WEDNESDAY April 27, 2011
REGISTRATION: Open 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
TOURS: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Prices are per person.
- #1 Seville Farms: $30 including lunch
- Bus 1 Departs 9:30 a.m. Returns 3:30 p.m.
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- #2 Chandor Gardens, Doss Heritage Center: $40 including lunch
- Bus 1 Departs 9 a.m. Returns 3 p.m.
- Bus 2 Departs 9:30 a.m. Returns 3:30 p.m.
- #3 Red Caboose Winery: $35 including lunch
- Bus 1 Departs 9:30 a.m. Returns 2:30 p.m.
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VENDORS: Open Noon – 5 p.m., Show Barn SILENT AUCTION: Open Noon – 5 p.m. , Show Barn
- WORKSHOP #1: Hypertufa, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m., - Show Barn
- Limited to 50 participants, $40 includes materials
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
101 CSI: My Garden by Dr. Travis Faske
102 Habitat Restoration and the Quality of Life by David Bamberger
103 *Session Full* From Rooftops to Sewage Lagoons, Drought-Tolerant Native Grasses for Ornamental to Practical Uses by John Snowden
104 Landscaping for Storm Water Management by David Dyke
105 Stop and Smell the Weeds by Curt Decker
COORDINATORS MEETING: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. , Conference Room,
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Glen Rose,
254-898-9900
113 Paluxy Summit Boulevard, Glen Rose, TX 76043
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
201 Plants for the Gulf Coast Region of Texas by Tom LeRoy
202 Landscape Plants for East Texas by Steve Chaney
203 Outstanding Plants for North Central Texas by Steve Huddleston
204 Landscape Plants for West Texas by Deborah Benge-Frost
205 Landscape Plants for Central Texas by Bill Welch
DIRECTORS MEETING: 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.,
- OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION IN GRANBURY: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- Take your own transportation to the Granbury Resort Conference Center.
Map provided in conference packet if you are registered for the event.
Cost of event is $29 per person.
THURSDAY April 28, 2011
REGISTRATION: Open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
GENERAL SESSION: 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Welcome Master Gardeners!
- Meet your TMGA Officers!
- TOUR: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Prices are per person.
- #4 Clark Gardens: $35 including lunch
- Bus 1 Departs 9 a.m. Returns 3 p.m.
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VENDORS: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. , Show Barn
SILENT AUCTION: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Show Barn
- WORKSHOP #2: Butterfly Puddler, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. , Show Barn
- Limited to 50 participants, $25 includes materials
- EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
- 301 Plant-Driven Design (Pt.1) Designing Gardens in a Changing Climate by Scott & Lauren Ogden
- 302 Rainwater Conservation Activities for Kids by Billy Kniffen
- 303 *Session Full* Why is My Cilantro Dead? and Other Commonly Asked Herb Questions by Ann McCormick
- 304 Sharing Texas Treasures. Time Tested Plants & Design Ideas for Today's Garden by Bill Welch
- 305
New Program Partial Cost Recovery Initiative By Jayla Fry & Doug Welsh
- EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- 401 Plant-Driven Design (Pt. 2) Scott & Lauren Ogden
- 402 FUNdamentals of Lawn Care by Dr. Hennen Cummings
- 403 New Program Backyard Birds by Steve Woodward
- 404 *Session Full* Musings About Future Gardening Trends by Dr. Doug Welsh
- 405 Garden Harmony 101 by Steven Chamblee
- RECOGNITION LUNCHEON: Noon – 1:30 p.m., Main Arena
- Specialist certificates & Junior Master Gardener awards
TOURS: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- #5 LGMG Demonstration Garden, Granbury Square & Environs
- No Charge - Use your own transportation. Map provided.
- #6 Happy Hill Farm Academy - $10
- Carpool or use your own transportation. Meet in the Expo front parking lot at 1:30 p.m. for 1:45 p.m. departure. Arrive at Happy Hill by 2:00 p.m. Enter through the security gate to park and board the tour busses.
- WORKSHOP #3: Concrete Mushrooms, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Show Barn
- Limited to 50 participants, $25 includes materials
EDUCATION SESSONS: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
- 501 Urban Backyard Mini-Farms (Pt. 1) by Leslie Halleck
- 502 Landscaping for Stormwater Management by David Dyke
- 503 *Session Full* Grafting Heirloom Tomatoes for Increased Production by Tom LeRoy
Educational workshop Limited to 35 participants - no cost
- 504 Landscaping Smart by Deborah Benge-Frost
- 505 *Session Full* The Organic Arsenal: Products for Natural Control by Trisha Shirey
EDUCATION SESSIONS: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- 601 Urban Backyard Mini-Farms (Pt. 2) by Leslie Halleck
- 602 *Session Full* Square Foot Gardening by Julie Whitis
- 603 How to be Your Own Plant Dr. by Marty Vahlenkamp
- 604 Texas Viticulture by Evan McKibben
- 605 *Session Full* The 21st Century Vegetable Garden - the Ultimate in Fresh,Natural and Local by Patty Leander
- New Session - Partial Cost Recovery Initiative: 4:45 p.m. with Jayla Fry & Doug Welsh
SOCIAL HOUR: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., Concourse and Show Barn
- Enjoy lively entertainment, relax and visit with far away friends. Shop the Vendors and browse the Silent Auction items. Beer, wine and margaritas will be available at the concessions if you would like a pre-dinner cocktail.
SILENT AUCTION CLOSES: 6 p.m., Show Barn
AWARDS BANQUET: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., Main Arena
- When the dinner bell clangs, mosey into the Main Arena for our Chuck Wagon Dinner. Doors will open early to allow plenty of time to grab your chow and hunker down for our Awards Banquet, which will begin at 7 pm.
FRIDAY, April 29, 2011
REGISTRATION: Open 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
TOURS: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Note: The Master Gardeners Home Tour and the Fossil Rim Afternoon Tour are available options in addition to the other morning activities. You may choose to attend morning sessions, workshop or a morning tour and still be able to participate in an afternoon tour.
- Take your own transportation. Prices are per person.
- #7a Fossil Rim (morning): $35 including lunch
- Take your own transportation to Fossil Rim. Vehicles provided on site.
- Arrive on your own at the Fossil Rim front gate (visitor center) by 9 a.m. for the morning tour.
- #7b Fossil Rim (afternoon): $30 (no meal)
- Take your own transportation to Fossil Rim. Vehicles provided on site.
- Arrive on your own at the Fossil Rim front gate (visitor center) by 1 p.m. for the afternoon tour.
- #8 Master Gardener Gardens: $10
- Take your own transportation to the gardens. A map will be provided. You are on your own for lunch. Please arrive at the last garden you intend to visit by 3:30 p.m.
VENDORS: 9 a.m. – Noon , Show Barn
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
701 *Session Full* Back to the Future with Natural Gardening by Skip Richter
702 Biological Control of Urban Insect Pests by David Kattes
703 Botanical Research Institute of Texas by Cleve Lancaster
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
801 Sustainable Horticulture Using Native and Adapted Plant Materials by Manon Shockey
802
BRIT: It Looks Good & It's Useful, Too! by Dr. Brooke Byerley
803 Organic Matter- the spice of soil life by John Begnaud
- WORKSHOP #4: How to make Rain Chains by Steve Chaney, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Limited to 50 participants, $60 includes materials 1-14-11 **Workshop is Full**
Printable Agenda (pdf)
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