Athens, Texas, March 3, 2007.  The Henderson County Master Gardener Association is pleased to announce its Seventh Annual Spring Conference to be held Thursday, April 5, 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Cain Center in Athens, Texas.  This year's conference will feature Lucinda Hutson, nationally celebrated food, garden and lifestyle writer, and designer of festive events.  She is author of the The Herb Garden Cookbook and Tequila, Cooking with the Spirit of Mexico.

The program, sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Sam Hurley & House Nursery, entitled "Fiesta In Lucinda's Garden" will provide an opportunity for you to gather ideas and inspiration to transform and personalize your own garden into an intimate outdoor living space.  Lucinda will share her passion for gardening, cooking and entertaining by providing suggestions for incorporating unusual ethnic herbs into your own theme garden and using them to create tasty and memorable meals.  

Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and attendees will have an opportunity to purchase plant and garden related material, bid for items in a silent auction, ask Master Gardeners questions and visit vendor exhibits.  Dinner, provided by Danny's Barbecue, will be served at 6:30 p.m. to be followed by Lucinda's presentation.  The evening will close with raffle drawings and a live auction.  

Advance tickets are $20 and are available from any Henderson County Master Gardener or the Henderson County Extension Office.  A limited number of $25 tickets will be available at the door.  For more information, or tickets, call the Extension Office at 903-675-6130.