Upcoming Events

 

2020 DCMGA Garden Tour Postponed

Don’t worry, you didn’t miss it!  The Denton County Master Gardener Association Garden Tour has been rescheduled to October 10th!

Plan now to see these beautiful properties during Texas’ “second spring” on October 10.  This year’s tour features 4 beautiful gardens owned by Master Gardeners.  For more information and online ticket sales, see the 2020 DCMGA Garden Tour page.

Pre-purchased tickets will be honored and accepted for the October 10th tour.  Please contact dcmga.tickets@gmail.com with questions or concerns.

2020 Greater Aubrey Area Gardening Series

We are sorry to report that the remaining presentations scheduled for the 2020 Greater Aubrey Area Gardening Series have been canceled.

Planning for the 2021 season is in progress; stay tuned for scheduled dates and topics.  In the meantime, a variety of virtual presentations may be viewed on these YouTube channels:  Denton County Master Gardener Association and Texas A&M AgriLife Water University.

 

 

2020 Keep Lewisville Beautiful Garden Secrets Series

Join Denton County Master Gardeners and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension for the 2020 Garden Secrets series of classes sponsored by Keep Lewisville Beautiful and the City of Lewisville.

Please note:  In-person Garden Secrets Classes have been canceled through the end of the year.  See the Keep Lewisville Beautiful Garden Secrets page for information about virtual classes, and check out the Texas A&M AgriLife Water University YouTube page for recordings of completed classes.

 

 

DCMGA Native Bee Special Interest Meetings

New!  Join the Master Gardeners to learn more about local native bees at meetings of the Native Bee Special Interest Group.   Everyone is welcome and admission is free.

The meetings are held at the Denton County offices of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at 401 W. Hickory Street, Suite 115, Denton TX 76201-9026, unless otherwise specified. 

The following programs are scheduled:

• Next scheduled meeting:  November 12

DCMGA “Exploring Succulents” Special Interest Meetings

New!  You are invited to join the Master Gardeners to learn more about and enjoy the world of succulents, at meetings of the Exploring Succulents Special Interest Group.  Meetings are held the last Tuesday of every other month, starting in January 2020, 10:00 – 11:30 A.M, at the Denton County offices of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at 401 W. Hickory Street, Suite 115, Denton TX 76201-9026, unless otherwise specified.  Everyone is welcome and admission is free.

Scheduled dates:

• September 29  The July 28 meeting has been canceled.
• November 24

DCMGA “Herbal Branch” Special Interest Meetings

Join the Master Gardeners one Monday each month, 10:00 – 11:00 A.M., at meetings of the Herbal Branch Special Interest Group.  Everyone is welcome and admission is free.   Each meeting will feature a presentation related to herbs.

The meetings are held at the Denton County offices of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at 401 W. Hickory Street, Suite 115, Denton TX 76201-9026, unless otherwise specified.  

• Next meeting:  TBD

Questions?   Contact the Denton County Master Gardener Help Desk at 940-349-2892.

DCMGA General Membership Meetings

Everyone is invited to join the Master Gardeners, the second Wednesday of the month (except January, February, November, and December), 9:30 A.M. — noon (unless otherwise noted), at their general membership meetings.  The first 30 minutes are social time, followed by the business meeting/presentation.

Meetings feature speakers on a variety of topics.  The meetings are held at the Denton County offices of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at 401 W. Hickory Street, Suite 112, Denton TX 76201-9026, unless otherwise noted.

The following programs are scheduled:

• August 12:  Virtual Meeting, starting at 10 A.M.:  Master Gardener Lynda Harvey gets all buggy! The Wide World of Entomology contains friend and foe. Summertime is prime time as many insect visitors invade our gardens.  Check back here for registration information.
• September 9:  Virtual Meeting, starting at 10 A.M.:  Michael Cook, Viticulture Specialist from Texas A&M AgriLife, will present “Growing Low-Input Grapes in the Backyard for Multiple Uses”.   Check back here for registration information.
• October 14:  TBA

The following recorded programs are available on our YouTube channel.  Please enjoy them, and while you’re there, subscribe to our channel!

• May 20:  View our May meeting on YouTube!  Our business meeting is followed by an excellent presentation, “The Ease of Effective Hardscaping” by Master Gardener Carol Arment.
• June 10:  View our June meeting presentation by Master Gardener Barbara Brown:  “Preserving Your Harvest”.
• July 8:  View our July meeting presentation by Daniel Cunningham from Texas A&M AgriLife:  “Going Green and Saving Blue”.

Questions? Contact the Denton County Master Gardener Help Desk at 940-349-2892.