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Date
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Time
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Event and
Location
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1/9
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7PM
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Board Meeting
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1/15-2/5
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6:30-8:30PM
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Graphics for Home Landscape Design at
the Lewis Ginter Botanical
Garden, Richmond. These classes run each Tuesday until February 5th. Learn to graphically represent a residence
and its landscape in plan view and elevation. This is a good beginner's
introduction to "Basic Home Landscape Design," scheduled for fall
2008. Cost: $85 members / $95 non-members.
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1/18
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11:30AM-1:30PM
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The Unsung
Season: Gardens in Winter at the Lewis Ginter Botanical
Garden, Richmond. Come consider
the possibilities of winter, discussing elements that lend interest - form,
line, color, texture, plays of light and shadow, movement, sound, and
birds. $35 members / $45 non-members,
includes a light lunch.
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1/18
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9AM-3PM
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Ag in the Classroom at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond.
Explore using a garden in the classroom as an educational tool to engage
students in hands-on learning with science, mathematics, social studies, and
the importance of agriculture in Virginia.
Learn more about resources available to teachers and get free, SOL-aligned
educational materials. Workshops are
provided free of charge by the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the
Classroom. Lunch on your own.
Call 804-262-9887 ext.322 to reserve a spot.
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1/19
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9:30-11AM
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Designing with
Elegant Silvers, Striking Plants for Every Garden at the Lewis Ginter Botanical
Garden, Richmond. See beautiful slides
of the many inventive ways gardeners across the United States have used silver
plants in containers, borders or the larger landscape. The lecture will pay
special attention to the use of silvers for our hot and humid summers,
protective adaptations, and using color and texture to create exciting
combinations. It will also touch on historical uses from medieval times to
modern xeriscaping. $20 members / $30 non-members.
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1/19
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9:30AM-1:30PM
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The Backyard Greenhouse
Workshop at the Hahn Horticulture Garden (Washington St.)
Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg,
VA. Dr. Holly Scoggins, Associate
Professor and Garden Director will talk on greenhouse
styles, construction options, costs of operation, zoning regulations, and
successful greenhouse growing, potting media, fertilizers, sanitation, pest
management, etc. Cost: $25 general public (fee includes light lunch). Click here for more information.
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1/22-1/24
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Virginia Grown
Conference, Williamsburg;
click
here for more info. This
covers the latest production and marketing techniques so you can begin
planting the seeds of change to grow your farming operation.
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1/24
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6:30PM
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MGACRA Gala and Awards Ceremony, Rowser
Building in Stafford. All local Master Gardeners and their
families are invited to join MGACRA for a wonderful potluck meal and a
celebration of all our achievements
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1/26
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9AM-12PM
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Arranging for the Altar at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond.
Learn how to design and execute
exciting and long-lasting arrangements for church settings that are also
appropriate and inexpensive. Experiment on your own under guidance. You'll go
home with an arrangement appropriate to use that Sunday and a wealth of ideas
for other arrangements! Participants should bring a container form their
church. Fee includes all materials; participants supply containers. $50
members / $60 non-members.
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1/28-2/1
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10AM-3PM
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Botanical Illustration Workshop:
Berries, Branches and Cones at the Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond.
This workshop runs Monday –
Friday. The winter landscape yields a wealth of botanical material for
representation: berries, branches, seeds, fungi, and more offer an intriguing
group of subjects for delineation.
$160 members / $210 non-members.
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1/31
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Mid-Atlantic
Horticultural Short Course: Home
Gardening Day, ’Exotic Specimens’, Virginia Beach; click here for more
info. This covers the use
of native verses imported plant materials; how we may be dealing with zone
shift as a result of climate change; dealing with exotic varmints in your
garden; using native species that look exotic and finally getting exotic on
purpose when creating habitats for zoo animals. Lunch is included in
registration.
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2/2
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1-4PM
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Beekeeping Open House -- The new beekeepers club in King George
County, Gateway
Beekeepers, will be holding an open house at the King George Extension
Office. Everyone is invited! The club
holds their regular meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at
the Office.
