9:30 am, Saturday, January 21: 

RIGHT TOOLS FOR YOUR GARDEN

Master Gardener Carlos Valdez provides an inventory of basic garden tools and variations to make outdoor garden chores easier, more efficient. 

9:30 am, Saturday, January 28:

REBLOOMING ORCHIDS

Got orchids, but no more flowers?  Orchid Curator Jorge Garcia shares tips for getting your tropical treasures to re-flower, and keeping them healthy.

9:30 am, Saturday, January 28:

SPRING PRUNING & CLEAN-UP

Master Gardener Renee Brown provides a list & timing for spring chores, including pruning post-freeze. fertilizing.

9:30 am, Saturday, February 11

PLANTING BEGINS, Successful Veggie Gardens

Gill Garden Center & Landscape Nursery’s Wyatt Page gives insights on planning spring vegetable garden, maximizing crops.

9:30 am, Saturday, February 18: 

COLOR UP YOUR EXISTING LANDSCAPE

Learn creative, colorful spring planting ideas using annuals & perennials from Master Gardener Beth Spirko.

9:30 am, Saturday, February 25:

SOIL MANAGEMENT & SPRING FERTILIZATION. 

Learn how to maintain your soil composition, and fertilize correctly for best spring/summer blooms & crops, with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Kevin Gibbs.

9:30 am, Saturday, March 4:

REVITALIZING LANDSCAPES AFTER THE FREEZE

Did you lose a bunch of plants in the freeze?  Learn whether to replace  now for instant gratification, practice patience waiting for the come back, or make better choices next time from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Nueces County Horticulture Agent, Kevin Gibbs

9:30 am, Saturday, March 11: 

PROPAGATING YOUR FAVORITE PLANTS

Learn professional methods of propagation to start your own plants, enhancing your landscape gardens at less cost, from Nueces Master Gardener Fred Pena. 

9:30 am, Saturday, March 25: 

BRINGING BUTTERFLIES INTO YOUR GARDEN

Whether native butterflies or migrating visitors, learn exactly which plants draw butterflies to your surroundings, from “Butterfly Lady” Brenda Sattler.   

9:30 am, Saturday, April 8: 

COMPANION PLANTING

Learn how landscape designers know what plant varieties complement each other, and “grouping plants” with similar care needs making you yard look like a professional designed it, from Nueces Master Gardener Beth Spirko.

9:30 am, Saturday, April 15

CONTAINER GARDENING & PLANT CARE

Even if space is not your problem, everyone enjoys a pretty container garden, whether flowers, green plants, or even vegetables in a decorative pot.   Learn designer techniques from horticulturist Carol Krank for your patio or corner of the yard.

9:30 am, Saturday, April 22: 

BIBLICAL PLANTS

Learn which plants have been with us literally forever, what they symbolize and how they were utilized, with your local Biblical plant expert Dr. Rosemary Plank.

9:30 am, Saturday, May 13: 

RAIN WATER HARVESTING

Nueces Master Gardener and Corpus Christi Xeriscape Chair Joanne Salge explains methods and equipment needed to catch and store rainwater for drier cycles we know will come. 

9:30 am, Saturday, May 20: 

COLOR ON THE PATIO

Gain insight from STBG Horticulture Specialist Whitney Lance on ways to add color to your patio with container plants and flowers. And visit the Gift Shop for wind chimes, outdoor wall décor and other deco items.

9:30 am, Saturday, May 27: 

SUCCULENTS FOR PATIO & LANDSCAPE

STBG Horticulture Specialist Whitney Lance will share her expertise in growing unusual succulents and creative ways to display them.  

9:30 am, Saturday, July 22:  

CHOOSING, GROWING, WINTERING PLUMERIA

A week before the big sale, Plumeria Society’s Renee Brown will discuss tips on purchasing and raising these exotic, tropical beauties, and lead a tour of the Gardens & Nature Center’s impressive Plumeria Garden and Willoughby Viewing Platform.

Annual Plumeria Sale! 

Saturday, July 29, 10-1,

Jewish Community Center, 750 Everhart Rd.,

Cuttings and rooted plants, named and unnamed varieties, will be sold, with proceeds benefitting the Botanical Gardens Plumeria exhibit.  Free Admission to Sale.

9:30 am, Saturday, July 22:  

PLUMERIA:  CHOOSING, GROWING, WINTERING

A week before the big sale, Plumeria Society’s Renee Brown will discuss tips on purchasing and raising these exotic, tropical beauties, and lead a tour of the Gardens & Nature Center’s impressive Plumeria Garden and Willoughby Viewing Platform.

9:30 am, Saturday September 2: 

PREPARING FOR FALL GARDENS

Nueces Master Gardener Mary Sherwood gives lecture on growing a bountiful harvest–varieties, fertilizing, tips to maximize crops.    

9:30 am, Saturday, September 9: 

FALL GROOMING FOR ROSE BEDS

Nueces Master Gardeners Renee Brown & Huxley Smith show you fall pruning, fertilizing, pest control techniques to reenergize roses for spectacular fall and winter bloom cycle.

9:30 am, Saturday, September 16:  

COOL WEATHER HERBS

Which herbs thrive in fall/winter months, for tasty seasonings in holiday feasts from Nueces Master Gardener Deb Holliday.

9:30 am, Saturday, September 23:  

TEXAS SUPERSTARS IN THE LANDSCAPE

Nueces Country Horticulture Extension Agent Kevin Gibbs shows you landscape plants tested throughout Texas, given Texas A&M “Superstar” seal of approval!

9:30 am, Saturday, September 30: 

PREPARING YOUR LAWN FOR WINTER

Proper fall lawn care will help your grass through winter dormancy to green up faster in spring, with Renee Brown, a TDA-certified Lawn & Garden Applicator.

9:30 am, Saturday, October 7:  

NEED A TREE IN YOUR YARD?  SELECT & PLANT NOW!

Certified Arborist, owner of Tree Amigos Jon Wood helps with characteristics to select the best tree for your yard meet your needs, proven Coastal Bend varieties, and planting techniques.

9:30 am, Saturday, October 14:  

FLOWERING PERENNIALS & ORNAMENTAL GRASS

Discover new ways to brighten your landscape and container gardens this fall, using proven perennial faves, and elegant ornamental grasses, with STBGNC horticulturist Carol Krank. 

9:30 am, Saturday, November 4:  

PREPARING YOUR LANDSCAPE FOR  WINTER           

Learn ways to get ready for cold weather to help your plants and yard survive a freeze as you gleen insights from the knowledge and experiences of Nueces Master Gardener Renee Brown and Nueces County Extension Horticulture Agent Kevin Gibbs.  

9:30 am, Saturday, November 11: 

BACKYARD GREENHOUSES         

Nueces Master Gardeners Kim Tessanne and Renee Brown will walk you through pros and cons of various backyard greenhouse options to help you pick a solution that will work best for you.