Hill Country Master Gardeners’ annual Blooms & Barrels sale set for April 11

The Texas Hill Country Master Gardeners will hold their annual Blooms & Barrels plant sale April 11 at the Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 Texas Highway 27 in Kerrville.

The sale runs from 9 a.m. to noon, or until sold out. More than 40 varieties of native and adaptive plants selected for Hill Country conditions will be available.

This year’s event adds several new features: a member-grown plant area with propagated plants raised by Master Gardeners, an expanded selection of vegetables and herbs, the debut of the HCMG Marketplace — offering handmade items including painted pots, note cards and weavings — and The Shed, a section of gently used gardening tools, pots and supplies.

Returning this year are hand-painted rain barrels, which sold out in 2025, along with traditional rainwater harvesting barrels. Proceeds from rain barrel sales fund horticulture scholarships at Texas universities.

Hill Country Junior Master Gardeners will also be on hand showcasing garden plots they have maintained throughout the year and selling fresh eggs.

Sale proceeds support more than two dozen educational projects and public gardens across the Hill Country, according to event chair Tina Pierson.

Master Gardeners will be available throughout the event to answer questions on landscaping, pruning, propagation, vegetable gardening and herb cultivation. Information on joining the organization will also be available.

For more information, visit hillcountrymastergardeners.org or call 830-257-6568.