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2/4
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1PM
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Mosses and Other Shade Loving Plants at
the Lewis Ginter Botanical
Garden, Richmond. Richmond
Horticultural Association program about mosses and other shade loving plants.
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2/5-3/4
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10AM-2:30PM
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Botanical Illustration: Colored Pencil
over Watercolor at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond.
The classes run on Tuesdays. Learn how to create a multi-media (colored pencil and watercolor) work
of botanical art. Students will begin with a botanical drawing of a flower or
plant, and then learn the technique of layering colored pencil over
transparent watercolor glazes on paper. Students will also learn to use a
limited palette. Drawing skills and some knowledge of watercolor techniques
and an understanding of botanical drawing are needed. $185 members / $235
non-members includes all materials.
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2/9
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9AM-12PM
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Spring Pruning for Shrubs at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond.
Pick up tips on how to prune
shrubs like azalea, boxwood, camellia, crape myrtle and forsythia. This will cover
the basics of pruning and appropriate pruning times for various woodies. Bring questions about personal pruning problems.
$30 members / $40 non-members.
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2/9
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9AM-12PM
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Garden Basics: How Does Your Garden
Grow? at the Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond.
Learn about 'the secret life of
plants' with instructor Miles Johnston. This class introduces you to the way
plants make food, grow, and reproduce. It will give you insights to help your
plants thrive. Beginner. $25 members / $35 non-members.
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2/9
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10AM-12PM
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Tough Plants for Tough Times
lecture at the Hahn Horticulture Garden (Washington St.)
Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg,
VA. Mark Weathington,
Assistant Director JC Raulston Arboretum will talk on unusual plants that can
stand up to the harshest drought conditions and still come out fresh as a
daisy. $20 general public or FREE
Friends of the Garden members. Click here for more information.
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2/9-3/1
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8:30-11:30AM
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Beekeeping for Beginners at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond.
This course runs on Saturdays. This includes
a demonstration hive at the irrigation reservoir and a regular series of
beekeeping classes for beginning and experienced beekeepers. $60 per 4
week session for Richmond Beekeepers Association and Garden members,
$100 per four week session for non-members, $15 per session Beekeepers
Association and Garden members/ $25 per session non-members. The
field day is free to course participants. To register, call
804-262-9887 ext. 322.
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2/10
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1-4PM
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Bartlett Pruning
Seminar at Belmont, Gari Melchers Home and Studio. Rob Allen, master arborist of Bartlett Tree
Experts, will discuss pruning techniques for trees and boxwood trimming. If weather permits, Allen and Beate Jensen, Grounds Preservation Supervisor at Belmont will demonstrate
some of the material discussed. Light
refreshments provided. Free and open
to the public, but registration is encouraged. Contact Beate
Jensen at 540-654-1839 or bjensen@umw.edu.
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2/12
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7-9PM
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Basic Beginners
Beekeeping Classes – This is the first in a series of classes that will
run on Tuesday evenings at the King George Extension Office. The classes are expected to run for about 9
weeks. You don't have to keep bees to attend, just have an interest in
learning more about them! Registration
is $85. For details on the classes or to register, contact Regina Prunty at rprunty@vt.edu
or 540-775-3062.
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2/13
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7PM
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Board Meeting
– cancelled due to weather
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2/14
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8AM-5PM
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The 25th Annual Central Virginia Landscape Management
Seminar in Charlottesville, VA
Click here for the PDF brochure.
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2/15
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8:30AM-4:30PM
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2008 Tree Care Symposium at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond.
This day-long program is designed for those working in the tree care
industry. It features field experts and researchers on various topics
relating to tree care. Topics include:
appraising economic value and standard flare care, how plants respond to outside
stimuli, drought effects in the Mid-Atlantic, and plant stresses and how
these conditions affect insect pests. $90 Garden members, and members
of ISA, VSLD, VNLA, includes lunch and breaks. For more information,
contact registrar@lewisginter.org
or call 804-262-9887 ext. 322.
