Extension Educationin Williamson County

The Williamson County AgriLife Extension Office and The Williamson County Master Gardeners Association presents The Monthly Green Thumbs Up Gardening Series for June: “Irrigation – The Key to Successful Gardening” The topic for the Green Thumbs Up Gardening Series in June is “Irrigation – The Key to Successful Gardening” presented by Williamson County Master Gardener Walt Black. Walt will discuss how to design, set-up and maintain an irrigation system for flower and vegetable gardens. The presentation will include photos and “how to” demonstrations. The Green Thumbs Ups Series... Read More →

Meeting starts with refreshments and socializing at 6:15 and the presentation at 7-8pm.

The Williamson County AgriLife Extension Office and The Williamson County Master Gardeners Association presents: The Monthly Green Thumbs Up Gardening Series for June: “Irrigation – The Key to Successful Gardening” The topic for the Green Thumbs Up Gardening Series in June is “Irrigation – The Key to Successful Gardening” presented by Williamson County Master Gardener Walt Black. Walt will discuss how to design, set-up and maintain an irrigation system for flower and vegetable gardens. The presentation will include photos and “how to” demonstrations. The Green Thumbs Ups Series... Read More →

We have an incredible opportunity to have plant people from both the east coast and west coast and places in between to meet at TAMU, to talk about the development and production of new landscape plants. They will share with you their unbiased trial-based plant information. At the end, we will tour the Aggie Garden or plant trials at TAMU. Join us! Person of Contact: Mengmeng Gu Horticulture Sciences 979-845-8567 mgu@tamu.edu

On Saturday, June 29th, the “Hands on in the Garden” lecture and demonstration will be presented by members of the Williamson County Master Gardeners Herb Garden Committee.  The topic will be “What can I do with my Herbs?”  Representatives from the Herb Committee will discuss tips on growing herbs as well as how to use them.  The committee members will provide samples and recipes of various herb dishes.  The tasting will be followed by a tour of the newly renovated Herb Garden.

The Importance of Bee’s Speaker:  John Swan On Monday, July 8th, 2019, the Williamson County Master Gardeners monthly meeting will feature a presentation by John Swan.  John is currently the President of the Travis County Beekeeper’s Association, a member of the Texas Master Beekeeper’s program, and a board member for the Austin Area Garden Clubs at Zilker Botanical Gardens. John Swan is the owner of Wicked Bee Apiary where he manages an average 50 honeybee hives, provides training and consultations for other beekeepers, and hive management services for... Read More →