Heritage Junior Master Gardeners

2016 - 2017

Sponsored by Heritage Gardeners

Meetings:  2nd Thursday's  4 p.m. at the 

  The Marie Workman Garden Center

112 W. Spreading Oaks, Friendswood, TX

The Heritage Jr. Master Gardener program is modeled after the Texas Master Gardener program through Texas A&M Agrilife often called JMG Kids.

Certification represents approximately three years of creative and fun study and activities in horticultural and environmental science education.

The program teaches leadership and life skills development in addition to community service.

Kaye Corey - Master Gardener, JMG Leader 

713-553-7607

Linda Osburn, Master Gardener, JMG Assistant 

Activities:

• Monthly meetings and Community Service Project including at home assignments
• Educational Fieldtrips 
• Design and Horticulture Entries in the Heritage Gardeners Flower Show
• Maintenance of  Butterfly Garden in Briscoe Gardens/personal container
• Annual fundraising sales during Heritage Garden Tours
• Arbor Day participation – KFB Tree Give-away
• Maintenance of a flowerbed in Stevenson Park

FLOWER SHOW 2017 

March 2017  JMG  plant tomato, basil and peppers plants in their container gardens.  Harvest cool season lettuce.

December 2016 Christmas Party & pomanders

JMG entry in the Downtow Friendswood

Scarecrow Decorating contest 2016

Photo Contest Winners

 JMG won a national garden photo contest in September.  The Green Education Foundation and Gardener's Supply sponsored the contest requesting pictures of kids at schools and garden clubs working in their gardens.  Kaye Corey entered the contest with pictures of two JMG sharing their green pepper harvest from their container gardens.  As winners, the JMG photos are entered in the grand prize drawing and receive a $25 gift card to Gardeners Supply.  Congratulations JMG!

 2016  Junior Master Gardeners

2016 Junior Master Gardeners

with their decorated rain barrel project