Victoria County Master         Gardener Association

CLICK HERE for INFO on School Tours and Group Tours

Any master gardener who needs CEUs may watch for credit.

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.

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 Sales - Victoria Farmers' Market and Artisans on Main Street To Be Announced

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



2020 Photos at VEG

Mix Pix from Brynn
2. Thanks to young missionaries and all who helped put down new floor in VEG Greenhouse.

PHOTOS TAKEN AT VEG BY VISITOR

Read about our sweet VEG Cats here at the Victoria Advocate. 

Thanks to Chase Rogers Pond Cleaning Day

Photos by Brynn L.

Find old photos of VCMGA HERE:

VEG Photos Late Summer 2021

Our thanks to Harold Lee, Raul Saenz, Larry Heinold and our Master Gardeners, Jack, Ed, and Ron for getting the trailer up and running! 

Wow! What an amazing job the men from Victoria County Precinct 3 for coming to our aid in cutting down and hauling off three dead palm trees. 

Beautiful swallowtails at VEG;

 Photos: Brynn



Contact us about our

2020-21 Cookbook Sales

Thanks for your support during recent Online Plant Sale:  CLICK FOR PLANT DESCRIPTIONS

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

Plants at VEG during November and December

Salvia madrensis, Country Girl Mum, Pandora Vine, Mexican Flame Vine, Blue Sky Vine, Hibiscus, Encore Azalea

PHOTOS BY PAT PLOWMAN

Pat harvesting the sweet potatoes just in time for the holidays!

How many MGs does it take to cut back the Butterfly Vine?

New signage in our herb garden - Thank you Barbara Buethe for printing the cute signs and Marcia Kauffman for providing the info.

A huge thank you to Brenda and Larry Heinold for donating this trailer so VCMGA can now keep up with hauling off cuttings!!!  It's perfect.

PHOTOS BY BRYNN LEE

Above - Noreen giving "Fat Cat" a little loving;

Don't look, Matt! Joy trying to push water bubble between plastic layers of greenhouse!

Mr. Ed draining hoses;

Preparing for the big freeze! Thank everyone who helped put up all the plants from shade house to greenhouse, Joy, Eddy, Noreen, Sandi, Pat, Betty, Brynn, Ed, Jack and Barbara!  Wrapped citrus trees, turned off the water and removed all the timers.

PHOTOS BY BRYNN LEE

Greenhouse Work Day -Thanks to all who came out and a special thank you to Mike for making Greenhouse Work Day a success for VCMGA!

PHOTOS BY BRYNN LEE

Butterfly Weed seed pods bursting open!! Hope the Monarchs will have lots to eat soon!

PHOTOS BY BRYNN LEE

More progress at VEG with the signs being put up by Michael and Jack.

PHOTOS BY BRYNN LEE

Boot was painted by Barbara David, Cindy Brewer, and Brynn Lee.  The plaques are excellent.  Thanks to whoever chose the perfect words.

PHOTOS BY BRYNN LEE

Cliff's 99th Birthday - October 26!  Master Gardeners help him celebrate

PHOTOS BY BRYNN LEE

Happy Birthday to Laurel and Pat!  Both celebrated a "milestone"!!  They each had November birthdays.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY BRYNN LEE

Plant Sale at Victoria Farmers' Market

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY TAMMY G.

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.