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. ************************************************
9 March: MGs Offering Classes through Fredericksburg Parks and Rec
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Cossey Botanical Park, 1601 Kenmore Ave. 22401. City Arborist, Bicknell Robbins.
Topic: Spring Shrub Pruning
Instructor, City Arborist, Bicknell Robbins.
No tools needed; dress for the weather. Rain date March 16.
14 March: Cedell Brooks Jr. Demonstration Garden Maintenance Work Begins:
Project Coordinators, Alvin Calhoun and Mary Ellen Green welcome all Master Gardeners/Interns to take part in weekly maintenance volunteer opportunities at the Native Demonstration Garden at Cedell Brooks Park (11215 Henry Griffin Rd, King George, VA 22485) beginning on Thursday, March 14, 2024, starting at approximately 9:30 AM and ending sometime before noon. This maintenance schedule (weather permitting) will continue weeklyevery Thursday mornings throughout the growing season and end on November 14, 2024. You can earn as much or as little MG volunteer hours as you wish. We ask volunteers to bring gloves, weeding tools, buckets, and personal water.
6 April: Cedell Brooks Jr. Demonstration Garden Clean Up Day:
Our Annual Spring Clean-up Day at the native garden at Cedell Brooks Park is scheduled for Saturday, April 6, 2024, from approximately 9:30 to noon. Weather permitting, our plan is to remove spent foliage, remove unwanted weeds and spread compost and mulch. Again, bring your gloves, weeding tools, buckets, and personal water.
Please contact Project Coordinators - Alvin Calhoun at [email protected] or Mary Ellen Green at [email protected], if you have any questions about maintenance of the native garden or the 2024 schedule.
13 April: Gardening Symposium “Sustainable Gardening: Growing a Greener Future.” 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Gari Melcher Home & Studio, 224 Washington St, Fredericksburg
Registration now open! Click on the MGACRA Home Page for on-line registration and more information. Registration closes 4 April 2024
16 April: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Compost 101. DHCC Sign up at fxbgparks.com then Activities/Nature/MGACRA Programs. 20 April, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Earth Day. Old Mill Park, 2201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg. 23 April, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Historic Garden Week Tour – Fredericksburg/King George
Proceeds from the tour are used for restoration and preservation of historic public gardens in Virginia, and to provide student fellowships in landscape architecture
15 Jun - Pollinator Week 20-21 Aug - Annual Flower Show