Featuring the Bulb Hunter, Chris Weisinger of Southern bulb Company; Melda Siebe of Wild Thymes Herb Farm, and Randall Kroll, Texas Parks and Wildlife, animals you see in your garden. Ticket includes lunch, door prizes, vendors, plant sales, raffle, auctions & more

SODBUSTERS SYMPOSIUM Save the Date — Education Fundraiser

at Rayburn Country Club 2376 Wingate Blvd.—Brookeland, TX 75931

Special room rates available for overnight visitors:

Call Rayburn Country 409-698-1002 or email www.lakerayburncountry.com

Saturday, August 12, 2017 9 am to 3 pm

For more info:

or call 409 723-0771

jasper.agrilife.org

Saturday, August 8, 2015 9 am to 3 pm

Registration Form for Sodbusters Symposium, August 12, 2017

Name:_________________________________

Address__________________________

City___________________State___ ZIP______

Phone:_________________________________

Email:__________________________________

Are you a member of a garden club or MG group?

Name of group: __________________________

This is a fundraiser for education, scholarships and programs

Tickets $35/person includes morning

refreshments, handouts and lunch. Register

by August 1; limited seating. Send to:

Jasper Master Gardeners c/o Sue Singletary 682 CR 477 Kirbyville, TX 75956

Sue Singletary’s phone: 409-423-0771

Rayburn Parkway

Directions: From the intersection of Hwy 96 and

Rayburn Parkway (RR 255) go WEST to 1007 and

turn right (NORTH). Go 1 mile to Wingate Bld. and

turn right (EAST). Rayburn Country Club is half a

mile on your right.

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Live Auction! (only for ticket holders)

Provisions from the American Disability Act will be considered when planning educational programs and activities. Please notify the Jasper County Extension Office at 409-384-3721, 5 days before an event if you plan on attending an Extension educational program and need specialized ser-vices.The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons re-gardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agri-culture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

SODBUSTERS SYMPOSIUM

Our speakers:

The Bulb Hunter, Chris Wiesinger of Southern Bulb Company, sets out to recapture

something that was once lost — bulbs

that thrive in warm climates, many of

which are rare, heirloom or both. He

makes a living finding pretty things in

ravaged places.

Melda Siebe, Wild Thymes

Herb Farm, reliable herbs for

East Texas and Louisiana

climate and soils. Not all

lavender is created equal!

Randall Kroll, Texas Parks

and Wildlife, Animals You

Might See in Your Garden.

Some people want to in-

vite wildlife in — plant for-

age for them! Some peo-

ple don’t care for animal

moochers — what plants

are deer resistant, for in-

stance?

COME enjoy the SHOPPING! bid on the silent auction

even if you don’t attend the seminars!

Master Gardener plant sale, Wild Thymes Herbs, lo-cal honey and homemade jams and jellies, hand-crafted jewelry, woodworking, garden art and acces-sories, birdhouses, books & more.

Anyone can bid on the silent auction (live auction is for ticket holders only) and everyone can try their luck at the raffle.

If you have friends or family who can’t join you for the whole day, please invite them to come shop any-time between 9 am and 3 pm.