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. ************************************************ 1 and 29 March: Plant Clinic at CRRL Main Lobby. 1201 Caroline St. 22401
10 a.m. to 12 noon.
11 March at 10 a.m. King George Green Talks: Garden Planning
Learn about planning what you'll be planting whether you're a beginner or a seasoned gardener.
Location: King George Citizens Center 8076 Kings Hwy. King George, Va. 22485.
Register: call 540-775-3062 or email VCE Agent Megan Williams at [email protected]
12 March: MGACRA Board Meeting at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Link will be emailed to members.
13 March: Cedell Brooks Jr. Demonstration Garden Maintenance Work Begins:
Volunteer Opportunity at King George Native Demonstration Garden Thursdays 3/13, 3/20, 3/27. Project Coordinators, Alvin Calhoun and Mary Ellen Green welcome all Master Gardeners/Interns and other interested parties 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 13, 2025, starting at approximately 9:30 AM and ending sometime before noon. This maintenance schedule (weather permitting) will continue weeklyevery Thursday morning throughout the growing season and will end on November 20, 2025. You can earn as much or as little MG volunteer hours as you wish. Please track and enter your hours in Better Impact under MyImpact page app under Demonstration Gardens at Cedell Brooks Park at https://app.betterimpact.com/Volunteer/Hours. We ask volunteers to bring 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 2025 schedule. Information about a community clean-up day will be announced soon.
28 March is deadline to register for April 5th Symposium (registration link on home page)
31 March is the first of our 2025 MG 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 31 March (Monday): 1-2pm - Talk topic following tour: What Can I Prune Now?
Looking Ahead:
5 Apr 2025 SPRING SYMPOSIUM (go to mgacra.org home page for the tab '2025 Spring Symposium')
Gardening Symposium Theme:
“Your Beautiful and Resilient Garden"
8:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m.Gari Melcher Home & Studio, 224 Washington St, Fredericksburg.
Speakers: Bryce lane and Cole Burrell.
Registration is now open until March 28th. Seating is limited, so sign up soon. See our home page for registration form and payment options.
Cossey Park Walking Tour and Talks 8 April (Tuesday): 1-2pm - Talk topic following tour: What Native Plants Should I Look for This Year? 22 April (Tuesday): 1-2pm - Talk topic following tour: How to Kill a Tree
26 April 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Earth Day. Old Mill Park, 2201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg. 29 April 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Historic Garden Week Tour – Fredericksburg
More info/tickets: https://www.vagardenweek.org.
21 June - Pollinator Week 19 & 20 August - Annual Flower Show TBD 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 TBD, 2025, 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.