6/28/18 East Texas Horticulture Field Day
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East Texas Horticultural Field Day
Visitors placed colored flags by plants to indicate their favorite varieties during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Montgomery County Master Gardeners Merrie Decker and Lyn Shah takes photos and notes about different types of flowering plants during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People look at hundreds of varieties of plants and use flags to mark their favorites during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
East Texas Horticultural Field Day
People look at hundreds of varieties of plants and use flags to mark their favorites during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
East Texas Horticultural Field Day
Stephen F. Austin State University faculty member Jordan Cunningham gets a closer look at some celosia plants during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People look at hundreds of varieties of plants and use flags to mark their favorites during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Vinca flowers are pictured at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
East Texas Horticultural Field Day
Kelly Camp, an intern with the San Augustine Master Gardeners walks through rows of flowers during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People look at hundreds of varieties of plants and use flags to mark their favorites during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
East Texas Horticultural Field Day
Luscious Citrus Proven Winner lantana camara plants are pictured at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Celosia plants are pictured at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Celosia plants are pictured at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Flora Mia potato vine plants are pictured during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People look at hundreds of varieties of plants and use flags to mark their favorites during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Hundreds of varieties of plants were on display during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
East Texas Horticultural Field Day
Patsy Lancaster of Hughes Springs holds her pink flag to mark her favorite plant during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Lancaster is a member of Red Radiance Garden Club. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Floral lace purple improved dianthus flowers are pictured during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People look at hundreds of varieties of plants and use flags to mark their favorites during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
University of Texas at Tyler graduate student Katherine Barthel, left, listens to answer a man's question about vegetables during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
East Texas Horticultural Field Day
Hundreds of visitors place colored flags by plants to indicate their favorite varieties during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Montgomery County Master Gardeners Merrie Decker and Lyn Shah and look at different types of tomatoes during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Ruby crush tomatoes are pictured during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day place held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Tomatoes are pictured at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Montgomery County Master Gardeners Lyn Shah and Merrie Decker talk with event staff Brady Brown about plant irrigation during the East Texas Horticultural Field Day held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's East Farm in Overton, Texas on Thursday June 28, 2018. Since 1993 the event has been held to showcase hundreds of varieties of ornamental plants and also vegetables testing how they grow from seeds under East Texas conditions. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)