gardening

If you love to garden then have you thought about taking it a step further and become a Master Gardener?

If you are interested in becoming an Arkansas Master Gardener, now is the time to apply. We have pivoted the fall Master Gardener training from Zoom to Online. This current online training will be open for two months for trainees to complete.

If you love to cook then you know how important fresh herbs are in your favorite dishes. This weekend you can learn how to grow and harvest your very own herb garden at Binning Farm in Maud.

Did working from home and staring at your yard ignite the desire to learn more about gardening? If so, now is the time to apply for the Arkansas Master Gardener program, the state’s largest horticulture volunteer and education organization.

Time is running out and soon the deadline to apply for the seventh annual Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest will be here. The deadline is September 13. The Arkansas Grown School Garden Program was created to showcase Arkansas schools that have developed gardens to support innovative and hands-on learning.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana and The Bowie County Master Gardeners will present a program on “Pruning Tips and Techniques” on Monday, October 14, 2019. The event will take place from 6pm until 8pm in University Center room 326. The class is free and open to the public and reservations are not required.

The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is conducting a Master Gardener Training Program, to begin in October 2019.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana and the Bowie County Master Gardeners will present their monthly program on Monday, March 11. The program, “How to Grow Tremendous Tomatoes,” will take place from 6PM until 8PM in Room 306 of the Science and Technology Building. Reservations are not required and the event is free and open to the public.

Even though last weekend was unseasonably cold, Spring is here and it's time to get in that garden. The Bowie County Master Gardeners will hold its annual Plant Sale this Saturday, April 14 at the Trail Head Park Pavilion in New Boston, Texas from 8AM until 1PM.

Fall is here and there is the promise of some cooler temperatures coming this weekend. Just because the cool weather is on the way, doesn't mean you have to take off the gardening gloves.

Many of us in Texarkana grow our own produce. Not only does this save on the food bill but we gain a sense of oneness with nature when we dig in the dirt.