Gardening

COLLIN COUNTY 

Collin County Farmers Market: http://www.collincountyfarmersmarket.org 

Fairview Farms Marketplace, Plano: http://www.fairview-farms.com

Frisco Rotary Farmers Market: http://www.friscorotaryfarmersmarket.com

McKinney Farmers Market at the Adriatica: http://www.chestnutsquare.org/programs/farmers_market.asp

DALLAS COUNTY 

Carrollton Square Community Farmers Market, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carrollton-Farmers-Market/150017371728897

Coppell Farmers Market: http://www.coppellfarmersmarket.org  

This month In order to prevent all the little baby privets from becoming giant invaders again, we'll be pulling those pesky little things during our January Community Day. We’ll also be staining our benches, grooming our gardens, taming our Thunder Turf and wildflower bed and picking up litter.

Info:  friendsofosgray@gmail.com 

This step-by-step guide will show you how to plant them, how to nurture them as they grow and how to tell when they are ready to harvest. The class will be offered simultaneously at both stores.

Start the New Year off right with a renewed commitment to healthy eating! Bring a whole foods, plant-based, oil-free dish and join like-minded folk for a fun, friendly potluck dinner. 

Grow your own plants from cuttings and seeds! Learn easy techniques from expert and Dallas County Master Gardener Roseann Ferguson. This workshop sells out every year. Register now! $25. Contact@TexasDiscoveryGardens.org

The square-foot gardening concept is simple: Build a raised bed, divide the space into sections of 1 square foot each and then plant vegetables and/or flowers in just the amount of space they need. 

The advantages of this system include reduced workload, less watering, easy weeding and access to your crops. 

The speaker, Julie Whitis, a certified square-foot gardening instructor, will demonstrate how to construct a “square-foot garden,” as well as the best plants to use and advantages and disadvantages to this method. Free.

During this discussion guest speaker Dallas County Master Gardener John Hunt, will cover the necessities for gardeners to maximize their production from a limited space. The event will also include an in depth discussion over the fastidious growing requirements and the fruiting of tomatoes. Free.

Hosted by the Fort Worth Botanical Society at the Pavilion in the Japanese Garden. First ceremony starts at 11:30am. Open to the public. $30. Call to reserve seats.

Butterflies in the Garden – Thru April 3. 9am-4pm. During the five-week exhibit, 10,000, beautiful, exotic butterflies of every hue and size will be released in the conservatory. People will have a chance to walk among hundreds of fluttering butterflies from around the world and learn about the amazing life cycle of the butterfly.  Both the Fort Worth Botanic Garden and BRIT will offer programs and exhibits during the exhibit days to enhance attendees’ learning experience. $6-10. Free parking.

Monday-Sunday 10 am - 4pm.