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May, 2010 |
Dear
What a great Annual Conference we had in Dallas ! I wish you all could have been there. The programs were excellent, with such a nice variety to pick from. The room temperatures were comfortable; the food was great; the weather was even good. My favorite part of TMGA conferences is the camaraderie we all share. You know, it doesn't really matter if you are from Amarillo or Beaumont , we love digging in the dirt. We're joyous when our plants do what we want and not happy when a favorite doesn't make it. Even though there are times within the organization when we don't agree, I hope that we may always realize it is the little things of life that create differences, that in the big things of life we are at one. That is a paraphrase from a statement used by another group, but I think it's worth remembering. Have a good month.
Lonnie Matthew, TMGA President
Specialist Trainings 2010 |
 ***Newly added***"
Entomology Specialist Training
set for Sept. 27-Oct 1
Compost Specialist Training
June 9-11th,
both in San Antonio!
See page 2 of the newsletter
for more information and registration info
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|  Dallas County Master Gardeners
2010 Texas Master Gardener Conference
was a Big Success!
Thanks to each and every Texas Master Gardener that attended the 2010 TMGA Conference. What a joy it was to have you visit our home!
Thanks to all the speakers that spoke at the conference. We appreciate each and everyone of you!
Thanks to those in Extension that came, spoke and participated in the conference. We are grateful!Congratulations to all the Award winners!
Very special thanks to Dallas County Master Gardeners who worked to put on the conference. They made it happen, and we are truly appreciative for all their efforts!
Thanks to the committee Chairs and especially to Duddly Hargrove, Conference Chairman. You continue to be such an amazing group of people to work with!
We're looking forward to 2011 and the wonderful hoedown in the country - it's going to be fabulous ! And of course, 2012 is in Bexar County.
Save those dollars and keep watching the exciting Texas Master Gardener conference news.
Bunny Williams, President
Dallas County Master Gardener Association, Inc |
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 Dallas Turns Over the TMGA Conference Trowel
Duddly Hargrove, 2010 Conference Chairman and Bunny Williams, DCMGA President presented the TMGA Conference Traveling Trowel to Donna Hagar, SCMGA and Doug Richards, LGMG, 2011 Conference Co-Chairs at the Dallas Conference Awards Banquet. The trowel is passed on each year to the host for the next conference. The 2011 Conference will be held April 27-29, 2011 in Glen Rose at the Somervell County Expo Center.
Donna and Doug graciously accepted the trowel and thanked the Dallas folks for the great conference at the Omni Hotel. They also thanked Bunny and Duddly for allowing them to have been a part of the Dallas Conference Committees and for the wealth of knowledge passed along to them.
  After the passing of the trowel, Doug and Donna gave a whiz bang PowerPoint presentation about next years conference. see video at http://www.2011tmgaconference.org/ .
They announced that the key note speaker is going to be none other than HGTV's The "Gardener Guy", Paul James! Don't miss this exciting unique opportunity to participate in a conference “like you've never seen before!!” Sign up to receive conference updates at www.2011tmgaconference.org . |
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New Feature in TMGA Newsletter!
Introducing our new TMGA Special Contributor
Peggy Jones, Cypress Basin Master Gardener
Read Peggy's article, " Never Water Again" on
page 5 of the newsletter
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 2009 TMGA Awards
Winners were Presented at the 2010 TMGA Conference in Dallas! Over 150 Awards were presented. See who won and their photos at www.tmgaawards.com |
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