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2/15-2/16
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2008 Virginia Biological Farming Conference - Richmond,
VA. Entitled “Opportunities in Organic
Farming,” they will have presentations on opportunities in organic
horticulture, organic field crops, organic livestock and marketing. Click here
for more information.
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2/15-2/17
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Mid Atlantic Home and Flower Show at the
Virginia Beach Convention Center. This is a combination of the Mid-Atlantic
Home & Garden Show and the Virginia Flower & Garden Show. For information, click here.
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2/16
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9AM-12PM
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Spring Pruning for Trees at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond.
This class covers the basics of
pruning, appropriate pruning times for various trees, and techniques. $30
members / $40 non-members.
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2/16
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8:30AM-4:30P<
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6th
Annual Landowners' Woods & Wildlife’ Conference - Charlottesville,
VA
The conference is a suite of basic, emerging, and
traditional forest management sessions.
Click here
for the PDF brochure. Pre-registration
is required. Registration deadline is February 6.
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2/19-2/28
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10AM-3PM
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Orchids Illustration Workshop with Juliet Kirby at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond.
These classes run on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Williamsburg-based
botanical artist Juliet Kirby leads this four-day workshop on painting
orchids. Participants will learn about orchids as plants, and study
composition, accuracy, and direction of light. Intermediate level; students
must have completed at least one beginning botanical illustration course.
Students provide materials. Lunch is
on your own each day. $195 members / $235 non-members.
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2/19-3/11
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6:30-8:30PM
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Basic Floral Design, Part 2 at the Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond.
A continuation of the beginning
class. Instructor Mimi Cassick expands your
knowledge of how to compose arrangements, prepare cut flowers, and construct mechanics
for various types of arrangements. $160 members / $170 non-members.
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2/20
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7PM
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Master
Gardener General Membership Meeting "In Praise of Native
Orchids." Hal Horwitz,
has a special interest in Orchids native to North
America. For more than twenty
years he has traveled, photographed, and lectured extensively on wildflowers.
He will also promote the "Flora of
Virginia Project" an ongoing ten year effort by more than fifty
botanists to catalog and publish a compendium of the flora of Virginia. For more information, contact Tina Will at
374-5233.
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2/21-2/24
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Maymont
Flower & Garden Show, Richmond
click here for more info
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2/21-3/8
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6:30-8PM
(Thursdays)
and
9:30AM-12PM
(Saturdays)
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How to Draw Stuff (in the Garden) at
the Lewis Ginter Botanical
Garden, Richmond.
This class takes place on Thursdays and Saturdays. This is a fun, basic course that
teaches you the techniques in the evening classes and lets you practice them
in the Garden on Saturday mornings. All materials, plus a copy of Sketching
and Drawing by Cathy Johnson, are included. $130 members / $140 non-members.
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2/23
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8:30AM-4PM
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EcoSavvy Gardening Symposium: Techniques for Keeping Our Planet Healthy - Green Spring
Garden, Alexandria, VA. Cost is $45. The
talks include: “The Effects of Climate Change on the Hydrologic
Cycle,” ” EcoSavvy also Means BaySavvy,” “How Can I Help the Environment?,” “Living in a Watershed: an Audubon at
Home presentation,” and “The Green Machine.” For more information and contact details,
go here.
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3/1
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9-11AM
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Garden Basics: Soils at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond.
Learn the basic soil types and
how to analyze your own soils. Soil types and characteristics, amendment
techniques, drainage, and more will be discussed. Receive a soil test kit to
start you on the quest for the perfect soil for your garden! $25 members / $35
non-members.
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3/2-3/9
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Philadelphia
Flower Show click here for more info. This year’s theme is "Jazz It Up!" inspired by the birthplace of Jazz
– New Orleans.
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3/5
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8AM-3:30PM
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‘No Tree left Behind: Care and maintenance for trees of all
ages’ - Virginia Western community College. Their
website is www.treesvirginia.org.
