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The 2014 Master Gardeners Class was welcomed recently by the Hays County AgriLife Extension Service.
Interns completed 63 hours of coursework; full-fledged Master Gardeners also provided 50 or more hours of service to their communities.
The Master Gardener program arose from the need for accurate information regarding horticulture and sustainable gardening practices. Coursework ranges from basic botany to wildscaping and includes detailed instruction regarding native and adapted plants, turf grasses, vegetable gardening, fruit production, rainwater collection, composting, and much more.
Armed with the latest research and abundant practical experience, Master Gardeners are able to assist AgriLife Extension officers, who are routinely deluged with questions about Central Texas’ unique gardening challenges.
“Whether I am answering questions about native landscaping or rainwater collection, or helping to educate others at a school or shelter, or building wheelchair accessible gardens for others to enjoy; the joy and happiness that fills me simply by sharing what I have learned is worth so much more than I can ever adequately express,” says Joe Urbach of Kyle.
The class of 2015 is now accepting applications. For more information, visit txmg.org/hays or call 512-393-2136.
