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Debbie Frost
Deborah Benge Frost
Ector/Midland C.E.A.

Deborah Benge Frost is the County Extension Horticulturist for Ector & Midland Counties, Texas AgriLIFE Extension, The Texas A&M University System.

She received a BS in Horticulture in 1980 and a MA in Agriculture and Extension Education in 1986 from New Mexico State University.   From 1980 to 1989 she was County Horticulturist with New Mexico Cooperative Extension in Lea County.

Married to Bert Frost, family includes daughters Meaghin, Ashlie Hampton and husband, Michael Hampton, and grandson Dillan Ray.  Her hobbies include family, gardening and kayaking.
Ector County AgriLIFE Extension Office
1010 East 8th Street
Odessa, TX 79761
Phone: 432-498-4071
Fax: 432-498-4044
Email: dbenge@ag.tamu.edu
Mailing Address
Ector County AgriLIFE Extension Service
1010 E 8th St
Odessa, TX 79761-4634
Midland County AgriLIFE Extension Office
2445 E. Highway 80
Midland, TX 79706
Phone: 432-686-4700
Fax: 432-686-4704
Email: dbenge@ag.tamu.edu
Mailing Address
Midland County AgriLIFE Extension Service
2445 E Highway 80
Midland, TX 79706-4310
 

Welcome to the information site cultivated by the Permian Basin Master Gardeners.  We are an educational service organization of volunteers trained by AgriLIFE Extension Service (formerly Texas Cooperative Extension), The Texas A&M University System in topics such as horticulture, landscaping, soil improvement, water conservation and many other subjects of importance to West Texas Gardeners.

Our members offer services to residents of the Permian Basin through a wide variety of projects, via guest lectures and other public education efforts, through consultation at the Ector or Midland County AgriLIFE Extension Offices, and through this informational site.

Gardening remains the number one hobby in the United States.  Here in the Permian Basin – in spite of climatic extremes and challenging soils – it is a highly popular pursuit.  The secrets of working with this area’s special conditions are what Master Gardeners have spent long hours learning and sharing.  We are happy to pass along that gardening know-how to you.

Volunteer hours contributed to the communities by Permian Basin Master Gardeners:

2006 - 14,141

2007 - 13,393

2008 - 13,503

2009 - 13,422