Locations Announced for HCMG Spring Plant Sales
2023 Plant Sales are coming soon! Locations are Katy (new!) and the Berry Center on the northwest side, and Genoa Friendship Gardens on the southeast side. Citrus will only be available at the fruit tree sale on February 11 in Katy.
Please support the Harris County Master Gardeners by purchasing plants that will grow in our area. Proceeds go toward the Harris County Master Gardeners' educational programs.
The Harris County Master Gardener Association (HCMGA) holds several public plant sales throughout the year. The funds raised are used to support Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in its educational mission to bring relevant, research-based information about horticulture to the public. Programs like Cylinder Gardening for kids, gardening projects like our Genoa Friendship Gardens, and all of the other listings under the Community Services tab above are made available to the residents of Harris County because of the proceeds from these sales.
HCMG's plant sales are special events. HCMG prides itself in offering the best varieties of fruit trees, vegetables and ornamental plants for our area at our plant sales. Compost and other useful gardening accessories are also available. Most sales host free seminars about growing and caring for gardens, with emphasis on what is being sold at that particular sale. Come early for best selection as quantities are sometimes limited.
About Harris County Master Gardeners
Master Gardeners are volunteers for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. They are trained by AgriLife Extension to assist Extension in reaching its mission to bring relevant, research-based information in horticulture to the public.
Master Gardeners certified in Harris County by AgriLife Extension can become members of the Harris County Master Gardener Association (HCMGA). HCMGA is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 incorporated association affiliated with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Harris County and the Texas A&M System.
Master Gardeners answer gardening questions on the phones (713.274.0950) and in person, and maintain testing and demonstration gardens at the AgriLife Extension office located in Bear Creek Park. The Master Gardeners at Precinct 2, a satellite group of Harris County Master Gardeners, maintain the Genoa Friendship Garden, a production, testing and demonstration garden located at the Harris County Precinct 2 Road Camp located in Pasadena, TX. Master Gardener training classes, conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, are offered periodically in the greater Houston area.
Master Gardeners hold six plant sales a year in Harris County to raise funds to assist AgriLife Extension in its educational mission. Specifically, the funds are used to support the school Cylinder Gardening program that teaches youth to raise their own vegetables, promote the Junior Master Gardener program in Harris County, maintain the gardens at both locations, provide educational workshops and informational displays to the public and a variety of other educational activities.
To find out more about becoming a Master Gardener, contact the Texas AgriLife Extension in Harris County.
