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   Gardening In the Texas Hill Country    

Training & Certification

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Training

   Any resident of Kerr, Gillespie, Bandera, or other surrounding counties who wishes to become a Hill Country Master Gardener must make application, complete an interview and pay $175 tuition.

   When accepted into the Master Gardener program, students attend once-a-week training sessions January through April. Classes are taught by Texas A&M horticulture specialists, staff, and area horticulture experts. The program offers more than 50 hours of instruction covering such topics as shrub, tree, and lawn care; insect, disease, and weed management; soils and plant nutrition; vegetable and flower gardening; water conservation; and safe environmental practices.


Application for the 2010 class
is now closed


View sample application


You can also view the
2010 class schedule. This will give you an idea of the content and instruction provided to become a Master Gardener.

If you have further questions call 830.257.6568.
 

 All twenty-four students of the 2009 class completed
the four-month course of study to become Master Gardeners.
Twenty-four students have been accepted for the 2010 Master Gardener class.

 

Certification

   In exchange for the 50 hours of training, participants must volunteer 50 hours of their time within one year. Interns become certified Texas Master Gardeners when the volunteer commitment is fulfilled. Hours are earned through organization activities and service projects. Master Gardeners are representatives of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. In all volunteer work related to the program, Master Gardeners follow the research-based recommendations of the Extension Service.

   To maintain certification, Master Gardeners must fulfill 25 volunteer hours and six continuing education hours yearly. Master Gardeners – all gardeners – never stop learning. The first Wednesday of each month Hill Country Master Gardeners meet to hear a speaker present information on some aspect of gardening. Committee reports are heard and ongoing projects are discussed as well.

 



Are you a Master Gardener and a new resident of the
Hill Country?

Would you like
to transfer your membership?

We invite you to join us





2009 Propagation Class
First, a Power Point show


A variety of plants
were used in the
propagation class


2009 Propagation Class
hands on learning


AND HANDS DOWN,
Billy Kniffen's presentation
 to the class was one
of the most popular during
 the entire course


Known as the number one rainwater specialist
in the country, Kniffen demonstrates the rainwater simulator to the class



 

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