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3/5 OR 3/6
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9-11:30AM
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Great Gardening at Maymont: Rose Care and Pruning for Master Gardeners
– Their horticulture staff reveals secrets of the incredible Italian Garden roses during this annual
workshop. A discussion of proper rose care is followed by lots of hands-on
experience pruning roses. Learn about everything from plant diseases to
growing trophy flowers along the way, and meet and work with others who are
interested in roses. $20 per person/$17 for members. Registration required by
March 3rd, call 804-358-7166, ext. 310.
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3/7
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9AM-1:30PM
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A Workshop for Professionals on
Designing with Stone at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond.
In this day-long workshop for professionals, you will learn how to
design with stone to create a lasting framework as well as a wide range of
stone features, ornaments and details that will add a sense of age and
permanence to your client's garden. Gordon will also discuss the practical
issues of setting walkways, terraces, and walls, how to set boulders and
standing stones, and how to site any number of stone garden features to
underpin the garden's itinerary. $75 Garden and VSLD, VNLA, and ASLA members/
$85 non-members.
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3/8
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9:30-11:30AM
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Small Buildings, Small Gardens
at the Lewis Ginter Botanical
Garden, Richmond. A discussion about structures in small gardens, such as gazeboes and
arbors, pergolas and bridges, fences and decks. Learn how structures help
viewers frame their relationship to the garden. Finally, when you see how
built structures in your garden provide anchors, centers and starting places
for good garden design, you will gain confidence in designing your own
gardens. $25 members / $35 non-members.
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3/8
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10AM-12PM
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The Do's and Don'ts of Pruning
Woody Plants talk at the Hahn Horticulture Garden (Washington St.)
Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg,
VA. Dr. Eric Wiseman, Assistant
Professor and ISA Certified Arborist, will share with
us proper pruning techniques, why you should/should not prune, the right time
of year to prune, and other helpful pruning advice. $20 general public or $15
Friends of the Garden members. Click here for more information.
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3/8
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8:15AM-2:15PM
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Master Gardener Continuing Education at A.G. Richardson School (18370 Simms Dr., Culpeper,
VA). The cost is $20 and box lunch is $9. The registration
deadline: February 15. Contact:
Alison Bremmer at abremner@vt.edu
or call 540-341-7950.
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3/8
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8:30AM-3PM
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6th Annual ‘Good Gardening’ Symposium - Prince
George, VA. 8:30AM--3:00PM
"Trees and
Shrubs for the Home Landscape".
Contact the Prince George VCE Office at 804-733-2628 for
registration information.
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3/8-3/15
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9:30AM-12PM
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Planning, Designing and Planting a
Kitchen Garden at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond.
Held on two Saturdays, these classes talk about elegantly designed kitchen gardens, where beds of vegetables co-exist
with flowers and herbs in a compact, easily managed space. Kitchen gardens
are made for intensive gardening, so they usually are smaller than
traditional vegetable plots, can easily be fenced to deter deer and other
critters, and they can look lovely! $50 members / $70 non-members.
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3/9
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Daylight
savings time begins
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3/10-5/30
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On-line Woodland Course for Landowners – This is part of
the Virginia Forest
Landowner Education Program by the Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Department
of Forestry, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. It is a twelve-week, self-paced course
aimed at providing “an introductory
level understanding of basic
forest management
principles and techniques and to use this understanding to become better land
stewards.” The cost is $70 and includes textbooks and
DVD.
Registration
begins on-line January 21st at www.cnr.vt.edu/forestupdate. A PDF brochure can be found here.
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3/11-3/20
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9:30AM-12PM
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Flower Arranging in the Asian
Tradition: Winter into Spring at the Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond.
This series takes place on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. The oriental style of
floral design focuses on careful placement in minimal settings of
thoughtfully selected plant materials fresh from the garden. Classes will
feature discussions of plant materials and appropriate containers. Plant
materials are provided from the Garden's collections, and basic beginning
containers and kenzan will be provided for an additional $15 fee. $145 members / $185
non-members.
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3/12
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7PM
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Board Meeting
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3/15
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9AM-12PM
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Terrific Small Trees at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond.
