The Tarrant County Master Gardener Association Speaker's Bureau is pleased to share our knowledge, education and experience with your organization. The TCMGA Speakers Bureau is comprised of a group of volunteers or Extension professionals specifically trained to present a wide range of horticultural topics using slides, computer pictures, and demonstrations.
If you are a member of a neighborhood association, civic group, school, garden club, scout troop, church, library, nursing home or other gardening focused organization and would like to feature a horticultural topic, please complete the Speakers Bureau request form and email to the Speakers Bureau at tarrantcountymg@hotmail.com.
If you would like a hardcopy of the adjacent list of presentations, please click here
We ask for three or more weeks lead time to schedule a speaking engagement. Thank you.
| Annuals |
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| Annuals - photos |
| Annuals & Perennials |
| Annuals in the Landscape |
| Annuals |
| Bees |
| Answering a Bee Call |
| Berries |
| Blackberry Hand-outs |
| How, When and Why you Prune Blackberry Bushes |
| Blackberries |
| Biblical Plants |
| Biblical Plants - photos |
| Plants of the Bible |
| Birds |
| Birds of the US |
| Bugs |
| Intro to Entomology - photos |
| Pests and Pest Damage - Photos |
| Common Pests |
| Diagnosis |
| Entomology IPM - Basics for Master Gardeners |
| Entomology - Intro to Entomology |
| Extreme Insects |
| Extreme Insects5 |
| Good Bugs-Bad Bugsv5 |
| How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies |
| Insect Science 2006 Agent Training |
| Insects & Disease |
| Insects and Arthropods |
| Insects and Diseases |
| Insects and their Control |
| Insects in the Garden2 |
| Insects, Good and Bad |
| IPM - Molly Keck |
| Linda's Beneficial presentation |
| Local Bugs |
| Insects & Antrodods |
| Mosquito & West Nile Virus |
| Pantry Pests |
| Pesticide Drift Management |
| Pesticide Labels |
| Tomato Hornworm 2.0 |
| Tomato Hornworm |
| Bulbs |
| Bulbs in the FtW Botanic Garden |
| Narcissus |
| Butterfly Garden |
| Butterfly Garden - photos |
| Butterflies in the Garden |
| Texas Butterflies |
| Butterfly Gardening |
| Gulf Fritillary and Orange Sulfur |
| Nectar-Plants4Butterflies |
| Careers in Horticulture |
| Carnivorous Plants |
| Chickens |
| Backyard Chickens - hand-outs |
| Cold Frame |
| Handouts |
| Community Gardens |
| Community Gardens |
| Congregations Creating Community Gardens |
| Companion Plantings Handouts |
| Composting |
| Composting-Needless Waste - photoviewer |
| Compost Benefits & Uses |
| Compost Case Studies |
| Compost Geo @ Shepard Bin-sale |
| Compost Tea Maker - hand-out |
| Compost Tea - hand-out |
| Composting 1 |
| Composting-Needless Waste |
| Compost-Benefits & Uses |
| Composting-Return Nutrition to Soil |
| Easy Compost Bin - Hand-out |
| GreenGarden-onsite recycling |
| Trench Composting-Step by Step |
| Waste Reduction |
| Container, Chair and Fairy Gardens |
| Chair Planters - hand-outs |
| Container Gardening - photoviewer |
| Handouts |
| Projects-Fairy Gardens - photo |
| Broken Pot Fairy Garden- photo |
| Broken Pot Fairy Garden2 |
| Container Crazy |
| Container Gardening |
| Container Gardening |
| Container Gardening1 |
| Container Gardens |
| Container Gardening |
| Container Gardening |
| Minature Garden in Broken Pot-hand-out |
| Purses, Bikes, Hats-hand=out |
| Southwest Fairy Garden-photo |
| DIY Lowes Projects |
| Drip Irrigation |
| Drip Irrigation - Handouts |
| Drip- Handouts |
| Drip Irrigation |
| Drip Irrigation |
| Drip Irrigation Reference Sources |
| Irrigation & Fertilization |
| Irrigation Preference |
| Landscape Irrigation Water Auditing |
| Proper Irrigation |
| Retro Fitting Existing Irrigation Systems |
| Earthkind |
| Companion Plants for EK Roses |
| Earth Friendly Landscapes |
| EK Enviornmental Landscape Management Program |
| EK Environmental Principles in your Retail Nursery or at Home |
