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Sharecropper Page 3President’s Message– March 2012Dear Gardener Friends,Our favorite groundhog Punxsutawney Phil reported there will be six moreweeks of winter. Are you wondering if Mother Nature has a surprise in storefor us before we see spring? On the bright side, it may give us a bit more timeto finish plans for our garden.As you work on those plans don’t forget to schedule time to answer phones at the extensionoffice, volunteer at TCMGA projects around Tarrant County and in the MG DemonstrationGarden at the Resource Connection.Squeeze in a class or two. There are a lot of opportunities to teach gardening to kids or adultsand a lot of opportunities for us to learn something new too.The TCMGA Annual Plant Sale will be here before you know it. Plan to help with thesale during delivery and set up on Friday, April 13 or during the sale day, Saturday, April 14.Greeting the public and helping them learn about plants and making a selection is anotherway to educate the public.Turn in your monthly hours. Member’s documentation of TCMGA hours is an importantway to demonstrate to the state the importance of Master Gardeners and AgriLIFE tothe public.Click here to register http://www.2012tmgaconference.org/Don’t forget to make your reservation to attend theTMG State Conference in San Antonio/Bexar County May 3-5. The state conference isan opportunity to hear different speakers, tour wonderfulgardens and see interesting displays.Have you checked out the International Master Gardener Conference website( http://www.uaex.edu/imgc2013/default.htm ) yet? The 2013 conferencewill be Alaskan Cruise September 7 - 14, 2013. You can pre-register and pre-pay for this event. It should be a conference to remember.See you in the Garden!Nancy Curl, PresidentTarrant County Master Gardeners