By Karolyn Gephart
For those who have New Year’s resolutions that involve gardening, there are four free gardening seminars taught by Galveston County Master Gardeners in January.
Designing & Growing an Herb Garden will be presented on Saturday, January 4, 2025, with Galveston County Master Gardeners Donna Merritt and Briana Etie. The free presentation includes a tour of the Master Gardeners’ herb garden. The presentation will be from 9-11 am at the Discovery Garden in Carbide Park. The address is 4102 Main St (FM 519), La Marque. For more details and to help with having enough handouts, register online at https://galveston.agrilife.org/events or call 281-309-5065.
From 1 to 3 pm on the same date, the exact location will be Wedge Grafting, with Galveston County Master Gardener Hazel Lampton. This is also free to attend. The group attending is limited to 20 participants, and all must pre-register to attend. For details and to register, https://galveston.agrilife.org/events/ or call 281-309-5065.
Growing Tomatoes, Part 2 of 3, with Galveston County Master Gardener Ira Gervais, will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2025, from 9 to 11 am. The free presentation will occur at the Galveston County AgriLife Extension Office inside Carbide Park at 4102-B Main Street (FM 519), La Marque. For details and to register, https://galveston.agrilife.org/events/ or call 281-309-5065. Attendees do not have to have been at Part 1 to attend this one.
Anyone Can Grow Roses will be presented on Saturday, January 18, 2025, from 1 to 3 pm. Galveston County Master Gardener and Rosarian John Jons will give the free presentation. It will occur at Galveston County AgriLife Extension Office inside Carbide Park, 4102-B Main Street (FM 519), La Marque. For details and to register, https://galveston.agrilife.org/events/ or call 281-309-5065.
Tours of the Discovery Garden are available every Thursday in Carbide Park from 9 am to noon. For more information, visit www.txmg.org/galveston.
