Except where noted, all events and meetings are open to the public.  Some lectures and events will be offered via YouTube or ZOOM technology.  Zoom meetings/presentations will require registration prior to start date.
The Free Lance Star and MGACRA Facebook page will also be used to post/advertise all activities.
All gardening, insect, plant disease, and horticultural related questions can be called into our VCE office: 540-658-8000.  The office serves 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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5 April: Spring Symposium: (Registration needed by March 28)
  • Gardening Symposium “Your Beautiful and Resilient Garden.”
  • Speakers: Bryce Lane and Cole Burrell
  • 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – 
  • Gari Melcher Home & Studio, 224 Washington St, Fredericksburg
  • Registration will open in 2025. Click on the MGACRA Home Page for more information

8 and 22 April: MGs Offering Classes through Fredericksburg Parks and Rec
https://www.fredericksburgva.gov/1994/Parks-Recreation-Events.
This year we are planning Afternoon Walks through Cossey Park Arboretum. Open to All Ages
Master Gardeners will lead tours to showcase the flowering shrubs and trees this spring at Cossey Park Arboretum.
Immediately following the walks there will be short talks in the park on different horticultural topics pertinent to spring gardening. Dress for the weather/being outdoors and wear comfortable shoes.
Location: Cossey Park Arboretum, 1601 Kenmore Avenue, Fredericksburg, 22401. Adjacent to Fredericksburg Dog Park and Community Garden. Deadline to register: Wednesday before each session
​Instructor: Master Gardeners
  • 1 p.m.
  • Cossey Park Arboretum 1601 Kenmore Avenue. Fredericksburg. Adjacent to Dog Park and Community Garden
  • Topic following Walking Tour: What Native Plants Should I look for this year?
  • Instructor: Master Gardener.
  • Free but registration needed: fxbgparks.com then Activities/Nature/MGACRA Programs: https://secure.rec1.com/VA/fredericksburg-va/catalog. You will have to create a login account. ​
9 April: MGACRA Board Meeting via Zoom
  • Time 7 p.m.
  • Link will be emailed to membership

16 April: MGACRA Monthly Meeting & Education Program: 
  • 1 p.m. 
  • CRRL Library, Room 1, 1201 Caroline St. 22401.
  • Topic: Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arranging
  • Speakers: Yoshiko Nashamura & Aya Ogawa.    
  •  POC [email protected].
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26 April: Earth Day
  • 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Old Mill Park, 2201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg. Volunteer information below.

​​ 29 April: Historic Garden Week Tour – Fredericksburg
  • 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., 
  • More info/tickets:  https://www.vagardenweek.org/
  • Proceeds from the tour are used for restoration and preservation of historic public gardens in Virginia, and to provide student fellowships in landscape architecture
  • Master Gardeners can sign up to help at TBD. Please contact co-coordinators Sandy DeVault, Sue Ellen Kling, or Erma Baker with any questions.  [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]m.
 
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