| EK Enviornmental Soil Mngt |
| EK Fruit & Vegetables |
| EK Landscape Beds |
| EK Landscape Mngt - Addison |
| EK Rose Symposium |
| EK Roses - H&G Show |
| EK Roses - LA |
| EK Soil Amendment |
| EK Soil Management |
| EK Soil Management |
| EK Specialist Sept 2009 |
| EK Symposium |
| EK.Cleburne.2011 |
| EK - Addison |
| Earth Kind Roses |
| Earth Kind IPM-Dr. Swiger |
| Earth Kind 1 |
| EK 2011 National Specialist |
| EKTM Roses - Dr. Welch |
| EK Environmental Stewardship |
| EK Env. Mgmt |
| EK Lanscape Roses |
| Fall Color |
| Fall Color |
| Hot Weather Plants |
| Hot Weather Plants |
| The Earth-Kind Recipe |
| Edible Flowers for the Home Landscape |
| Edible Gardening |
| Enable Gardening - Garden @ A&M |
| Fire Ants |
| Collection of photos |
| Flower Names & Their Meaning |
| Flower Pounding |
| Food Preservation |
| No-Cook Pickle Class @ UGM - photos |
| Intro to Home Food Preservation |
| Making Jelly |
| Collection of recipes |
| Fruit Trees |
| Fruit Gardening in the Landscape |
| Fruit Gardening in the Landscape |
| Most Common Fruit Tree Problems |
| Fruit Tree Pruning |
| Most Common Fruit Tree Problems |
| Pomefruit |
| Stonefruit |
| Successful Fruits for Texas |
| Gardening w Kids |
| Creating a Three Sisters Garden |
| School Gardens-photoviewr |
| The Imagination Factor website files |
| Gardening w Children Creates Memories |
| Gardening with Children |
| Kids in the Garden |
| Assorted ideas for kids |
| Gourds |
| Assorted Information about Gourds |
| From Gourd to Soap |
| Greenhouse & Hoophouse |
| Greenhouse - Gay Larson |
| MG Greenhouse Mngt Specialist Training |
| Integrated Pest Mngt in Greenhouse |
| Hoop House Market Gardening P2 |
| Hoop House Market Gardening P2a |
| Hoop House Market Gardening P1 |
| Hoop House Market Gardening P1a |
| Hoop House Constrcution Guide |
| Hobby Greenhouse |
| Greenhouse Watering System |
| Greenhouse Watering System |
| Greenhouse Structure, Materials & Equipment |
| Greenhouse Plant Propagation |
| Greenhouse Plant Propagation |
| Greenhouse Management |
| Greenhouse Management |
| Greenhouse IMP-Orchids |
| Greenhouse GM Training |
| Herbs |
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| Herb Handouts |
| Herbs - photos |
| Herbs, Plant Them for Color or Cooking |
| Herbs, Plant Them for Color or Cooking |
| Herbs |
| Herbs |
| How an You Grow Flavorful Herbs in No Time |
| Thinking About Growing Herbs? |
| Wondeful World of Herbs |
| History of the TCMGA Demonstration Garden |
| Photos of MG Greenhouse |
| Demo Garden |
| Demo Garden |
| History of the Demo Garden |
| Hobby Greenhouses |
| Greenhouse |
| Greenhouse - ppt 2015 |
| Greenhouse Watering System |
| Invasive Plants |
| DFW Invasive Plants |
| Invasive Plants & Their Impact |
| JMG |
| JMG Overview |
| JMG Fall Overview 2005 |
| JMG Teacher Tutorial |
| Kokedama |
| Collection of Information |
| Landscape Design |
| Landscape School - photoviewer |
| Best Landscape Design Practices |
| Color for Your Landscape |
| Color In Your Landscape |
| Companion Planting for Your Landscape |
| Converting Existing Lawns to Landscape |
| Design on a Budget |
| Design on a Budget |
| Garden Desing & Plant Management |
| Gardening in Smaller Spaces Efficiently |
| Helpful Hints for Successfully Landscaping Your Yard |
| Hot Weather Plants |
| Landscape Design for Water Conservation |
| Landscape Design for Water Conservation |
| Landscape Design on a Budget |
| Landscape Design |
| Landscape Plants for East Texas part 1 |
| Landscape Plants for East Texas part 2 |
| Landscape Plants for East Texas |
| Landscape Plants for East Texas |
| Landscape Water Conservation |
| Landscape Perennials |
| Landscape Design 1 |
| Landscape Design 2 |
| Landscaping Ideas |
| Principles and Elements of Design |
| Seasonal Color Landscape |
| Seasonal Color Perennials |
| Shrubs and Groundcovers 2 |
| Simple Water Conservation and Fire Ants |
| Simple Water Conservation |
