A warm welcome to a Master Gardener's garden
Welcome to the website for the Master Gardner Association of the Central Rappahannock Area (MGACRA)! We are a volunteer group of Master Gardeners that support the Virginia Cooperative Extension in offering horticultural-related education and assistance to the people within the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford and the City of Fredericksburg.
Come and See — Grow a Tree at Cossey Park
Come out to the public education event at Cossey Park this Saturday, May 5th. The park is located at the intersection of Littlepage St. and Grove Ave. (next to Dog Park). If you haven’t been to Cossey Botanical Park yet, this is a great opportunity to get acquainted and be a part of Fredericksburg’s first botanical park as it is taking shape! A self-guided tour is now available.
There are classes on pruning and planting trees that begin at 9:15AM. The classes count for MG education hours.
Preliminary Information on Master Gardener College
Some initial information on the annual Master Gardener College is available here: http://www.hort.vt.edu/mastergardener/newsletter/spring2012%28preview%29.pdf. This will be the 25th anniversary of the MG College! It will run from June 20-24th at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. (If you want to know what MG College is all about, click here.)
Let Gwen know if you plan to attend –gpote@vt.edu.
Calendar
The MGACRA website now features a calendar page! You can browse the calendar in monthly form and scroll through each month, or as an agenda view where you can see many upcoming events at once (use the next events button to scroll). You can also filter the categories to only see educational or volunteer opportunities to make it easy for you to locate what you need! Click here to visit the new calendar!
2012 Pest Management Guide
Virginia Cooperative Extension has released the 2012 Home, Grounds, and Animals Pest Management Guide. This is THE definitive guide for research-based control for home and yard pests and diseases in Virginia. You can access it online here: pubs.ext.vt.edu/456/456-018/456-018.html
If you have any questions on pest/disease management, don’t hesitate to contact the Stafford Extension Office at 540-658-8000 or gpote@vt.edu.
New Hardiness Zone Map
The USDA has released a new hardiness zone map that more accurately reflects lowest temperatures. The new map updates the 1990 version and is based on data across 30 years and considers changes in elevation, proximity to large bodies of water and extremes of terrain. An interactive, online version of the new map can be found here: http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
Questions or Comments?
This website is maintained by Master Gardener volunteers. We always try to keep the information up to date and accurate. However, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Stafford Extension Office at (540) 658-8000 or gpote@vt.edu For comments on the MGACRA website, email the administrator at mgacrawebsite@gmail.com * Reminder: The MGACRA slogan and logo belong exclusively to MGACRA. Do not reproduce on your own.