Conifers offer year-round
interest as well as attractive screening options during the winter. New varieties
also offer a myriad of forms and foliage colors, and the explosion of dwarf
forms makes them all the more essential to four-season interest in the small
landscape. Learn more about selecting conifers for the home landscape. $30
member / $40 non-member.
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3/20
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Vernal Equinox
– Happy Spring!!
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3/18
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4:30-6:30PM
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Garden Basics: Organic Gardening at the
Lewis Ginter Botanical
Garden, Richmond. Learn the
basics of gardening the earth-friendly way! Organic farmer Amy Hicks of Amy's
Garden discusses how to 'go green' with your garden, including soil
amendments, plant maintenance, and pest control. Amy will focus on growing
flowers and vegetables in our area, with an emphasis on traditional cutting
garden flowers and heirloom vegetable varieties that perform well in the Richmond area. $25
members / $35 non-members.
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3/19
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7PM
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Master
Gardener General Membership Meeting "Who's sleeping in the garden?” Come to the Central Rappahannock Regional
Library on Caroline Street
to hear Tai Raulston speak about the Bee
pollination debate.
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3/20
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6-8PM
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Maymont: Victorian Wedding Flowers – Noted Richmond floral designer, David Pippin, will host
this workshop on Victorian wedding flowers at Maymont’s
Stone Barn. Topics include the Victorian meaning of favorite wedding flowers
and foliage, design demonstration, your own Victorian bouquet to take
home. Participants should bring their
own clippers. Gloves and smocks are
optional. $49 per person. Registration required by March 13; contact
University of Richmond’s
School of Continuing Studies
at 804-287-6331 or sbowlin@richmond.edu.
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3/25
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7PM
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Virginia Native Plant Society meeting – Tom Van
Arsdall will be speaking on pollinators.
The meeting will be at the Snow Library in Spotsylvania Courthouse. Call Linda at 540-895-5957 with any
questions.
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3/26-4/23
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1-3PM
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Livable Neighborhoods
Water Stewardship Program: In
partnership with Friends of the Rappahannock,
the VCE-Stafford Office is holding an educational short course designed to
help you better protect and conserve water resources and create a healthier
neighborhood. Learn to identify daily
lifestyle choices that impact our environment with the goal of lowering our
impact on precious water resources.
They will take place on Wednesdays at the Rowser Building
in Stafford.
Free of Charge! Contact Laura Collinsworth at (540) 659.6098 or l.collinsworth@verizon.net.
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3/27
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6:30-8:30PM
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Some Like it Hot: Tropical Plants for Temperate Gardens
at the Hahn Horticulture Garden (Washington
St.) Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg, VA. Pam Baggett, garden writer,
lecturer, and photographer, will talk on tropical plants, including lesser-known selections,
for that island look. From grasses and vines to radiant foliage and flowering
plants, tropicals prove that heat and humidity are
assets when you choose the right plants. $20 general public or $15 Friends of
the Garden members. Click here for more information.
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3/29-4/13
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National Cherry Blossom
Festival March 29-April 13 click here for more info
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3/29
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8:30AM-3PM
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2008 Gardening in the
Northern Neck Seminar: This talk on Working with Nature - Creating Living Shorelines will take
place at the White
Stone Church
of the Nazarene, Rt. 200 and Whisk
Drive in White Stone. Morning presentations will be followed by
afternoon case studies featuring real-life solutions to erosion and
landscaping problems. There is an
optional field trip scheduled for Saturday April 5th. Come learn about environmentally-sensitive
shoreline protection alternatives, the role of vegetated shorelines in
improving water quality and providing wildlife habitats, landscaping with
native shore and marsh plants, and the permitting process and working with
contractors. Also, Master Gardeners
will take orders for native marsh grasses and day-long exhibits with
environmental organizations, marine consultants and contractors, and
eco-friendly erosion control products. Registration for the seminar is $15 if
received by March 21st, and $20 after
that and at the door. Catered box lunches are available for $10 with advance
registration. To register and for
additional information, visit www.nnmg.org
or call the Northumberland County Extension Office at 804 580-5694.
