2024 Volunteer of the Year - Rae Raiford
Rae certified as a Texas Master Gardener in 2022. She immediately expanded the Junior Master Gardener Program and enhanced the Junior Master Gardener/4H Program in our area. She is a certified subject matter expert in six fields of gardening and frequently lectures on the behalf of the organization. Rae is the 2023-2024 Vice President of HCMG.
MG Picassos at Work!
We’ve put on a new coat of paint to our rainbarrel enclosure. Come visit our Demo Garden outside of the Kerr County Extension Office. We’ve updated our plant signs for your information and the garden is in bloom.
Our gardens are in full bloom! Come and visit. The Fritillary butterflies have already discovered the Lantana. Wander down the verdant garden path and admire the freshly bloomed Abelia near our rejuvenated rain barrel cover.
Texas SuperStar Plants are tested and selected for their super performance. Click on button below to get the online version.
Thanks to the Ranch Radio Group, Master Gardener Pam Umstead is the voice of the Hill Country Master Gardeners! She brings you timely tips on horticultural topics in 60-second public service announcements. You can enjoy them every day on these local stations:
92.3 The Ranch, Today’s Real Country
The River 106.1, The Hill Country’s Greatest Hits
The Fox 96.5 & 93.9, Today’s Hot Country for the Hill Country
104.3 & 102.1 The Hill Country Patriot, Your Information Station
106.5 The Raptor, The Hill Country’s Classic Rock Authority
WE HAVE RAIN BARRELS FOR SALE!
HCMG builds and sells inexpensive rain barrels to the community. Each rain barrel is made of food grade plastic and is ready to install under a downspout, or if rain gutters are not an option, a rain chain can be attached to the roof and water will flow down into the rain barrel.
Beginining June 1, 2023 the cost of the rain barrel is $70. A rebate of 50% per rain barrel, up to a maximum of $500, is available to Kerr County residents from the Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGRA) .
Please call 830-257-6568 for information on how to order.
Print form here.
This plastic rain barrel was clad in wood to resemble an old-fashioned cistern and complement the Craftsman style home.
–Preparing for our 2024 Blooms & Barrels sale Darla Cluster, Rita Aliperto, Brian Schroder, Mary Contois, Holly Green, and Anne Brown, Rain Barrel Project Co-Ordinator, convert food-grade containers into garden rain barrels.
Volunteers Fernando Gonzalez, Anne Brown (Rain Barrel Project Coordinator), HCMG President Dave Kinneberg and Karen Fuller prepare barrels for our annual tax-free Blooms & Barrels sale.
Visit our Demonstration Garden next to the Kerr County AgriLife Extension Office at 3775 Hwy 27, Kerrville, to see native and adapted plants for our area.
View the Current Plant List and see the location of the plants in the Garden. Click on the “Demo Garden” tab above and then Click on “Current Plant List”.
ATTENTION: HILL COUNTRY MASTER GARDENERS AND INTERNS
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