A Walk in the Park
This free event will be held September 21, is your opportunity to stroll each of the Earth-Kind® Gardens, which include the perennial garden, annuals garden, herb garden, vineyard, shade garden, shrub and grasses garden, crape myrtle garden, potager garden and vegetable garden, as well as our most recently added greenhouse and the new pollinator garden.
Each garden and area will have Master Gardeners ready and willing to answer your questions. These gardens are situated across the park, so wear your walking shoes, take pictures, ask questions, or simply enjoy Myers Park's beauty. As an added bonus, we will have a limited number of golf carts to help you get around the park!
2024 Fall Event Details
Join us as the Collin County Master Gardeners host A Walk in the Park - Fall Edition at the beautiful Myers Park & Event Center in McKinney, Texas.
Our special guests this year are members of the McKinney Plein Air Society and the Art Club of McKinney, who will be stationed throughout the gardens and park with their easels and paint brushes, putting strokes on their canvases. They love to paint outdoors. Be sure to stop by and say hello to our guests.
WHEN: Saturday, September 21st, 9am-noon
WHERE: The Gardens at Myers Park & Event Center — 7117 County Road 166, McKinney, TX 75071
ADMISSION: FREE
PARKING: Parking is available in the lot in front of The Landing (entrance off CR 166). Please park there and walk across the bridge to the perennial gardens for the tours and activities. There is limited handicapped parking by the Circle Demonstration Garden and by the Welcome Tent near the bridge.
PETS: Please be advised that no animals are permitted at this event, apart from trained service animals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
We have two courtesy 6-seater golf carts to assist in transporting our guests as needed.
Event Gallery
Further descriptions of the gardens are available on the Myers Park Research & Demonstration Garden page of this site.
The Collin County Master Gardeners Association is an educational service organization of volunteers who are trained in horticulture, landscaping, soil improvement, water conservation, and many other topics important to Collin County gardeners. The CCMGA volunteer program is administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service through the Horticulture Agent in Collin County.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting should contact Collin County AgriLife Extension office at least a week in advance of the meeting or event to request mobility, visual, hearing or other assistance.