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April 2021
COVID-19 restrictions are still be in place for 2021, but some lectures and events will be offered via You-tube or ZOOM technology. Our Spring Symposium, April 10, 2021, will be done via ZOOM. Registration will be online or by regular mail. More information will be emailed to MG members and any who wish to be on that mailing list. Call VCE office at 540-658-8000 and speak to Lisa Ellis to receive informational emails. Free Lance Star and MGACRA Facebook page will also be used to advertise the Symposium.
Plant Clinics dates and locations are not known at this time (FEB 2021), but will be listed when the open/close status is known.
All gardening, insect, plant disease, and horticultural related questions can be called into our VCE office: 540-658-8000. Guy Mussey is our VCE Agent for the four-county area and Fredericksburg. Additional resources are available at: Ext.vt.edu where subjects of interest can be searched.
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MG Monthly Meetings: During 2021 registration will be required to access the general meeting via Zoom.
14 Apr - MGACRA Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Via ZOOM (link will be emailed to all members). POC: Tina Will, brianandtina.will@gmail.com.
21 Apr – MGACRA General Meeting via ZOOM, Time 7:00 pm. Register in advance for this meeting via
https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAofuiupzstGtBY-PSHC0qhocvpb5cwqH11
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Closed Captioning will be provided. POC: Kathie Holliday, klholliday7@gmail.com
Guest Speaker/Subject: Frank Reilly/"Climate Change and Your Garden” Use links for Frank Reilly bio and photo 2021_biography__for_frank_reilly.docx and frank_reilly_photo.jpg
Other Calendar Events:
The RAAI plant sale continues through May 2021!
10 Apr – MGACRA 2021 Gardening Symposium “Gardening for Your Lifestyle!”, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm via Zoom. More information and registration can be found at https://www.mgacra.org/2021-symposium.html
17 Apr - The Piedmont Master Gardeners Virtual Garden Basics Workshop “Herb Gardening-History & Design”, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Learn about the history of herb gardens and how to design your own. Fill out the registration form NLT 5:00 p.m. on 12 April at https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events/
15 May - The Piedmont Master Gardeners Virtual Garden Basics Workshop “Tomatoes & Tomato Diseases”, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Learn about growing tomatoes, their common diseases, and treatment. Fill out the registration form NLT 5:00 p.m. on 10 May at https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events/
MG Volunteer Opportunities:
Each Thursday (weather permitting) - Cedell Brooks Park Native Demonstration Garden Workdays, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm weekly on Thursdays. The demonstration garden is located at 11215 Henry Griffin Rd, King George, VA 22485. Please bring your marked tools and water. Also please bring your mask. POC: Alvin Calhoun, aac.ac4@gmail.com
Widewater Native Garden Work Day: April 24 beginning at 11:00 am at Widewater State Park, 101 Widewater State Park Rd, Stafford VA. The garden has 120 plants in need of planting! Please consider heading over to Widewater to help the MG coordinator Beth Daly, the Park Rangers, and other volunteers get the garden planted. Please contact Beth if you have any questions, elizabethdaly@juno.com
Fredericksburg Fair Coordinator & Volunteers Needed: The Fredericksburg Fair will go on this year, from July 29 - August 8! Master Gardeners have always had a strong presence at the Fair, and this year that effort needs a new coordinator. Please contact Lisa Ellis if you have questions about the event or want to know more about the duties involved as Coordinator!
Master Gardener Education Opportunities:
VMGA Scholarship: The VMGA is offering scholarships for this year's International Master Gardener College! For information about the scholarship, please visit the VMGA website:
https://vmga.net/wordpress/vmga-diane-relf-scholarship-guidelines/. Contact Lisa Ellis for more nomination information
Plant Clinics dates and locations are not known at this time (FEB 2021), but will be listed when the open/close status is known.
All gardening, insect, plant disease, and horticultural related questions can be called into our VCE office: 540-658-8000. Guy Mussey is our VCE Agent for the four-county area and Fredericksburg. Additional resources are available at: Ext.vt.edu where subjects of interest can be searched.
*******************************
MG Monthly Meetings: During 2021 registration will be required to access the general meeting via Zoom.
14 Apr - MGACRA Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Via ZOOM (link will be emailed to all members). POC: Tina Will, brianandtina.will@gmail.com.
21 Apr – MGACRA General Meeting via ZOOM, Time 7:00 pm. Register in advance for this meeting via
https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAofuiupzstGtBY-PSHC0qhocvpb5cwqH11
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Closed Captioning will be provided. POC: Kathie Holliday, klholliday7@gmail.com
Guest Speaker/Subject: Frank Reilly/"Climate Change and Your Garden” Use links for Frank Reilly bio and photo 2021_biography__for_frank_reilly.docx and frank_reilly_photo.jpg
Other Calendar Events:
The RAAI plant sale continues through May 2021!
10 Apr – MGACRA 2021 Gardening Symposium “Gardening for Your Lifestyle!”, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm via Zoom. More information and registration can be found at https://www.mgacra.org/2021-symposium.html
17 Apr - The Piedmont Master Gardeners Virtual Garden Basics Workshop “Herb Gardening-History & Design”, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Learn about the history of herb gardens and how to design your own. Fill out the registration form NLT 5:00 p.m. on 12 April at https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events/
15 May - The Piedmont Master Gardeners Virtual Garden Basics Workshop “Tomatoes & Tomato Diseases”, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Learn about growing tomatoes, their common diseases, and treatment. Fill out the registration form NLT 5:00 p.m. on 10 May at https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events/
MG Volunteer Opportunities:
Each Thursday (weather permitting) - Cedell Brooks Park Native Demonstration Garden Workdays, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm weekly on Thursdays. The demonstration garden is located at 11215 Henry Griffin Rd, King George, VA 22485. Please bring your marked tools and water. Also please bring your mask. POC: Alvin Calhoun, aac.ac4@gmail.com
Widewater Native Garden Work Day: April 24 beginning at 11:00 am at Widewater State Park, 101 Widewater State Park Rd, Stafford VA. The garden has 120 plants in need of planting! Please consider heading over to Widewater to help the MG coordinator Beth Daly, the Park Rangers, and other volunteers get the garden planted. Please contact Beth if you have any questions, elizabethdaly@juno.com
Fredericksburg Fair Coordinator & Volunteers Needed: The Fredericksburg Fair will go on this year, from July 29 - August 8! Master Gardeners have always had a strong presence at the Fair, and this year that effort needs a new coordinator. Please contact Lisa Ellis if you have questions about the event or want to know more about the duties involved as Coordinator!
Master Gardener Education Opportunities:
VMGA Scholarship: The VMGA is offering scholarships for this year's International Master Gardener College! For information about the scholarship, please visit the VMGA website:
https://vmga.net/wordpress/vmga-diane-relf-scholarship-guidelines/. Contact Lisa Ellis for more nomination information