Mar, 2008 - JMG/HEB Promotional Program - Plant Sales - HEB Stores

The HEB stores in Austin, San Antonio, Waco, Laredo, Mission, Victoria and Corpus Christi will be the stores in this pilot program

The HEB Promotional Program is now complete and ready for launch planning. The information necessary for local Master Gardener Groups to contact their local HEB is contained in the xls. attachment. The Promotional plant tags, a store banner and a poster is also attached.

I ask all Master Gardeners to use this information to publicize this program as much as possible. I also Call on All Master Gardeners to BUY THESE PLANTS! I ask you to ask your friends to BUY THESE PLANTS! Remember every plant sold represents One Dollar to the JMG Program up to $25,000. Lets get every dollar!

Please go set up the launch activities with these stores. Please email me me when your plans are complete with a short description of planned activities. This will be the first of many great opportunities with a great new partner HEB.

Attachments:

• HEB Stores - JMG Program - .xls spreadsheet
• Promotional Plant Tags - PDF file
• Promotional Store Banner - PDF file
• Promotional Poster - PDF file

Master Gardeners are encouraged to assist at Roll Out Stores with advice, public education and JMG Activities such as Suck A Bug or PlantZilla Neck Pets. Other suggestions include:

1. 1.Tomato Growth from How to Plant to Fertilization
2. 2.Distribute Any supportive Extension Documents on Tomatoes
3. 3.Distribute Information on How to become a Master Gardener
4. 4.Distribute Any JMG and Contact Information for the JMG Program.

These are only suggestions, everyone should take the initiative and develop a program with your local contact at your local store.

This activity will give the JMG,Master Gardeners, And the Extension Service positive exposure in their local communities.

More information - contact -
Neil Cochran JMG Coordinator TMGA  ncochran78628@yahoo.com

Mar 08, 2008 - Lawn & Garden Show - Cleburne, TX

Johnson County Master Gardeners "Lawn & Garden Show"
9:00am - 4:30pm - Cleburne Civic Center
Contact: James Pollard (817) 240-2604 More info. later

Mar 08, 2008 - "GARDENING FROM THE GROUND UP" Mineola, TX
6th Annual Wood County Master Gardener Conference, Mineola, TX - Admission is Free.
Mineola Civic Center, Live Oak Room, 1150 N. Newsom in Mineola, TX. Registration - 8 a.m.

• Program - 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Featured speakers: Dr. Bill Knoop,Professor Emeritus, Texas A & M University, speaking on lawn care and Daniel Duncum, District Urban Forester, Texas Forestry Service, speaking on landscape tree management. Both speakers will be available for questions following their talks.
• There will be booths staffed by the Wood County Master Gardeners with gardening information on local projects including the Wildscape and Sensory Gardens at the Mineola Nature Preserve and the Gov. Hogg Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens being developed in Quitman.
• There will also be vendors with plant and garden related items available for sale before the program starts and during breaks.

Additional info, contact Wood County Extension Office at 903-763-2924 or email: ctperkins@ag.tamu.edu. County Extension Office 618 S. Main Street Quitman, TX 75783 Phone: 903-763-2924  Flyer>>>

Mar 10, 2008 - Spring Vegetable Gardening - Glen Rose, TX
Somervell County Master Gardeners Association
6:30 pm -Somervell County Citizens Center - Open to the Public
Jack Rowland, a Johnson County Master Gardener, has been gardening in the Cleburne area for many years. He has a good understanding of what it takes to produce a garden in our challenging Texas climate and soils. Lean basics such as soil amending, watering tips, and vegetable varieties for our area.
Questions: Contact Somervell Extension Office 254-897-2809 Or email at Somervell-tx@tamu.edu

Mar. 10, 2008 - " Home Vegetable Gardening - Victoria, TX
All classes are led by Victoria Master Gardeners.
FROM 12 NOON TO 1 PM at the Pattie Dodson Health Center 2805 N. Navarro, Victoria Tx.

"LUNCH AND LEARN WITH THE MASTERS" a monthly seminar held on the second Monday of each month. Interested persons who attend are invited to bring their own lunch and drink, as these will not be provided. The sessions will be free at the Dr. Pattie Dodson Public Health Center, 2805 N. Navarro St., at noon, for an hour of gardening information.