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4/3-5/29
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6:30-8:30PM
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2008 Home Landscape Course for the Gardening
Novice:
This course consists of a series
of classes aimed at local residents that are interested in basic gardening
information. Topics to be covered are: Soils and
Fertilizers, Annuals and Perennials, Woody Ornamental Identification, Turf
Maintenance, Composting, Plant Insect Pests, Plant Diseases, Proper Pruning
and Mulching, and Landscape Design.
These classes will take place onThursdays at
the Rowser
Building. Contact Gwen for more information or to
register at 540-658-8000 or gpote@vt.edu.
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4/3
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8:30AM-12:30PM
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The Beginner's Perennial
Garden at the Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond.
Carefully chosen and properly planted,
perennials can provide almost year-round color in an easy-care garden. In
this workshop, you'll be introduced to hardy perennials, simple starter
plans, and the basics of soil preparation. Instructor Beth Burrell (The
Giving Tree) will demonstrate proper planting techniques and share her years
of experience as a landscaper--including how to create a good garden on a
site with bad soil. $50 members / $60 non-members.
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4/3
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6-8PM
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Containers-in-a-Hurry Workshop at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond.
Learn how to create a striking floral
arrangement in anything! Bring the least likely container you have, and
instructor Michele Burke will help you create a spring arrangement from the
flowers, greens, vegetables and herbs provided! $30 members / $40 non-members
includes all floral supplies.
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4/3-4/19
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6:30-8PM (Thursdays) and 9:30AM-12PM (Saturdays)
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How to Draw (More) Stuff in the Garden at the Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden, Richmond. These classes
takes place on Thursday evenings and Saturdays. This is the next step for those who have
taken "How to Draw Stuff" before, or those who have drawing
experience. Evening classes will concentrate on refining your drawing skills,
and Saturdays allow you to work on drawing in the garden. $95 members / $105 non-members.
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4/5
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9:30AM-12PM
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First Saturdays in the Garden: Wildlife
Gardening – Add another dimension to your yard by learning how to
design a landscape to attract wildlife.
The lectures will take place at Combs Hall at the University of Mary
Washington.
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4/9
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7PM
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Board Meeting
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4/12
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8AM-3PM
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Digital Horticulture Photography at the Hahn Horticulture
Garden (Washington St.)
Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg,
VA. Robert McDuffie,
instructor and photographer, will talk on the basics of digital photography and PhotoShop. This
includes the basics of composition and photographic techniques. Participants should have a digital camera.
Must pre-register. $25 general public or $20 Friends of the Garden
members. Click
here for more
information.
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4/13
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This is the last day of
the National Cherry Blossom Festival click here for more info
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4/16
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7PM
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Master Gardener General
Membership Meeting “Landscaping
for Year Round Interest” featuring Vic Meadows. This meeting will take place at the C. Ray
Grizzle Building at 60 Butler
Rd. in Falmouth.
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4/22
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7PM
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Virginia
Native Plant Society meeting – Lou Verner
from Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries is the guest speaker. The meeting will be at the Snow Library in
Spotsylvania Courthouse. Call Linda at
540-895-5957 with any questions.
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4/19
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9:30AM- 4PM
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Armed
and Dangerous: Destroying Virginia's Invasive Species with Volunteers
Workshop -- This workshop take place at New Kent
Forestry Conference Center in Providence Forge, VA (New Kent County). It will give you the background and
resources you need to engage your community in the effort to destroy invasive
species. It includes an overview of
invasive species issues in Virginia,
hands-on sessions on identifying and controlling invasive plants, and tips
for leading educational programs and work days. Upon completion of the workshop, you are
asked to do at least one program in your community, such as an education
event for the public or a stewardship event, such as an invasive plant
removal day. Cost $20 (materials
included); Registration is limited! The registration form and agenda is
posted at http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org/calendar.html. The workshop will also be held in Patrick County (see the April 24th entry)
and Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve in Leesburg (see the May 7th entry).
