Tag Archives: gardening

Local Resources: The DCMGA

Are you looking for some gardening help in the Denton area? Check out the DCMGA:

The Denton County Master Gardner Association (DCMGA) has a mission:

…to educate Denton County residents about safe, effective and sustainable horticultural practices that promote development of healthy gardens, landscapes and communities.

The DCGMA is a volunteer program under the guidance of the Denton County Horticulture Agent. (I came across their website  while exploring the Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s website.) There’s a lot of helpful information available on the DCMGA website, including information specific to North Texas Gardening.

I was beginning to feel a little overwhelmed trying to sift through the gardening information I had been reading on the internet and in books, so I emailed the DCMGA help desk with my questions. (You can even give them a call, too!)

Within three days, I received a professional, courteous, and helpful reply with science-based answers. Thank you, DCMGA!

Early Sprouts

Last year, when my inner-Scholarly Mama started to call our little container garden our “Explore & Discover Garden,” I had the hope that it would provide a source of learning for our children as well as a meaningful and purposeful way for us to spend time together as a family.

We’re turning that hope into a plan this year. I found a few early childhood curricula based on gardening and outdoor learning, and Mike and I decided on Early Sprouts, a preschool curriculum that I found through Gardening with Kids, which I came across via the National Gardening Association’s website.

I’m happy to report that our book should arrive within a week. 🙂 I’m looking forward to adapting lessons for our region and our family’s needs!