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Texas Gardening Classes and Associations

A listing of different garden centers and extension offices that offer free or low cost gardening classes in the North Texas Area. Please contact the company directly to reserve your spot in class and to confirm that the dates and times have not changed.  If you know of gardening classes not listed, please email me so I can post them.

February 2010-Events, Classes, Workshops and Meetings in Dallas and Collin County

Outdoor Living Extravaganza
Saturday, Feb. 6, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Downtown Dallas and sponsored by Proven Winners
$85.00 includes lunch
http://www.provenwinners.com/

Tours of the New Butterfly House at Texas Discovery Gardens
Saturday, Feb. 6, 11 a.m. – noon
Tour is free with paid admission to the butterfly house
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park
3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd
Dallas, TX 75210
214 428 7476
www.texasdiscoverygardens.org.

Master Composter Certification Course
Saturday, February 13, 2010 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. $50; $40 members.
Day-long Master Composter Certification Course. Focus is on composting techniques, helpful insects, worms, and compost tea. Includes lunch, compost thermometer, and worm bin.
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park
3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd
Dallas, TX 75210
214 428 7476
www.texasdiscoverygardens.org.

Organic University - Soil Biology
Saturday, February 13, 2010 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. $20; $16 members.
Discover soil biology, which feeds your plants and gives you excellent blooms and vegetable yield.
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park
3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd
Dallas, TX 75210
214 428 7476
www.texasdiscoverygardens.org.
 

Basics of Organic Gardening
February 18, 2010 7:00 PM
Wells Brothers, Plano Texas
972-424-8516

LET’S GO ORGANIC!-Special Weekend at North Haven Gardens

Saturday, February 20, 2010 Progams

10AM - 2PM • Hen Sale

10AM - 10:45AM • Spring Vegetables by Christine Hensley, TCNP. Green House conference room.

11AM - NOON • Raised Beds by Patti Moreno, Garden Girl.
In the Greenhouse for this program.


11am - "Why You Should Grow Daylilies in North Texas"  Sponsored by the Daylily Growers of Dallas. In the small conference room.

1PM - 2:15PM • Canning & Pickling at Home by Christine Hensley, TCNP, NHG Staff. All attendees of this program will receive a Gift Certificate for $10 to use on canning/pickling supplies including books, jars, pots and more! Sponsored by the Dallas Backyard Poultry Meetup Group.

3PM - 4PM • Organic Products A-Z by Natures Guide, Soil Menders and Living Earth.

Sunday, February 21, 2010 Progarms

12:30PM - 1:30PM • Beneficial Insects by Kay Nelson NHG Garden Coach, TCNP.

2PM - 4PM • Mad City Chickens Movie
North Haven Gardens - 7700 Northaven Rd. - 214-363-5316-www.nhg.com

March 2010

Butterfly Gardening 101 - Planning and planting your butterfly garden.
Friday, March 6, 2010, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. $10, $8 members
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park
3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd
Dallas, TX 75210
214 428 7476
www.texasdiscoverygardens.org.

Wed, MAR 10
Noon-1PM "Just Tomatoes" by Leslie Finical Halleck, GrowLively Blog, NHG GM, MS. Don't miss this very important program on selecting the right tomato for your needs, varieties available, planting, maintenance and pest control. Just in time for the arrival of spring tomatoes! Feel free to bring your lunch or snack to class!
North Haven Gardens - 7700 Northaven Rd. - 214-363-5316
www.nhg.com

March 20, 2010 SAT, 1:00PM- · TONS OF TOMATOES by Tom Wilten, Dallas County Master Gardener. Learn about the best varieties, planting-for-success- tips, and all the secrets to growing the most delicious Tomatoes in North Texas. Tom's popular program fills up! Be sure to come early to grab a great seat! This program is not to be missed.
North Haven Gardens - 7700 Northaven Rd. - 214-363-5316
www.nhg.com

Sat, MAR 27
1PM "Propagation" by Sandi Ciarocha, Dallas County Master Gardener. Multiply your plants through propagation. Sandi goes over a variety of methods.
North Haven Gardens - 7700 Northaven Rd. - 214-363-5316
www.nhg.com

Sun, MAR 28
3PM "Growing & Using Culinary Herbs in North Texas" by Arlene Hamilton, Texas Master Gardener, Certified Rainwater Harvesting Specialist for Texas. This presentation will discuss using herbs in your landscape design, growing, harvesting, preserving and bringing interesting flavors to the kitchen. Herb samples and time will be available for lots of hands-on tasting and smelling a variety of herbs that thrive in the North Texas climate. Sponsored by the Dallas Organic Garden Club.
North Haven Gardens - 7700 Northaven Rd. - 214-363-5316
www.nhg.com
 

Wells Brothers

March 20, 2010 2:00 PM-Organic Vegetable Gardening
April 10, 2010 2:00 PM-Organic Vegetable Gardening for Kids
May 15, 2010, 2:00 PM-Earth Kind Roses
June 26th, 2010 2:00 PM-Growing Herbs
July 10, 2010 2:00 PM-Integrated Pest Management
August 21, 2010 2:00PM-Organic Vegetable Gardening for Kids
September 18, 2010 2:00 PM-Fall Organic Gardening
October 16, 2010 2:00 PM-Composting
November 13, 2010 2:00 PM-Holiday Plants

North Texas-Dallas-Collin County Associations and Clubs that offer valuable information in our area:

Collin County Hobby Bee Keepers Association

Meet- 2nd Monday 6:30 PM at Heard Natural Science Museum

http://www.cchba.org/

Native Plant Society of Texas

First Tuesday Each Month at 7:00pm at the Heard Natural Science Museum, McKinney Texas


January 5 : Peoples, Prairies, Partners: The Rolling Plains
 
February 2 :Using Native Plants in the Landscape

March 2 : The 2010 NPSOT Symposium in Denton, TX
Cynthia Maguire President-elect of the NPSOT will share “Birds & Bees, and Native Plants,” a message about the importance of habitat preservation.

April 6 :The Co-evolution of Flowering Plants and their Insect and Avian Pollinators.

May 4: Native Trees in Urban Forests.
 
June 1, 6:00 PM: A Tour of the Heard Prairie, Wetlands and Forest

July 6: TBD

August 3: Garden Show & Tell
Our members and guests submit their digital photos of favorite and interesting plants.

September 7: Rich Jaynes

October 5: TBD

November 7: No Meeting -- Annual Potluck Dinner
http://www.npsot.org/CollinCounty/default.htm