Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

Denton County Master Gardener Association

 

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

 

Denton County Master Gardener Association

 

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

 

Denton County Master Gardener Association

 

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

 

Denton County Master Gardener Association

 

Helping Denton County and North Texas residents create sustainable gardens, landscapes, and communities since 1989.

 

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April Garden Tips

Spring is beautiful with new blooms every week. We can limit vegetable loss by planting herbs between them. If we forgot to fertilize the lawn, we need to do so soon. Being water-and tree-wise helps us grow healthy, beautiful landscapes.
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Herbs Do Three Jobs

Herbs attract pollinators, repel harmful insects, and taste good. Careful watering and feeding help produce a bumper crop. It’s time to plant okra, too. Consider planting oregano and marigolds with okra.
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Water-wise Gardening

Most plants need 1” of water per week. Use a clean 6 oz. tuna can to measure how much water your system delivers. Using ollas delivers water to plant root zones. Olla lids can provide water for birds.

 

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Save Your Trees

Another hot summer will come.  Protecting the trees we have now is critical. We can wait until late fall to plant more. Mulch around the tree; leave the flare bare so the tree can breathe. Mulch volcanoes kill trees.

 

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Gardening Basics

1. Plan and Prepare

Let us take you on an exciting gardening journey. Learn from Master Gardener experts how to design and prepare gardens and landscapes full of beauty and interest. Let us help you create a beautiful garden!

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2. Select and Grow

Need help selecting the right plants for your garden or landscape? Find Plant Facts to help you choose the right plants for the right spots in your landscape. You’ll find it here whether you love flowers, edibles, trees, or native plants!

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3. Maintain and Solve Problems

Keep your outdoor spaces beautiful and edible harvests bountiful. Learn how to identify and solve problems, important monthly gardening tasks, and more from Master Gardeners and gardening experts.

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4. Deeper Learning

Make your Green Thumb a little greener. Our monthly magazine The Root offers in-depth gardening articles and tips. View our videos and peruse our how-to guides to deepen your gardening knowledge.

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Expert Speakers

Need a speaker for your next event? We are passionate about sharing our knowledge. Our mission is to help people understand how easy and fun it is to create healthy gardens, landscapes, and communities. We are delighted to speak to civic groups, neighborhood associations, garden clubs, and other community organizations in Denton County.

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Activities for Youth

Want to add a little fascination to your child’s life or classroom? Our Science with Attitude (SWAt) curriculum covers horticultural, environmental, and wildlife topics for the school and other educational or community venues. Our partnership with Elm Fork Chapter Texas Master Naturalists, and Denton County 4 -H, makes our youth programs unique.

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Community Gardens, Parks, and Trails

Interested in learning more about edible gardening, landscaping ideas, or nearby parks and trails? Visit one of the community gardens we support or the beautifully landscaped spaces our volunteers maintain.

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A Special Thanks to Our Partners

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The logo of the City of Carrolton, Texas.
The logo of the City of Flower Mound, Texas.
The official logo of the City of Argyle, Texas
The logo of the County of Denton, Texas.
The logo of the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area.
The logo of the Shiloh Community Gardens, Denton, Texas
The logo of the City of Aubrey, Texas.
The logo of the City of Denton, Texas.
The logo of the City of Lewisville, Texas.
The logo of the Upper Trinity Regional Water District.
The logo of the Keep Aubrey, Texas Beautiful initiative.
The logo of the First Baptist Church of Flower Mound, Texas
The logo of the Texas Master Naturalist Society.
The logo of the 4H association.
The logo of Beulah Acres Community Center in Denton, Texas.
The logo of the Flower Mound, Texas Public Library.
The logo of the Native Plant Society of Texas, Trinity Forks Chapter.

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Grow a Greener Future

Our mission is to educate and inspire Denton County residents through research-based horticulture, to promote eco-friendly gardens and enduring landscapes that enrich our communities. Your donation to DCMGA will provide programs for adults and youth to inspire beautiful, earth-friendly gardens, landscapes, and communities.

 

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