DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION

Programs

1. DCMGA Plant Sale This is DCMGAs largest fundraising event which helps fund the organizations community outreach and educational programs for the year. Both commercially grown and master gardener grown plants with a focus on natives and adapted plants shrubs roses trees etc. are sold. In addition to plant sales the event provides plant identification horticultural guidance and conducts educational demonstrations.

   $28,050 spent
   60% of program spending

2. Earth-Kind Design This three day in person program offers research-based Earth-Kind principles and education through a fee-based multi-session design course open to the public and DCMGA members. Areas covered include garden design site preparation construction and maintenance.

   $5,689 spent
   12% of program spending

3. Unveiling Beauty Learning and Community at Our 2025 Garden Tour! DCMGA Garden Tour and Education Fair This annual tour event invites the public to explore gardens selected by DCMGA including members and public gardens while offering gardening and educational demonstrations.

   $3,229 spent
   7% of program spending

4. Flower Mound First Baptist Community Garden Flower Mound Flower Mound First Baptist Community Garden is an educational and demonstration resource garden for residents scout troops students and those with special needs. Master Gardeners assist church garden volunteers in planting maintaining and harvesting fresh produce for donation to Christian Community Action CCA Food Pantry.

   $2,300 spent
   5% of program spending

5. Science With Attitude SWAt SWAt is a year-round program providing individualized supplemental education on various horticultural and environmental science topics for the classroom and other educational and community venues. Through SWAts Educational Outreach Program Master Gardeners working jointly with Elm Fork Master Naturalist and 4-H volunteers provide stand-alone curriculum-enrichment opportunities that are volunteer led to support topics being taught in the classroom and align with state standards in math science and reading.All of SWAts program kits include a TEKs driven lesson plan directions for the corresponding activity and all needed materials. This is all free to you your school or your association. Our presentations run approximately 30-45 minutes and most lessons fit with K-6 curriculums but some can be reworked for presentations in middle and high school. Kits are also available for checkout if you prefer to work the program kit independently with your students.

   $1,577 spent
   3% of program spending

6. Fairoaks Independent Living Center Denton Fairoaks is an independent senior living community located in North Denton. Master Gardeners meet for regular workdays to assist the residents with small individual garden areas a community vegetable garden and general landscape beautification.

   $1,174 spentof which $1,616 as grants
   3% of program spending

7. Beulah Acres Agroforest Corinth At Beulah Acres Agroforest our members assist in developing an urban food forest established on two acres of land at the Global Spheres Center in Corinth. The primary goals are to increase community awareness and demonstrate an agroforestry system of plant-based food production through Earth-Kind and permaculture practices.

   $1,005 spent
   2% of program spending

8. Friends of Shiloh Field Garden Denton Friends of Shiloh Garden the largest community garden in the United States promotes and supports food production for low and moderate-income families. DCMGA assists with planting maintaining and harvesting fresh produce for donation to over 20 Denton County organizations. Operating year-round it produces over 50,000 pounds of food annually for donation distribution.

   $1,003 spent
   2% of program spending

9. Community Strong Farm Sanger The expansive 14-acre Community Strong Farm in Sanger bolsters First Refuge Ministries food banks in Denton County. Partnering with First Refuge Ministries DCMGA joins forces with 4-H FFA and local community groups to educate and promote optimal edible gardening techniques amplifying harvest yields and fostering community engagement.

   $968 spent
   2% of program spending

10. Josey Ranch Pocket Prairie Carrollton This project collaborates with the City of Carrollton Library Parks and Recreation and Environmental Quality Departments in developing educational opportunities that engage the public in learning about pollinator gardens appropriate plant selection and Monarch Waystations with Master Naturalists. The restored pocket prairie contains many species of native flowers prairie grasses and pollinator plants for public viewing.

    $792 spentof which $1,000 as grants
    2% of program spending

11. Denton County Youth Fair. Working with Denton County 4-H and Future Farmers of America DCMGA coordinates the horticultural show and judges horticultural entries in 10 categories for quality and conformance to standards. Master Gardeners assist with registering and documenting the entries and help the entrants learn to manage the plant to obtain the best result by show time. On show day DCMGA volunteers judge the entries.

    $422 spent
    1% of program spending

12. Denton County Community Grove Carrollton - This project supported by the Precinct 2 Denton County Commissioner Kevin Falconer was established to create and maintain a demonstration grove of fruit and nut plants showcasing sustainable production practices. It also offers an Earth-Kind ornamental garden providing a variety of hands-on learning opportunities in care and maintenance.

    $342 spent
    1% of program spending

13. Speakers Bureau and Ask A Master Gardener Booth. - The Speakers Bureau accepts speaking requests from Denton County community organizations including civic groups neighborhood associations garden clubs and others. DCMGA members deliver research-based educational presentations that promote the development of healthy gardens through sustainable horticultural practices at these speaking engagements. The Ask A Master Gardener booth is an outreach of the Denton County Master Gardener Association. It allows the public and certified Master Gardeners to interact one-on-one. We provide research-based gardening education and experiences field questions and address local gardening concerns. We participate in local venues including farmers markets Arbor Day events Earth Day Denton Redbud Festival community and employee fairs and our DCMGA-sponsored annual events. We try to keep our green thumb on the communitys pulse and are constantly tailoring our presentation to best represent Denton County Master Gardeners at each event we attend.

    $175 spent
    0% of program spending

14. Denton County Historical Park DentonThe Denton County Historical Park is home to several historical buildings including the Bayless-Selby House Museum. DCMGA works with Denton County in developing landscaping and maintaining heirloom gardens pathways and trees at the historic site.

    $110 spent
    0% of program spending

15. Gardenscapers. The Gardenscapers project assists approved non-profit organizations with landscape planning including soil types ongoing drought conditions and the capricious nature of our climate using water-wise plantings low maintenance Texas natives and design elements.

    $35 spent
    0% of program spending

16. Roots for Wings Lewisville Roots for Wings is a pilot program certifying residential pollinator and native habitat gardens. This program provides residents with training and education on site selection and preparation plant selection and maintenance and ecological benefits. The workshop is taught in partnership with the Native Plant Society of Texas Denton County Master Gardeners and Elm Fork Master Naturalists.

    $32 spent
    0% of program spending

17. Texas Master Gardener Association TMGA Search for Excellence Awards TMGA in cooperation with the Texas Master Gardener Program Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M University System recognizes and presents awards for exemplary achievements annually. The DCMGA submissions for 2025 include: a.Teaching Site Category - Friends of Shiloh Garden b.Workshop-Presentation Category Josey Ranch Pocket Prairie c.Outstanding Master Gardener Association Category Denton County Master Gardener Association.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

18. Garden Help Desk This initiative focuses on researching and responding to the publics gardening inquiries submitted to the DCMGA Help Desk. Questions include trees turf insects soil weeds flowers vegetables etc. During 2025 433 questions were addressed with research-based information and support.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

19. Argyle Unity Park ArgyleMaster Gardeners work with the Town of Argyle to beautify Argyle Unity Park at 135 Crawford Argyle Tx. Programs include educating the public about Texas native drought-tolerant and heat-tolerant plants.

    $0 spentof which $1,000 as grants
    0% of program spending

The 19 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $46,903.