Fall is coming and so is the HCMGA annual Fall Plant & Tree Sale with easy online and in-person shopping options! The online sale link will be active October 16 through October 22. Online purchases can be picked up at the in-person shopping location on Wednesday, October 23, 3PM – 6PM at Dripping Springs Farmers Market at Dripping Springs Ranch Park, 1042 Event Center Drive, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. Find the online sale link and more information on our website at http://hayscountymastergardeners.org.

Fall is the absolute best time to plant perennials, ground covers, vines, succulents and especially trees. The evenings are cool enough to allow their roots to establish and thrive, and the days are warm with enough sunshine to allow a bit of growth for storing carbohydrates without taking away energy from their all-important root systems.

Most of the plants in the sale propagated by Hays County Master Gardeners from the finest plantings and transplants in their home gardens. These include Texas Superstars^©, native and adapted perennials, ornamental grasses, and succulents perfect for our Hill Country climate. Native ornamental and shade trees in five-gallon containers are from our nearby Texas native tree supplier are propagated and raised in the same environment as they will live on your property.

• Plants are selected specifically for the environment in Central Texas and perfect for xeriscape, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, ground cover, and other landscape projects., and.   
• Proceeds of the sale benefit Master Gardeners continuing education programs and training classes in the Hays County community.

Texas Master Gardeners is a volunteer service program designed to bring the best horticultural practices throughout the state to County residents. To become a Texas Master Gardener, a trainee attends a minimum of 50 hours of instruction conducted through Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, then shares this knowledge by donating 50 hours of volunteer service back to the community.

Texas Master Gardeners’ assistance is found across the state — in school garden projects, horticultural therapy projects, community gardens and demonstration gardens by volunteers who also conduct gardening education and discussion programs and answer your gardening questions.

For up-to-the minute news about the plant sale, visit https://www.facebook.com/HaysCountyGardeners/ or https://www.instagram.com/hayscountymastergardeners/