| Stop Fighting Mother Nature |
| Sustainability |
| The Design Process |
| To Be or Not to Be Organic |
| To Be or Not to Be Organic |
| Trouble Shooting in Your Landscape |
| Water Conservation Landscape |
| Water Conservation Landscape Parker Co |
| Weed Control |
| Weeds |
| Winter Color |
| Xeriscape |
| Xeriscape |
| YardWise Landscaping for West Texas |
| YarWise Pest Management for West Texas |
| Lawn Care |
| Common Turfgrass Disease - photos |
| Don't Bag It Lawns-Grass - photos |
| Don't Bag It Lawns-Leaves - photos |
| Common Turfgrass Disease |
| Common Turfgrass Disease |
| Don't Bag It Lawns - Grass |
| Don't Bag It Lawns - Leaves |
| Fertilization in Your Landscape and the Benefits of Mulch |
| Lawn Care |
| Lawn Care the EarthKind Way |
| Lawn Care-A Serious New Look |
| Protecting Water Quality with EarthKind Fertilizers |
| Soil Test-Take the Right First Step |
| Turfgrass Cultural Practices |
| Turgrass Selection |
| Mosquitos |
| Earth-wise Guide to Mosquitos |
| Native Plants |
| Create a Wildscape for Birds Butterflies & Beneficials |
| Creating & Maintaining a Smart Yard 101 |
| Creating a Diverse Bird-Friendly Habitat w Native Plants |
| Creating a Diverse Bird-Friendly Habitat w Native Plants |
| Defeat Drought with a Smart Yard |
| Drought Tolerant Landscaping |
| Gardening w Texas Native Plants |
| Native & Adapted Plants - Azle Parks |
| Native Plants for North Central Texas |
| Native Plants for the Landscape |
| Native Plants for the Landscape |
| Native Plants of the DFW Area |
| Organic Gardening 1010 To Be or Not to Be Organic? |
| Organic Myths |
| Ornamental Grasses |
| Plants That Stand the Heat |
| Pocket Gardening |
| Select Water Smart Plants & Save Lots! |
| Survive & Thrive in the Drought |
| Texas Wildscapes |
| Weston Gardens |
| Oak Wilt |
| Managing Oak Wilt |
| Oak Wilt Intensity Map - Texas |
| Oak Wilt in Texas |
| Oak Wilt in Texas |
| Oak Wilt in Texas |
| Oak Wilt Root Spread |
| Oak Wilt |
| Oak Wilt-Arial View of Trees |
| Orchids |
| The History & Mystery of Orchids |
| Ornamental & Native Grasses |
| Ornamental Grasses |
| Perennials |
| Perennials |
| Container Gardening |
| FW BG Perennial Garden |
| Incorporating Perennailas into Beautiful Landscape Design |
| Perennials (fall) |
| Perennials (Tarrant) |
| Perennials of North Texas |
| Perennials |
| Perennial Gardens at the FWBG |
| Splash of Color Native & Well-adapted Perennials for the DFW Area |
| Spring Flowers for Your DFW Area Garden |
| Photography |
| Photography for Gardeners |
| Plant Diseases |
| Plant Disease Strategies |
| Plant Pathology |
| Plant Pathology - Diagnosis |
| Poinsettas |
| Poinsettias |
| Propagation |
| Propagation -Light Stand Info |
| Basic Botany Basic Horticulture |
| Basic Plant Physiology |
| Botany |
| Bulbs in Containers |
| Cleft Grafting Citrus |
| Cute DIY Clay Pot Wreath |
| Fern Spores |
| Gardener's Guide to Seed Saving |
| Grafting Crepe Myrtle |
| How to Make Seed Tape |
| How to Use Toliet Paper Rolls to Start Seeds |
| Inverted T-Budding of Citrus |
| Living Wreath by Topiary Art Works |
| Micropropagation |
| Mixing It Up - Basic Media Combinations |
| Plant Detectives - CSI |
| Plant Pathology-Solutions to Disease Problems |
| Plant Pathology (1) |
| Plant Pathology (2) Causal Agents |
| Plant Pathology (3) The Art of Diagnosis |
| Plant Pathology (3) |
| Plant Pathology Images |
| Plant Propagation |
| Plant Propagation |
| Propagation at Carl's house |
| Seed Germination |
| Seed Propagation the Old Fashioned Way |
| Sexual Propagation |
| Simple Division |
| Soda Bottle Propagator |
| Specialized Methods of Plant Propagation |
| Spring Flowering Bulbs Cultural Intructions |
| Pruning |
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| Pruning - photos |
| Rain Water Harvesting & Rain Barrels |
| Hand-outs |
| Painted Rain Barrels |
| Rain Simulator |
| Rainwater Birdbath |
| RWH in Tarrant County |
