Drawing homeowners, gardeners and plant enthusiasts from throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area for more than two decades, the annual Ellis County Master Gardeners Lawn and Garden Expo is an all-day event featuring a huge plant sale, presentations by plant experts, children’s activities and dozens of exhibitors.
Date, Time and Location
The 2026 Ellis County Master Gardeners Lawn and Garden Expo takes place from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at the Waxahachie Civic Center, 2000 Civic Center Ln, Waxahachie, TX 75165.
Ticket prices are $5.00 for adults, cash only. Children 12 years old and younger are admitted for free. Free tickets are available from event sponsors listed on the Ellis County Master Gardeners Lawn and Garden Expo web page.
Lawn and Garden Expo Attractions
The Plant Sale
The main attraction of the annual Ellis County Master Gardeners Lawn and Garden Expo is a plant sale with both food plants and ornamentals available for purchase.
The plants are sold on a first-come-first served basis, and organizers encourage attendees to arrive early for the best selection of tomato cultivars, peppers, squash and herbs for the garden, and trees, bushes and annual flowers for the yard. Featured at the plant sale this year is a limited selection of Japanese maples.
Ask a Master Gardener Table
Anyone who needs advice on how to stop tomatoes from rotting on the vine, what to grow in the shade, how to keep aphids off of peppers or any other plant-related question may ask a trained expert at the Ask a Master Gardener table at the expo.
The table will be staffed by master gardeners throughout the day. As sources of science-backed information, the volunteers strive to give answers that are free from the old wives’ tales and outright erroneous advice that prevail among novice gardeners and on online gardening forums.
Public Presentations and Keynote Speakers
Keynote speakers recognized for their expertise offer special insights on horticultural practices each year at the expo, complementing public presentations given throughout the event.
This year’s speaker and topics are:
10:00 a.m. Got trees? Urban Forester Status → Unlocked wit Paul Thomas, Ellis County Master Gardener
11:00 a.m. Attracting Hummingbirds with Nancy Wilson, Dallas County Master Gardener
12:00 p.m. Succulent Propagation Demo with Marj McClung, Ellis County Master Gardener
1:00 p.m. Growing and Using Culinary Herbs with Janet Madison, Ellis County Master Gardener
2:00 p.m. Tomato Planting Demo with David Timmerman, Ellis County Master Gardener
3:00 p.m. Drip Irrigation – Whys and Hows with Janet Madison, Ellis County Master Gardener
Children’s Workshops and Giveaway
Acquainting younger attendees with gardening and the natural world, Ellis County Master Gardeners host children’s activities throughout the day. The hands-on activities have ranged in the past from basic seed starting to building a butterfly feeder.
Exhibitors
In addition to the Master Gardeners plant sale and special exhibitions for adults and children, dozens of businesses will set up at the expo to show off their homewares, lawn and garden offerings, natural living products, and arts and crafts.
Many exhibitors will have plants, landscape tools and equipment, and home-life products available at special, event-day pricing also.
About the Ellis County Master Gardeners
The Ellis County Master Gardeners are an all-volunteer group affiliated with the Texas Master Gardener program that operates under the supervision of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
The mission of the program is to bring reliable information on gardening, landscaping, pest management and related horticultural topics to Texas residents. Master Gardeners undergo initial training and commit to serving their community each year through volunteer efforts and public outreach.
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