The 2009 Northeast Texas Gardening Guide and Calendar is now available for area gardeners. Written by the Smith County Master Gardeners, a volunteer organization of Texas Cooperative Extension, the calendar provides a wealth of information for the Northeast Texas region.
The Guide lists a month-by-month "to-do" list on plant care; bed preparation; pest, disease and weed control, bulbs of the month, and monthly mini-articles on topical subjects. The gardening guide also features information on beneficial insects, plants in the Northeast Texas Winner's Circle, and vegetable gardening
The Gardening Guide and Calendar are available for $5.00 at the following locations:
- Al H Horaney's, Inc., 5520 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler
- Blue Moon Gardens, 13062 FM 276, Chandler
- Breedlove Nursery, 11576 Hwy 64 W, Tyler
- Center Chemical, 1812 ESE Loop 323, Tyler
- Harris Nursery, Hwy 69 North, Tyler
- Hideaway Lake Area, Jerry Mullins. 903-882-9947
- Ingram Nursery, Hwy 64 W, Tyler
- In the Wind, 410 Loop 323 WSW, Tyler
- Kirkpatrick's Hardware, Old Jacksonville Hwy., Gresham
- The Market, 303 Hwy 110 No., Whitehouse
- Neal Nursery, 2561 So. Main St., Lindale
- Noonday Ace Hardware, 19671 Hwy 155 So., Flint
- Noonday Feed & Seed, 16939 Hwy 155 So., Noonday
- Pyp-It, 14801 Hwy 110 So., Whitehouse
- Smith County Extension Office, 1517 W. Front St., Suite 116, Tyler
- Southland Feed & Supply, 427 So. Glenwood Blvd., Tyler
The Guide and Calendar may be ordered by mail for $7.00 from: Andie Rathbone, 13270 Oak Hill Lane, Flint, TX 75762. Make checks payable to Smith County Master Gardeners. All proceeds support the educational and community gardening projects of the non-profit Smith County Master Gardeners Association.
The Smith County Master Gardener program is sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and is open to all interested people regardless of race, national origin, or religious beliefs.