| TCU Students w Pat Higgins |
| Backyard Ponds |
| Backyard Ponds |
| Backyard Ponds |
| Major Aquifers of Texas |
| Making a Rain Barrel |
| Protecting Water Quality Using E-K Fertilizers |
| Rain Gardens |
| Rain Gardens 101 |
| RainPerfect Solar Pump |
| Rainwater Harvesting-Capturing Nature's Best |
| Rainwater Harvesting by Charlotte Beck |
| RainWater Harvesting by DW |
| RainWater Harvesting by SC |
| RainWater Harvesting For FWBG YardSmart |
| RainWater Harvesting Rain Gardens |
| TCU Students w Pat Higgins |
| Resource Efficient Plants & Landscape Practices |
| Texas Water Management |
| Texas Water Management Rainwater Harvesting |
| Texas Water Management Rainwater Harvesting |
| Texas Water Management Rainwater Harvesting |
| Water Conservation |
| Water Gardens & Features |
| Water Saving Principals of Landscape Design |
| Water Saving Principals of Landscape Design |
| Water Saving Principals of Landscape Design |
| Roses |
| Best Management Practices for Rose Rosette Disease |
| Botanic Garden Map of Rose Rosette |
| My Favorite Roses |
| Shade Gardening |
| Shade Gardening - pictures |
| Shade Gardening |
| Shady Gardens |
| Smart Scape |
| Smart Gardening for N Central Texas |
| Texas SmartScape 2002 |
| Texas SmartScape |
| Water Smart Landscapes |
| Soil |
| Soil Tester - photoviewer |
| Advanced Soil/Substrate Physics |
| Advanced Soil/Substrate Physics |
| Advanced Soil/Substrate Physics |
| Building & Maintaining Soil Health |
| Earth-Kind Soil Management |
| Soil 101 |
| Soil 101 |
| Soils & Nutrients |
| Soil Preparation |
| Soil Science Made Easy |
| Soil Water |
| Soil, Soil Management & Soil Fertility |
| Soil, Soil Management & Soil Fertility |
| Soils 101 |
| Soils and Plant Nutrition |
| Soils & Soil Fertility Management |
| Soils & Soils Testing |
| Soils & Soils Testing |
| Soils |
| Soil Science Made Easy |
| Soil Testing Fertilization |
| Succulents, Sedums & Cactus |
| Photos |
| Survive & Thrive |
| Survive & Thrive in the Drought |
| Taxanomy |
| PlantTaxonomy |
| TCMGA |
| Beginning Your Garden Quest |
| Food Bank Garden & Inmate Horticulture Program |
| Managing Volunteers for Max Impact-Min Conflict |
| Plants of the Sonoran Desert |
| Real Learning for Real Life |
| Some Favorite Gardens - FtW |
| TCMG Program |
| TCMG Intern Presentation2011 |
| TCMGA |
| Texas Master Gardeners-Who & What is a Master Gardener |
| The TX MG Program 1990's |
| TMGA Presentation |
| TX A&M Gardens & Greenway |
| Terrariums |
| Different Terrariums |
| Grow a Terrarium - Handout |
| Texas Super Stars |
| Texas Superstars - photoviewer |
| Texas Smartscape Landscape Design & Maintenance for Water Quality Water Conservation |
| Texas Smartscape Landscaping for Water Quality Water Conservation |
| Texas Superstarts |
| Topiaries |
| How to Make Topiaries |
| Pearl Fryar Topiar Garden |
| Topiaries |
| Topiaries |
| Trees of Texas |
| Texas Forest Service |
| Trees - Drawings |
| Choosing the Right Tree: Site Evaluation & Species Selection |
| Familiar Trees of SC - coloring book |
| How Do Trees Affect Your Environment |
| How to Identify Trees in Texas |
| Leaf Management |
| Maintaining Your Shade Tree & Shrubs |
| Maintaining Your Shade Tree & Shrubs |
| Planting & Maintaining Your Shade Tree |
| Pruning & Wound Care |
| Pruning, Trees & Shrubs |
| Suggested Trees for Texas |
| Tree ID IS Certified Arborist |
| Tree Pruning ABC's |
| Tree Pruning ABC's |
| Trees & Drought |
| Trees for Fort Worth |
| Trees for Tarrant County |
| Urban Design to Accommodate Trees-Intro |
| Urban Design to Accommodate Trees-Parking Lot Solutioins |
| Varieties |
| Tropicals & House Plants |
| Tropicals & Benefits of House Plants |
| People & Interior Landscaping |
| TRWD |
| Try Something New in the Garden |
| Tech in the Garden |
| Try Something New In the Garden |
| Vegetable Gardening |
| My Garden Vegetable Coloring & Activity |
| Team Tomato Extra - photoviewer |
| Team Tomato - photoviewer |