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4/24
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9:30AM- 4PM
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Armed and Dangerous: Destroying Virginia's
Invasive Species with Volunteers Workshop
-- This workshop take place at Reynolds Homestead in Critz,
VA (Patrick County). It will give you the background and
resources you need to engage your community in the effort to destroy invasive
species. It includes an overview of
invasive species issues in Virginia,
hands-on sessions on identifying and controlling invasive plants, and tips
for leading educational programs and work days. Upon completion of the workshop, you are
asked to do at least one program in your community, such as an education
event for the public or a stewardship event, such as an invasive plant
removal day. Cost $20 (materials
included); Registration is limited! The registration form and agenda is
posted at http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org/calendar.html. The workshop will also be held in New Kent
County (see the April 19th
entry) and Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve in Leesburg (see the May 7th
entry).
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4/26
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9AM-4:30PM
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Maymont’s Annual Herbs Galore and
More – Come to Maymon’ts Carriage House
Lawn for their fabulous plant sale, gardening tips, talks with growers, free
demonstrations, and a marketplace with more than 40 regional vendors (note:
there is $2 fee for the Marketplace).
The plant sale will feature seedlings, bulbs and cuttings from Richmond Gardens. All proceeds benefit Maymont.
Have plants to donate? Call ext. 301.
Check the website
for a list of classes and the schedule of free demonstrations.
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4/26
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9:30AM-3PM
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Fourth Annual Spring
Garden Fest: Come to the Sargeant Reynolds
Community College, Goochland Campus, for a garden
festival featuring classes, workshops, demonstrations and plant sales. Click here for the PDF brochure. For more information, contact the Goochland
Extension Office at 804-556-5841
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5/1
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6:30-8:30PM
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Woodland Wildflowers: Jewels of
the Forest at the Hahn Horticulture
Garden (Washington St.) Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg, VA.
William Cullina, Director of Horticultural
Research at the New England Wildflower Society, will talk on woodland
wildflowers such as Lady-slippers, Oconee
bells, trilliums, bloodroot, and hepatica.
Also on how can we establish some in our own gardens. $20 general public or $15 Friends of the
Garden members. Click here for more
information.
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5/1-5/8
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7PM
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Sixth Annual Maymont-VCU Discovery Institute Lecture Series:
“Wetlands and Wildflowers” Come to Maymont’s
Nature Center
for these Thursday night lectures on wetlands and wildflowers along the James River. Light refreshments provided. Reception and
galleries open at 6pm, lectures begin at 7pm. Free admission; registration
suggested. Call ext. 325 or visit www.vcu.edu/lifesci.
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5/3
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9:30AM-12PM
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First Saturdays in the Garden: Water
Gardening and Cool Critters – Come join us
at Chatham Manor to learn many of the trials, tribulations, and joys of water
gardening. In addition, delight in
some of the cold-blooded critters you may encounter in local gardens.
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5/7
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9:30AM- 4PM
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Armed and Dangerous: Destroying Virginia's
Invasive Species with Volunteers Workshop
-- This workshop take place at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve in Leesburg, VA
(Loudoun County). It will give you the background and
resources you need to engage your community in the effort to destroy invasive
species. It includes an overview of
invasive species issues in Virginia,
hands-on sessions on identifying and controlling invasive plants, and tips
for leading educational programs and work days. Upon completion of the workshop, you are
asked to do at least one program in your community, such as an education
event for the public or a stewardship event, such as an invasive plant
removal day. Cost $20 (materials
included); Registration is limited! The registration form and agenda is
posted at http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org/calendar.html. The workshop will also be held in New Kent County (see the April 19th entry) and Patrick County (see the April 24th entry).
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5/10
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11AM
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Maymont’s Great Gardening for Families: Herbal Happenings:
Explore Maymont's Herb Garden
and learn how herbs are used in our daily lives. The
garden’s herbs are organically grown; so they can be smelled, touched
and tasted. Children will take home their own herbal craft. For children ages
6-11; children must be accompanied by an adult. $10 per child/free for an
adult with up to two paying children. Registration is required by May 8; call
ext. 310.
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5/14
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7 PM
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Board Meeting
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