New to gardening in North Central Texas?  This website is for you. 

The two biggest challenges will be Texas weather and our black clay soil.  Go to THE BASICS section to get started. 

Want to grow vegetables?  Check out the SUCCESSFUL VEGETABLE GARDENING section.  

SPRING CLASSES:

Garden to Plate.  Rockwall County Extension Office, 915 E. Whitmore, Suite B, Rockwall.  Cost: $25.00.  Cost includes groceries to make a stock pot of soup.  Garden to Plate is a cooking class showing you the easy path to transforming fresh garden goodness into amazing healthy meals. This class will give you short cuts, recipes and groceries to start you on the right foot. The path to health can be an easy one!

Saturday April 27 – 10:30 a.m. to NOON.  Registration deadline – April 23.   Information and Registration Form

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For answers to your gardening questions, Master Gardeners are now available on Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office.  Stop by 915 Whitmore Dr., Suite B and a Rockwall County Master Gardener will be on hand to research questions and provide gardening information.  If you can not come by in person, call 972-204-7660 or email rockwallmg@ag.tamu.edu and a Master Gardener will respond to you in a timely manner.  If the volunteers can not answer your questions on the spot, they will continue to research or will consult with a specialist that has expertise in the subject matter.

If you would like to be added to our email mailing list, please send your name and email address to: rockwallmg@ag.tamu.edu.