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Holiday Gift List for Gardeners

Arely Avitia
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KTEP

On this week’s Good to Grow, hosts Denise and Jan will congratulate the recently certified Fall 2024 Master class. They will also dive into the world of affordable and long-lasting Christmas gifts for our fellow gardeners in all levels of expertise. Sun hats, bypass pruners, utility buckets, rose gloves, and much more! Denise and Jan will explore the different, hard to beet, gift recommendations to make your Gardener’s Holidays the most holly and jolly!

The El Paso County Master Gardeners started in 1981 and has been growing with many volunteers and Master Gardeners ever since. The love of gardening and search for knowledge are primary reasons people join the program to become trained and certified Master Gardeners. Texas Master Gardeners are united in name, but the program’s strength lies in its ability to meet the diverse needs of the communities it serves.

For more information visit the El Paso County Master Gardeners website for questions, tips and upcoming calendar events.

This program originally aired on December 14, 2024.

Denise S. Rodriguez, County Administrator and Horticulture Extension Agent, is an El Paso native who earned her BS and MS in Horticulture at New Mexico State University. Denise previously worked at the AgriLife Research Center at El Paso where she was part of a research team focusing on determining the drought and salt tolerance of low water use plants in urban horticulture. She has tailored her home gardens to be kid friendly in hopes of inspiring her own children to engage in gardening.
Jan Petrzelka is a voluntter host on Good To grow on Saturdays at 11:15 AM. She is a Master Gardner with the Texas A&M Extension service and conducts workshops on gardening.
Arely Avitia manages website content, graphic design and is part of the student outreach team. She works with audio producers to update production archives and news content, as well as maintain reporting for music licensing.