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Tag Archives: gardening
Planting for Pollinators
Planting for Pollinators Stephen Brueggerhoff, CEA – Horticulture; Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 9/14/2021 Pollinators play a vital role maintaining regional ecosystems and agriculture. USDA reports that an estimated 75 percent of plants rely on animal or insect pollination, with 35 percent food crops depending on the same. Homeowners can support this important service by planting for pollinators, creating habitat and sources of food to maintain biodiversity in the urban landscape. Take a moment to review basic pollination biology and understand the process. Pollination is the act of… Read More →
Green Garden Series: Fall Vegetable Gardening
GREEN GARDEN SERIES SEMINAR : Fall Vegetable Gardening Join horticulture agent Stephen Brueggerhoff and explore fall vegetable gardening in Brazoria County This is a FREE program. Browse online: www.facebook.com/brazoriacountyextension/ Sponsored by Angleton Parks and Recreation Department, Keep Angleton Beautiful and Brazoria County Master Gardeners Green Gardening Series promotes best practices in home garden development and management. Instructed by Brazoria County AgriLife Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff and Brazoria County Master Gardener experts, topics will include vegetable production as well as selected home landscape improvement topics. All sessions are free… Read More →
Gardening on the Gulf Coast – Lantanas for the Gulf Coast
Join Horticulture Agent Kevin Gibbs from Nueces County Extension, and explore the diversity of lantana varieties just right for the home garden. FREE with registration. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-in-the-gulf-coast-tickets-137506051301 Sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Southeast Region.
Lawn Care & Maintenance
Explore annual care maintenance calendar for a healthy lawn, including fertilizer, mowing and water schedule. This is an ONLINE FACEBOOK LIVE event. Go to www.facebook.com/brazoriacountyextension/to view this FREE program. This program is sponsored by Keep Angleton Beautiful and Angleton Parks & Recreaton Department and Brazoria County AgriLife Extension
Tomato Celebration – Open Garden Days
Come out to our gardens and celebrate beautiful and delicious TOMATOES!! June 12 2021 There will be 10 varieties of tomatoes on hand for produce judging, as well as tomato tasting! Demonstrations will include Growing Tomatoes and Canning Tomatoes Programs will include tours of the Garden Center Brazoria Environmental Education Station (BEES), 585 CR 443 (Hospital Dr.), Angleton Please pre-register for this FREE program. Go to https://tinyurl.com/2rrjpz3b Program registration allows us to deliver a quality program, as well as create an environment to maintain social distancing and follow… Read More →
Gardening In The Gulf Coast: Replace Those Water Hogs
Gardening on the Gulf Coast Lecture Series: Replace those Water Hogs! with Agent Ginger Easton-Smith, starting at 10 am. Sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Southeast Region. A compliment to xeriscape gardening, this program further explores plants that use less water in the garden. This is a presentation via MS TEAMS. FREE with registration, CLICK HERE www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-on-the-gulf-coast-tickets-137506051301
Gardening on the Gulf Coast – Pollinator Gardens
Join Horticulture Agent Paul Winski to learn about the types of pollinators and which plants will attract them to your garden. FREE: Click: REGISTER HERE
Gardening on the Gulf Coast – Xeriscape Gardening
Gardening on the Gulf Coast Lecture Series: Xeriscape Gardening with Agent Kevin Gibbs, starting at 10 am. Sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Southeast Region. Learn about plants that perform well under drought condition and use less water. This is a presentation via MS TEAMS. FREE with registration, CLICK HERE : www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-on-the-gulf-coast-tickets-137506051301
Herbs / Open Garden Days
The Brazoria County Master Gardeners will host Open Garden Days: Herbs with Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff. This is a FREE Facebook LIVE event at www.facebook.com/brazoriacountyextensin/ This is a three part program: 10:00 a.m. – Herb Garden Design 11:00 a.m. – Basil Bounty 12:00 noon – Cooking with Herbs.
Time to Prune Woody Ornamentals
Time to Prune Woody Ornamentals Stephen Brueggerhoff, CEA – Horticulture; Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 2/02/2021 While winter is viewed as a season of contemplation, there are still pruning maintenance tasks for woody ornamental plants we can accomplish at this time of year. Pruning is a landscaping activity that benefits and promotes healthy growth. The reasons we prune plants are to train, maintain, improve flower and vegetative quality, and restrict growth. One goal is to create and maintain the basic plant architecture using sustainable methods. Pruning during late… Read More →