East Texas Garden Guide and Calendar

This project began in 1997, organizing to create a gardening calendar for 1998 as a means of raising money to support the activities of the Smith County Master Gardeners and to provide educational gardening information to the purchaser.  From the beginning this was a successful venture and beginning with the 1999 calendar, a colored painting was reproduced for the cover.  The painting, a watercolor, was done by a Master Gardener and for the next few years a new painting was produced for the covers.

As the Guide was developed, more and more gardening information was included and each year that information is revised and updated, for the benefit of the gardening community.  The colored covers have been changed to a photo taken in the community and chosen by the committee.

The 2025 Garden Guide and Calendar is all about native plants.  It tells why native plants are beneficial to plant in the garden.  It tells about many native plants that are adapted to our area of Texas.  The calendar also includes a list of  gardening events in our area.  The vegetable planting guide in the back shows dates to plant in the vegetable garden and also tells many tomato varieties that grow well here. The websites listed will help with your many gardening questions.  It is a “must have” for all East Texas Gardeners. 

Our calendar can be purchased at the Texas A&M Extension Office in Tyler.  The calendar is currently $5.00 and is a good resource to keep for the information in the future. Call (903) 590-2994 for more information.