Native Plant Sale Updated Plant List, 4/11/2025 Thank you for your tremendous response in pre-orders to our native plant sale! Pre-orders are now closed, but we will be selling plugs, quarts, and gallons on May 4, 2025 at Cossey Park, 1601 Kenmore Ave, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 from 1 pm - 5 pm. Master gardeners will be on hand to answer plant and gardening questions as well. In case of inclement weather, the plant sale will be on the same date, May 4, 2025 at the Rowser Building gymnasium, 1739 Richmond Hwy, Stafford, VA 22554 from 2 pm - 5 pm. These make great Mother's Day gifts! Looking forward to seeing you there!
May General Membership Meeting May 21, 1:00 pm, Salem Church Library, Rooms 1 and 2 Making Fredericksburg a Bee City Zoom: TBA by Marian Lamphere
MGACRA Survey Hello EMG volunteers, MGACRA and the VCE office are asking for your input on this survey so that we can make better use of everyone's talents and interests towards community outreach and education. While data may be presented in aggregate, your individual responses and information will be kept private... You may count 30 minutes of volunteer time for filling this out and submitting it. Please put your time under VCE Program Support found towards the bottom of the list on My Impact.
To all project leads: the VCE office is required to obtain an updated project proposal form annually for ALL Master Gardener projects. You will NOT be able to receive volunteer hours if your project doesn't have an approved proposal form. This includes plant clinics, demonstration gardens, educational talks, events, etc. A new project proposal form has been released from the State EMG office, which is attached to this email. If you're a project lead, please take a moment to fill out the project proposal form (below) so Grace and I can get your projects approved. Make sure to include the educational aspect of your project!
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Educational Recordings Available for CE Hours 2025 (click the Educational Recordings button above) Spring Symposium: Cole Burrell Slides Kick the Invasive Exotic Gardening Habit with Great Native Plant Alternatives by Laura and John Westermeier, February 1, 2025 Procedures, Policies, and Bees by Samantha Ragon and Grace Kunkel, January 15, 2025 2024 (Click the Educational Recordings button above) A Visit to the Temperate Rain Forests of Olympic National Park, by Kathie Holliday 10/24 Winter Care of Roses, by Joe Mathias, 9/18/2024 Fall VegetableGardening by Renee Ford, 9/2024 Less Grass and Sustainable Landscaping Using Native Plants by Elaine Mills August 21, 2024 (handouts and PDF's of Elaine's Presentation available on Educational Resources page) Plant Communication by Ray Mukula.July 17,2024 Hydroponics by Jansen Gedwed, June 15, 2024 Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop Garden by Michael DiSalvo, 5/15/2024 Straw Bale Gardening by Camblin, Mollen, and Hoover, 4/17/2024 Become the Ultimate Flower Gardener by Jenny Rose Carey Sustainable Gardening Practices by Leonard J. M. Githinji Ph.D., 4/13/2024 First Steps In Growing Your Own Food by Bryce Lane, 4/13/2024 Is It Warm In Here? by Bryce Lane, 4/13/2024 Growing Water Lillies in Containers by Ajoy Muralidhar, 3/20/2024 Understanding Weeds by Don Peschka, 2/21/2024 Companion Planting by Dr. Lauren Mentore, 1/27/2024 Pruning for a Healthier Landscape by Bicknell Robbins, 1/27/2024 Fabulous Ferns, by Laura Westermeier, 1/15/2024
2023 Click "Educational Recordings" Button Above Insect Pests of Note In Virginia, by Alvin Calhoun, 11/15/2023 Growing Giant Poppies in Virginia, AJ Frank, 10/18/2023 An Introduction to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, Diane Zahm, 9/20/2023 Companion Planting: The Beauty and The Bullies, Katie Conaway, 8/16/2023 Pesky Animals, Jayne Collins, 7/19/2023 Mulches, Ray Mikula, 6/21/2023 Insects, Janet Douberly, 4/19/2023 Container Gardening With Native Plants (Resources), Nancy Berlin, 4/1/2023 Accent Your Landscape With Color, Bryce Lane, 4/1/2023 Understanding Garden Soils, Bryce Lane, 4/1/2023 Orchids, 3/15/2023 Lawn and Lawn Resources, 2/15/2023 Gardening in Virginia, 2/4/2023 Winter Sowing, 1/18/2023 2022 Click "Educational Recordings" Button Above Discussion of Master Gardener College Geophytes Ticks & Tick-Borne Pathogens No Till Farming Awesome Possums To Cannabis or Not to Cannabis, That is the Question Native Trees & Shurbs for Wildlife Irises Cedell Brooks Park Plants to Help the Rappahannock Dinosaur Plants 4-H Youth Camp