden, a drought tolerant and dry garden, an herb garden, backyard garden, a fruit tree area, and a keyhole garden. There are usually different plant trials going on to determine what varieties do best in Williamson County.
The Williamson County Extension Office and Master Gardener Help Desk is located 1.4 miles further south on SE Innerloop Road at 100 Wilco Way, Suite AG201.
Master Gardener Blog
- Texas Watershed Steward Workshop
- Fire Ant Treatments
- 2023 Master Gardener Training
- Insects & Animals in the Demo Gardens
- Sept 25 Demo Veggie Garden Activity
- Drought Tolerant Garden Sept 25
- Drought Tolerant Dry Garden- Sept-2020
- July Demonstration Garden
- June 2020 Demo and Drought Tolerant Gardens
- June 2nd & 5th Demo Garden Activity
For previous Master Gardener Blogs back to 2012, use the Master Gardener Blog Archives dropdown list on the left side of this page.
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