MGACRA :FREDERICKSBURG & STAFFORD, SPOTSYLVANIA, KING GEORGE & CAROLINE COUNTIES
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Welcome to the Master Gardeners Association


of the Central Rappahannock Area
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Monthly Calendars
Courses Offered
Donations
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About Us
How to Become a Master Gardener

For Gardening Questions and to contact the VCE Office send an email to:
Samantha Ragon, [email protected], 540-658-8000, ext 1056

To Contact MGACRA by mail:
Virginia Cooperative Extension-Stafford ATT:MGACRA

P.O. Box 339
Stafford, VA 22554

For Website Questions:
[email protected]
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Upcoming Events and News
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March Educational Meeting
March 18, 2026, CRRL Theater, 1:00 pm
Crow's Nest Old Growth Forest
Michael Lott
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Zoom: TBA
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Interested in learning how to properly trim and propagate your own figs? Come to our fig pruning and propagation event! Washington Heritage Museums and Rappahannock Regional Master Gardeners are hosting a fig tree trimming and propagation event in the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop Garden (1020 Caroline St.). During this event you will learn how to trim your own fig trees and will be taught how to propagate them! Soil, cuttings, and disposable pots will be provided onsite. Take home one of your own Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop fig trees and join us on March 16th in the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop garden at 10:00 AM. 
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Green Talks
March 24, 2026
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Spring Symposium
click above for more info
April 11, 2026
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Bloom & Grow Festival and Plant Sale
(click for more info)

Sponsored by the Northern Neck Master Gardeners
April 25, 2026
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Native Plant Sale
(click for more info) 
May 2, 2026
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Current Projects & Volunteer Opportunities and Information

(​Click on the project name below for updated 2026 information)
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Native Plant Sale
​Brent and Becky's Bulbs Fund Raiser           ​Bulb Bonanza
​Cedell Brooks                                                
Chatham Historical Garden
Pollinator Week Kickoff.                               Save the Pollinator Flower Show
Spring Symposium​                                       Seed Swap​

Plant Clinics and Gardens (Porter Library, CCRL Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Ebenezer Acre)
Cossey Park                                                 Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop Garden
Widewater State Park                                 Master Gardener College
Fredericksburg City Tree Inventory            School Garden Club
Rappahannock Adult Activities Center       
Virginia State Fair

Green Talks                                                 Horticultural Helpdesk
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The Stafford VCE office is still in need of help preparing soil sample boxes. If you are able to come in for an hour any day, anytime between 8-4, please contact Samatha Ragon.
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Educational Recordings Available for CE Hours
​2022-2026
Click here for Educational Recordings

Educational Resources
​Many articles and slide presentations on gardening

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​Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local governments, and is an equal opportunity employer. For the full non-discrimination statement, please visit ext.vt.edu/accessibility.
  • Home
  • Calendar
  • Educational Recordings
  • MG Educational Resources
  • Brent & Becky's Fund Raiser
  • Seed Swap Event
  • Spring Symposium
  • Native Plant Sale
  • Bulb Bonanza
  • Pollinator Week Kickoff
  • Save the Pollinator Flower Show
  • Fredericksburg Fair
  • Virginia State Fair
  • Cedell Brooks Demonstration Garden
  • Widewater State Park
  • Chatham Historical Garden
  • Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop Garden
  • Cossey Park Project
  • Plant Clinics & Gardens
  • Green Talks
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Courses Offered
  • Master Gardener College
  • MGACRA Membership
  • Paypal
  • About Us
    • 2025 MGACRA Budget
    • Master Gardeners
    • MGACRA in the News
    • Merchandise Sales
    • Board of Directors
    • Contact Us
    • Become a Master Gardener >
      • Donations
  • Members Only