The Texas Master Gardeners of Bexar County will host their semi-annual educational seminar, CULTIVATE!, March 18-19. Texas Master Gardener is a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program.

Mrs. Dudley Cross, a rose released in 1907, earned Earth-Kind distinction in 2011. CULTIVATE! will include an Earth-Kind Roses workshop. (Photo courtesy of Jay Goode)

The earth-friendly gardening and landscaping webinar will be from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on March 18 and from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on March 19.

The event is free, but registration is required at https://tx.ag/BXMGCultivate.

Workshop speakers will be AgriLife Extension specialists and agents, and Master Gardeners.

“We will once again offer this program online, so you can learn from the comfort of your own home,” said Anna Vogler, water conservation coordinator for Bexar County Master Gardeners. “For spring, we offer seven workshops on a variety of horticultural topics for our participants.”

Each session is an hour in length with 45-50 minutes of presentation and 10-15 minutes of questions and answers.

“This is our ninth CULTIVATE!, and each time we offer new topics as well as some of our popular favorites,” Vogler said. “Last year, we had workshops with over 200 online attendees. Participants may choose which workshops to watch.”

San Antonio Water System customers can earn one WaterSaver reward point for each session they attend. A total of seven reward points and $150 in coupons to local nurseries can be earned by attending the event.

March 18 workshops

  • Finding Plants That Thrive — Bill Swantner, Bexar County Master Gardener.
  • Earth-Kind Roses — Lynn Cox, Bexar County Master Gardener.
  • Growing Vegetables in Bexar County — David Rodriguez, AgriLife Extension horticulturist for Bexar County.
  • Planting for Pollinators — Natalie Cervantes, AgriLife Extension 4-H and youth development agent for Bexar County.

March 19 workshops

  • Wild for Wildflowers: Growing Texas Wildflowers — Linda Cace and Kathy Breniman, Bexar County Master Gardeners.
  • The Basics of Landscape Ground Covers – Cox.
  • Texas Superstars: Not Just Another Pretty Plant – Cox.

Detailed workshop descriptions are available online. San Antonio Water System customers not enrolled in the WaterSaver program who want to earn rewards need to sign up prior to the event.

Susan Himes
 
Susan Himes is a writer and media relations specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife. She writes news releases and features from science-based information generated by the agency. She also covers human interest stories and events across the state.
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