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Become A Master Gardener Informational Meeting

Fall is in the air and that means it’s time to find our Class of 2021 Master Gardeners! Join Us for an Informational Meeting on October 20 from 10:00 A.M.-noon and visit our Become A Master Gardener page for more information and application for the Class of 2021 Master Gardener.

Informational Meeting on October 20: 10:00 A.M.- noon

 Become a Master Gardener page

 

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:

• 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”.   Link to pre-register for the meeting
• 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”.
• August 12:  Virtual Meeting Recording Links:  Business Meeting. Presentation by Linda Harvey “Getting Buggy”

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

2020 DCMGA Fall Garden Fest

New!  Join Us For our first DCMGA Fall Fest ONLINE!

October 3rd 2020 10:00am to 4:00pm

Join us as we move our Fall Garden Fest to an online venue to teach sustainable gardening for your North Texas garden.  Our Featured presenters this year are:

• Dr. Hennen Cummings at 10:00 am Presenting “Your North Texas Turf Needs”
• Dee Nash at 12:00 pm Presenting “Beautiful and Productive Vegetable Gardens”
• Toni Moorehead at 1:30 pm Presenting “Fall/Winter Tips & To-do’s for North Central Texas Gardens”
• Betsy Marsh at 3:00 p.m. Presenting “Gardens that Give Back: Lovely, Low-Water, Life-Giving Landscapes”

To register for each presentation please check the 2020 DCMGA Fall Garden Fest page. Giveaways at the Live Event!

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  
• 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.

 

2020 DCMGA Garden Tour Canceled

Regrettably, in the proactive best interest of our members and the community we serve, we have decided to cancel this year’s Garden Tour.

For those who pre-purchased tickets, refunds that were requested by July 31st will be issued the first week of August.  If you chose to donate your purchase to Christian Community Action (CCA) in Lewisville — one of the area food pantries supported by our community garden projects — DCMGA will include your gift in a lump sum payment to CCA.   All unclaimed refunds from ticket sales will be donated to CCA.

We look forward to seeing you at our 2021 Tour … and again in 2022 when the lovely gardens selected for this year’s tour will once again be featured. Thank you for your support of the Denton County Master Gardener Association and for your interest in our 2020 Garden Tour.