Registration is $50 per person if re-

ceived by September 14th; $60

thereafter if space is remaining

(lunch not guaranteed after Sept.

14th). Due to limited space, tickets

may not be available at the door.

Register EARLY to get your choice

of concurrent sessions!

Registration includes 6 sessions

plus admission to Plant Sale,

Lunch & Refreshments.

“Totally Tenacious and Texas Tough”

(selected plants for the Victoria area)

Plant Sale

Inviting Butterflies & Hummers

to Your Gardens

Trees: Recommended Trees for Victoria

area; Planting, Training, & Pruning Trees;

Managing Pests

Old Plants Made New

Fall Gardening

Container Gardening: Indoors and Outdoors

Creating Backyard Habitats for Wildlife

Xeriscape & EarthKind Gardening

Rainwater Harvesting

September 24, 2011

Victoria County Master Gardener

Association

It’s All

About Trees

… and More

(Saturday) 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

VEG Pavilion 4-H Activity Center

Foster Field Officer’s Club 283 Bachelor Dr., Victoria, TX

(at Victoria Regional Airport off Hwy. 59)

GARDENING SYMPOSIUM

Our Presenters:

Highlighted Speaker:

HEIDI SHEESLEY TREESEARCH FARMS, HOUSTON, TX

DR. JERRY M. PARSONS Professor & Extension Horticulturist—Retired

www.plantanswers.comwww.plantanswers.com

and 10 other experts in various

areas. Look inside for details!

Name: ______________________________________ Address: _______________________________ City _____________________zip___________ Telephone # ( ) _____________________ Cell phone # ( ) _____________________ Email _________________________________ ______________________________________

(Print clearly. Confirmation will be sent by email.) Ticket costs are non-refundable.

One registration form per person.

Concurrent Session Selections

Circle your choices to attend corresponding with programs on the schedule. Circle a 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice per Concurrent Session since preferences will be selected by order

of registration received. REGISTER EARLY!

Amount Enclosed $ ___________

Payable to - Mail to : VCMGA

P. O. Box 1723, Victoria, TX 77902

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodations in order to participate are encouraged to contact Texas AgriLife, Victoria County Office, prior to Sept. 17, 2011, at 361-575-4581 to deter-mine how accommodations can be made.

Registration Form

Victoria County Master Gardener Association Gardening Symposium

It’s All About Trees... And More

1st Choice

2nd choice

3rd Choice

Concurrent 1 A B C A B C A B C

Concurrent 2 D E F D E F D E F

Concurrent 3 G H I G H I G H I

Gardening Symposium

Victoria County Master Gardener Association Gardening Symposium

It’s All About Trees . . . And More

September 24, 2011 Registration 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. VEG Pavilion

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. VEG Pavilion Officer’s Club 4-H Activity Center

Planting, Training & Pruning Trees Rainwater Harvesting Turning Your Indoor Spaces into

Matt Weaver, Kathy Chilek Green Spaces: A Creative Guide to

Texas Forest Service Victoria Co. Master Gardener Indoor Container Gardening

Regional Urban Forester, Rainwater Harvesting Caroline Boatman, Certified Landscape

Certified Arborist, Houston, TX Specialist, Yoakum, TX Professional/Tech., Primavera Interior

Landscapes, Houston, TX

Concurrent Session A Concurrent Session B Concurrent Session C

BREAK 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Silent Auction Closes

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2 1:15 - 2: 00 p.m. VEG Pavilion Officer’s Club 4-H Activity Center

Recommended Trees for Victoria Area Xeriscape & EarthKind Gardening Outside Container Gardening Dr. Jerry M. Parsons Michael Potter, Nueces Co. Lon Smith, Vocational Director, Professor and Extension Horticulturist - Extension Agent – Horticulture Devereux Gardens, Victoria, TX Retired, San Antonio, TX Corpus Christi, TX. Concurrent Session D Concurrent Session E Concurrent Session F

FALL GARDENING: It’s Time to Get Your Fingers Dirty

DR. JERRY M. PARSONS 3:10 - 4:00 p.m. VEG Pavilion

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3 2:15 - 3:00 p.m. VEG Pavilion Officer’s Club 4-H Activity Center Managing Pests on Trees Creating Backyard Habitats for Wildlife Jewels in the Garden: Inviting Molly Giesbrecht, Plant Pathologist; Ruth Anderson, Victoria Co. Master Butterflies and Hummers

Victoria College Professor Gardener, Victoria, TX Nancy Kramer, Victoria Co. Master Victoria, TX Gardener, Victoria, TX Concurrent Session G Concurrent Session H Concurrent Session I

Remember to tour the adjacent Victoria Educational Gardens

Earn 5 CEUs for Master Gardeners; Earn 5 CEUs for TDA Pesticide

License (4 IPM, 1 General)

Extension programs serve people of all ages regard-less of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M Univer-sity System, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the

County Commissioners Court of Texas Cooperating.

www.vcmga.org to download additional brochures or for last minute changes

Coordinated by

Victoria County Master

Gardener Association

and

Texas AgriLife Extension

Service - Victoria County

TOTALLY TENACIOUS AND TEXAS TOUGH PLANTS

HEIDI SHEESLEY, Owner of Treesearch Farms, Houston, TX

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. VEG Pavilion

MASTER GARDENER PLANT SALE

featuring “Totally Tenacious and Texas Tough Plants”, plus place orders for more trees

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. 4-H Shooting Range

“OLD PLANTS MADE NEW” DR. JERRY M. PARSONS Professor and Extension Horticulturist, Retired

Luncheon Program Noon - 1:00 p.m. VEG Pavilion