Victoria County Master         Gardener Association

See our YOUTUBE videos:

Succulents-Fat & Sassy Plants

by Marcia Kauffman, VCMGA Member

https://youtu.be/1ygUR3JHyD8

A Garden for Little People

https://youtu.be/qxvJ7fd4YxQ

Victoria County Master Gardener Marcia K has created this video on gardening with Fairy Gardens in the landscape or in containers. She includes many fun examples of how Fairy Gardens can be designed and enjoyed, including a whimsical creation at Victoria Educational Gardens. You can come out and see it for yourself at VEG at the Victoria Regional Airport.

https://youtu.be/52AqHjG35vw

Matt Bochat, Victoria County Extension Agent and Advisor for VCMGA made a wonderful video on April 11 showing Backyard Gardening with his own personal compact Keyhole Garden he planted in February 27, 2020.  He and his sons built the garden two years ago.  You can see the amount of vegetables he has and his composting feature in the middle of the garden that feeds and waters the plants.

You can also view and make comments and share on our FaceBook page.

https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaCountyMasterGardenerAssociation/videos/1589855754504434/

***Matt recommends doing a soil test.  You can find information here:

http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/files/urbansoil.pdf

Soil Testing Information:

VCMGA Members. You can get your CEUs by watching Aggie Horticulture FaceBook Live Events.

CLICK for Schedule (Please notice this page has links to all the videos on FaceBook and you can also watch them on the page without going to FaceBook) 

Events

Victoria County Master Gardener Association NEW YouTube Channel.

E-Mail Alert

Several members are reporting E-Mail Attacks where they are receiving e-mails that appear to be from other members asking for help by clicking on a link or responding to a question.  Clicking on these links has been reported to crash their computer and destroy computer files.

If you get one of these e-mails, do not open any links or reply to the sender.  Call the person of the e-mail on the phone or use Google to look up the phone number or the URL link for a business.  Keep your Anti-Virus software up to date and scan your computer frequently.

On the Calendar

Executive Board Meeting 3rd Tuesday

(Meet on Zoom - Look for invite by email)

General Meeting 4th Tuesday

(Meet on Zoom - Look for invite by email)

Plant Sale - Spring Plant Sale Online

Garden Tours  -  INFO HERE

Lunch & Learn - INFO for 2021 TBD

 Saturday Seminars

Watch here for future seminars

 EVENTS coming up in 2021

Check our events page for info!

Need the following?

Presentation, tour, order pavers, info...

A NEW TEXAS SUPERSTAR

“Lindheimer muhly grass is amazingly adapted to all parts of the state and turns fall borders into graceful wands of fawn and tan,”

– Greg Grant, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturist and Texas Superstar executive board member.

(Texas A&M AgriLife Research photo by Brent Pemberton)

“Lindheimer’s muhly is an extremely versatile grass with outstanding drought tolerance that makes an excellent native substitute for silvergrasses. This grass’s size allows it to serve as a low-input substitute for small to medium size shrubs.”

– Mike Arnold, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research landscape horticulturist and Texas Superstar executive board member.

(Texas A&M AgriLife Research photo by Brent Pemberton)

Contact Matt Bochat/VCMGA Advisor:

MTBochat@ag.tamu.edu

528 Waco Circle-Victoria, TX  77904

Victoria County Master Gardener Association (VCMGA)

Mailing Address:  P O BOX 3822, VICTORIA, TX 77903

Victoria Educational Gardens located at 333 Bachelor Drive

Open dawn to dusk every day!

VEG Pavilion located at 283 Bachelor Drive



March PHOTOS of VEG

Lots of pruning and trimming in preparation for NEW growth at VEG. 

Photos by Brynn Lee

Bluebonnets on a 28 degrees morning!!
Betty is really making the Iris area pretty “showy”!

1. Former MG Tom Akins demonstrates best way to prune Victoria Red grapes at VEG.
2. MG Joe Moore shares his expertise in successful pruning of Victoria Red grapes.

Mix Pix from Brynn
1. Brenda Motley, Janie Waghorne, Bernice Davis and Brynn Lee made a big difference in the look of the Heirloom Area.
2. Thanks to young missionaries and all who helped put down new floor in VEG Greenhouse.

Find old photos of VCMGA HERE:

Matt Bochat, Victoria County Extension Agent, takes us on a virtual tour of Victoria Educational Gardens: https://youtu.be/C-Se41l3DEw

Watch the VEG Tour Video on Facebook

Yes, we are still OPEN during face to face distancing.  Come visit from dawn to dusk at Victoria Regional Airport.

Victoria Educational Gardens

Please come to visit VEG & Pavilion

at 333 and 283 Bachelor Dr.

Victoria, TX

SEE VEG Tours Schedule

All tours are postponed for now

until further notice.

If you go out to VEG, pleae enjoy this Scavenger Hunt created by Marcia Kauffman

Print OUT pdf of

Scavenger Hunt HERE:

Forms

Seating Ideas for the Landscape (from VEG)

Whether you are visiting VEG for ideas of what annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, or specialty plants to use in your landscape or if you need information about those plants-- you will also find ways to add seating to your own landscape.  Come and enjoy VEG.  There are many places in the shade to sit and relax or listen to the waterfall by the pond in between walking around and visiting special flowers and foliage.

These photos are a collections of seating places and hardscaping in the landscape.

Seating lines the walkway under the rose arbor

Nice black wrought iron bench by the daylilies

Concrete ornamental bench and a beautiful stone bench in the daylily area

Stone seat at the end of the labyrinth

Meditation Area has a wood bench for some quiet time.

Enjoy the deep sounds of the windchime on this wood and metal bench

The Tearoom Gazebo has lots of built-in seating

Victoria County

Master Gardener Association

Victoria Educational Gardens Pavilion

Located at Victoria Regional Airport

near the control tower

283 Bachelor Drive

Victoria, TX 77904

What a huge change since 2002!

 VCMGA Mini Gardens  Expansion Project was completed in 2007

This photo of the area was taken in January 2007.

VCMGA is a 501(c)3, not for profit educational association of Texas AgriLife Extension.