Horticulture education program set for April 29 in Texas

VEGA – A horticulture education program will be hosted April 29 in Vega by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Oldham County.

The program will discuss low-water gardening and horticultural practices in the Panhandle, according to Austin Voyles, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Oldham County.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and the program will conclude at noon in the Oldham County Barn, 305 Coke St.

Topics will include recommended low-water use plants, mulching and composting, and irrigation and rainwater technology.

Guest speakers will be Dick Cameron, a Potter County Master Gardener from Amarillo; Liz Moore, an AgriLife Extension horticulture agent in Randall County; and Voyles.

Attendees are asked to RSVP by April 27 to the AgriLife Extension office in Oldham County at 806-267-2692.