Growing Garden Cities, Inc

06/18/2026

Yesterday we had IBC Kidz and Thrive Yth from Immanuel Baptist Church -San Angelo volunteer in the garden. They helped harvest, plant seeds, and paint fence pickets!

Want to join the gardening fun? Attend our DIRTY (Doing It Right Through Youth) Event THIS SATURDAY. This is a family friendly event focused on teaching kids about gardening through hands-on activities and educational learning stations.

📍GGC Garden - 308 E 5th St. San Angelo
🗓️ Saturday, June 20th
⏰ 9:30-11:00am

Visit our website (link in bio) to register for this fun, free event!

06/16/2026

The garden is looking great! The majority of plants, such as squash, tomatoes, melons, strawberries, and more are setting fruit. The zennias are blooming, and many of the herbs have gone to flour as well. This encourages pollinators, which is a good thing!

As temperatures increase, pest management, w**d control, and watering all become very important for maintaining a healthy garden. We welcome the help of volunteers as we do our best to steward this little plot of land.

If you’re interested in volunteering, click the link in our bio to sign up.

06/15/2026

🌱💙 A Heartfelt Thank You to Walmart Supercenter San Angelo - S. Bryant Blvd and Walmart San Angelo - Sherwood Way💙🌱

We are incredibly grateful to Walmart for their generous in-kind donations to Growing Garden Cities. Your support helps provide the supplies and resources needed to educate children, grow fresh produce, and serve our community.

Thank you to all our community stores for your continued partnership and for investing in the work we do. Because of community partners like you, we are able to cultivate hope, nourish families, and create meaningful experiences that make a lasting impact.

We truly appreciate your generosity and commitment to helping our community grow. 🌻🍅🥕

06/11/2026

Our DIRTY Program gets kids outside and active, promoting healthy lifestyles while also teaching gardening skills.

Join us for hands-on garden fun, bug investigations, soil experiments, and plant problem-solving:

🗓️June 20th
📍308 E 5th St. in San Angelo TX
⏰ 9:30-11:00AM

Registration is available on our website https://www.growinggardencities.org/d-i-r-t-y-registration

See you in the garden!

06/05/2026

🌞 Summer gardens are full of clues! Learn how to be a Garden Detective at our next kids gardening event!

,Kids will learn how gardeners solve mysteries by:
🌿 Inspecting plants
🐝 Observing insects
🪴 Investigating soil
🔎 Searching for garden health clues

Come explore, discover, and grow with us! All D.I.R.T.Y. (Doing It Right Through Youth) events are free and open to the community. Registration is open on our website!
https://www.growinggardencities.org/d-i-r-t-y-registration

06/03/2026

One of the sweetest moments from our last Growing Garden Cities event was getting to give away an aloe vera plant to a young attendee who had taken particular interest.

The plant was actually part of a display and wasn’t originally intended to be given away, but when we saw his interest, we told him to come back to the table before he left so that he could take home the plant. His joy filled reaction was priceless!

His excitement reminded me that gardening is about so much more than growing plants. It’s about encouraging curiosity, sharing knowledge, and investing in people. Sometimes a small act of kindness — and a simple little plant — can mean a whole lot. 🌿

06/01/2026

June in the Concho Valley is hot, sunny, and firmly into warm-season gardening (USDA Zone 8). You’ll have the best success with heat-loving vegetables, herbs, flowers, and drought-tolerant plants.

Here’s what you can plant in the garden in June: okra, southern peas (black-eyed, purple hull), sweet potato slips, pumpkin, summer squash, melons, and zucchini.

Want to add a pop of color to the garden? Zinnias and Sunflowers are two flowers that do well in the heat and will encourage pollinators.

Happy June, and HAPPY GARDENING!

05/28/2026

Our “Plant It Forward” campaign was a huge success, and it’s all because of YOU!

Thanks to the generous donation of plant starts from Sam's Club we were able to give away hundreds of free plants to dozens of community members.

What started as a simple campaign quickly turned into something much bigger — neighbors connecting, families participating, and our community coming together with a shared goal of making our spaces more beautiful. 🌼🌿

We are so grateful for every share, tag, follow, and smiling face that came out to pick up plants. Your support helps us continue creating positive, community-centered initiatives that bring people together and encourage a healthier, more beautiful community.

Don’t forget to share photos of what you’re planting and tag us!

10/14/2025