Seminar 2026 - Save the Date!
Bulletin Board
- CMGs may pay dues online HERE. Also, you will need to print, sign, and return your volunteer agreement. You can get it HERE and return to the AgriLife office or bring to a meeting. We will have printed agreements at the next General Membership Meeting.
- Our spring beginner vegetable class registration opens on November 1. Join us for this 5 week class and learn the basics of vegetable gardening. Click HERE for more information.
- CMG Members only, sign up to attend our Christmas Party that takes place on Dec. 3rd. HERE is the sign up.
Focus on a Native - American Beautyberry
American Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana, is a common shrub in the southern USA. Also known as French Mulberry, this member of the mint family grows easily in shady moist woodlands, thickets and near stream beds. Its native range extends from Kendall County in central Texas, east to Florida, north to Maryland and as far south as Cuba and Bermuda. Named for its stunning display of vivid magenta fruit that contrast with its light green leaves, it provides a good food supply for small mammals and birds including cardinals, mockingbirds, finches and woodpeckers. Some bushes produce white berries.
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Hill Country Gardening: A Rock Farmer's Perspective
When my well was drilled 25 years ago, the driller told me “We call ya’ll rock farmers in this area, I embraced the title and have so far built 20 raised beds with my rocks. Then I started filling them up using lasagna gardening. Now I actually have a few feet of dirt.
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Herb of the Month - Sage
Sage has been cultivated in Europe since the Middle Ages and has served as a popular culinary and medicinal herb since ancient times. Native to the Mediterranean region, culinary sage (Salvia officinalis) is a hardy perennial belonging to the mint family (Lamiaceae).
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Veggies, Q&As, and Native Plants
Happenings and Harvests in the Veggie Garden
A weekly log of veggie garden activities
Native Plant Gallery
Visit our gallery of native plants--and Go Native!