The public is invited at no cost. For more information contact Victoria County Extension Office 442 Foster Field Drive Victoria, TX 77904 Phone: 361-575-4581 or vist the Victoria County Master Gardener website http://www.vcmga.org/

MAR 13, 2008 - Growing Green the Earth Kind Way - Granbury, TX

2-4 PM at the Hood County Annex I , Texas AgriLIFE Extension, 1410 W Pearl • Granbury, TX 76048  

Conducted by Lake Granbury Master Gardener, Mary Lynn Martin
For more information contact Texas AgriLIFE Extension, Hood County 1410 W Pearl • Granbury, TX 76048 • (817) 579-3280

March 13, 2008 - Salsa Garden - Alvarado, TX
Johnson County Master Gardeners
Speaker - Joyce Block, JCMG
Alvarado Public Library 210 N Baugh, www.alvaradopubliclibrary.org or 817-783-7323 2nd Thursday 7- 8PM

MAR 15-16, 2008 - SPRING VEGGIE SALE & SEMINAR - Belton, TX
Bell County Master Gardeners plan a two-day spring veggie sale event Saturday, March 15th, 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Sunday, March 16th, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

In the photo: Lawrence Cox, Bell County MG Greenhouse Coordinator, has selected vegetables suitable for Bell County to sell in the 2-day veggie sale event.

Vegetables suitable for our Central Texas climate have been chosen. Visitors to the sale can select from 13 varieties of tomatoes, 4 varieties of peppers, 2 varieties of cucumbers and 5 varieties of squash. Master Gardener interns started the plants from seed in a special soil mix concocted by Greenhouse Coordinator Lawrence Cox. Mr. Cox, a master gardener since 2000 and 45- year veteran in the nursery and landscaping field, serves as a mentor to the new class of interns and the certified master gardeners as well. His considerable horticultural knowledge continues to improve the production and plant quality at the master gardener greenhouse. He and other master gardeners will be available to provide advice on planting techniques and information on growing requirements for a successful spring vegetable garden.

Two seminars will be presented, on Saturday, “Spring Vegetable Gardening” at 10 a. m. and “Control of Garden Pests” at 11 a.m. Bluebonnets and Indian Blankets will also be offered.

The master gardener greenhouse is located at the AgriLife Extension Office, 1605 North Main, Belton, Texas. For more information about the sale and seminars contact Greenhouse Manager Karla Tomaka (254-698-3367). In the photo: Lawrence Cox, Bell County MG Greenhouse Coordinator, has selected vegetables suitable for Bell County to sell in the 2-day veggie sale event.

Mar 15, 2008 - Spring Plant Sale
Aransas/San Patricio Master Gardeners
For more information contact Aransas Extension Office 611 East Mimosa Rockport, TX
361-790-0103 Aransas-tx@tamu.edu

Mar 22, 2008 - Hill Country Lawn and Garden Show - Burnet, TX
The Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association will sponsor the 10th Annual Hill Country Lawn and Garden Show, March 22, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Burnet Community Center on E. Jackson in downtown Burnet.

The show features garden-related vendors, a children's booth, a raffle and seminars. Admission is free. For more information, visit http://hillcountrylgshow.com or call Paula Montandon at (830) 385-4718 or Linda Fleming at (512) 922-0887

Mar 29, 2008 - 8th Annual Lawn & Garden Expo! - Waxahachie, TX
Ellis County Master Gardeners
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Waxahachie Civic Center, 1950 N I-35 E, (Hwy 287 & I-35E) Waxahachie Cost: $3. Children under 12 free.

Free tickets available through our sponsors. Description: Join the Ellis County Master Gardeners in their 8th Annual Lawn & Garden Expo! Keynote speakers Neil Sperry, Dotty Woodson and Gaye Hammond will discuss current gardening topics and techniques. Also featuring: Children’s Hands On Workshops, MG Breakout Sessions, 4-H Concession, over 100 lawn & garden exhibitors, plant sales, door prizes and much more! Don’t miss it! More Info: 972-825-5175 or http://www.ECMGA.com

Mar 29, 2008 - 4th Annual Garden, Lawn & Home Expo - Bonham, TX
The Fannin County Master Gardeners’ fourth annual Garden, Lawn & Home Expo in Bonham, is set for Saturday, March 29st from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Multi Purpose Complex on Hwy 56 W at 700 FM 87. Speakers include Jessie Gunn Stephens, author, Master Gardener and freelance journalist, Kimberly Schofield, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Program Specialist IPM, Jonathan Castro owner of Texoma Landscapes and Garden Center, and Matt Grubisich, Urban Forester with Texas Forestry Service. They will be discussing garden topics such as, Annuals and Perennials for 12 Months of Color, Trees in the Landscape, Control Tactics for Red Imported Fire Ants, Composting, and Water Features and Landscape Ponds

Admission is $4:00. Advance tickets may be purchased at the Fannin County Extension Office, 210 S. Main, Bonham, or from any Fannin County Master Gardener. The proceeds help to fund the scholarships awarded each year by the Fannin County Master Gardeners. Contact the Fannin County Extension Office at 903-583-7453 for more information about the EXPO, or if you are interested in having an exhibit booth.
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