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Local Master Gardener

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Joy Scott of Van Horn (MS Sul Ross 1980) graduated as a certified Texas Master Gardener at a ceremony held at the Texas Agrilife Extension Center in El Paso on December 4, 2021.

The Texas Master Gardener program consists of 16 weeks of classroom instruction, followed by 10 months of community service in horticulture. Joy was instrumental in installing a xeriscape landscape at the Van Horn Cemetery utilizing native plants. Working closely with Culberson County Agrilife Extension Agent Zack Schaefer, Joy is currently organizing a public teaching and demonstration garden using Earth-Kind principles. She is also working with Culberson County to incorporate various horticulture beautification projects throughout the town of Van Horn.

Congratulations, Joy!

Phyllis Kennedy
Newsletter, Communications

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