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Ask a Master
Gardener Booth - Provides question/answer booth at various events
throughout the county as requested.
Bayless-Selby Victorian Garden
- Ongoing
Children's Arbor Day (Denton)
- Annual event
Children's Community Garden
Clear Creek Natural
Heritage Area - Developing a landscape for space in front of learning
center in conjunction with Master Naturalists
Consultation
(House/Site Visit) - Over the last few years, Master Gardeners have
provided plant, tree and lawn consultations for hundreds of Denton County
homeowners.
Cool Shade for the Third Grade (Lewisville ISD)
Dallas Arboretum -
Support horticulture staff at Dallas Arboretum with various gardening and
research tasks as needed
Dallas Water Wise
Tour - Hosting information desk and docent tour through gardens at Upper
Trinity Regional Water District.
Denton County Livestock Association (DCLA)
Youth Fair
DCSWCD Tree
Seedling Distribution - Help distribute seedlings to Denton County
residents who purchased these seedlings.
Fairoaks Independent Living Center
Flower Mound
Arboretum - In planning stage
Flower Mound
Community Garden - Help develop community garden on Green Acres property
off Simmons Road - in planning stage
Flower Mound
Environmental Fair - Feature composting and environmentally friendly
plants for North Texas, including Earthkind roses and Texas Superstars at Master
Gardener booth.
Garden Infofest
- Free educational and informational event offering horticulture related
workshops, children's activities, publications, DCMGA merchandise, and vendor
merchandise to the public. October 3, 2009
Help Desk -
Located at the extension office in Denton. Assist county residents to
identify and solve gardening questions. Staffed by Master Gardener
volunteers based on their availability. Phone number is 940-349-2892.
Junior
Master Gardener Program/S.W.A.T.
- Coordinate implementaion of JMG into county schools and other children's
programs as requested. All Outdoor Learning Areas at schools are
coordinated through JMG/SWAT (Science With An Attitude).
Keep Argyle Beautiful
Festival - Annual event
Keep Lewisville Beautiful
- Smartscape - Speakers at this annual event will focus this year on
organic gardening. It will be held at Upper Trinity Regional Water
District.
Lewisville ISD Outdoor Learning Area
- All LISD fourth graders and many others take field trips to this
location. Master Gardener installations include wildscape habitat,
butterfly larval host plant garden, a wildflower area, a pond, rose, shade and
herb gardens, grass demonstration area and a bird feeding station.
Little Hands on the Farm at the State Fair of Texas
- Annual event
Library Series - Spring and fall
educational series at various libraries throughout the county
Master Gardener Spring
Garden Tour
- Annual event featuring Master Gardeners' personal gardens and highlighting
various educational aspects of each.
Master Gardener
Plant Sale - Annual event; location varies.
Red Bud Days
- Annual event in April. Display educational information and
answer questions for public. Located on courthouse square downtown Denton. For more information, go to
http://www.kdb.org/redbud_festival.shtml
Riding the Rails
- Educational event for elementary students who ride to
five learning stations for reading, math and science on garden train in Master
Gardener's personal garden.
Speakers Bureau
- Various locations in Denton County as requested.
Upper Trinity Regional Water District
- Will revisit demonstration gardens to make
recommendations on replacement needs.
Vegetable, Flower and Herb and Fruit Show
- Held in June each year to allow Denton County residents an opportunity
to enter their personally-grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers for
judging.
Watershed Advanced
Training - Upper Trinity and Dottie Woodson have trained 15 Master
Gardeners from
Denton County to give presentations regarding watershed protection as well as
docent tours of UTRWD gardens. |
