New Announcements

MGACRA 10th Annual Seed Swap – 1/31/26, 9am-1pm, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 20 Boscobel Road Fredericksburg, VA 22405

• Join the Master Gardener Association of Central Rappahannock Area for the 10th Annual Seed Swap. Event details can be found here.

Annual Seed Exchange – 2/7/2026, 9am-2pm, Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds, 890 W. Main St., Berryville, VA  22611

• Join the Northern Shenandoah Valley Extension Master Gardeners for our annual Free Seed Exchange. It’s never too early to start planning your spring garden. Share your extra seeds, pick up new seeds to grow and get advice from Extension Master Gardeners. The Extension Master Gardeners will also display Winter Sowing, Raised Beds and Indoor Hydroponics. More information can be found here.

Goochland Powhatan Master Gardeners Association (GPMGA) 2026 Garden Fair & Seed Share– 3/14/2026, 9:30am- 12:30pm, Goochland Sports Complex located at 1800 Sandy Hook Road in Goochland, VA 23063

• https://www.gpmga.org/upcoming-events for more information

Old December Announcements

Prince William County Announces “Gardening Basics” Webinar Series

• Beat the winter blues, join Virginia Cooperative Extension and Master Gardeners for the Gardening Basics Series via Zoom. All classes are 6:30pm – 7:30pm. Every month we’ll have a new topic. Our first session is Jan 21 on Starting Plants Indoors/Winter Seed Sowing (click here to register).
• For questions, please call 703-792-7747 or email MasterGardener@pwcgov.org.
• To see upcoming dates and topics, please visit our website here.

Louisa Extension Master Gardeners 2026 Garden Expo with Seed Share – 1/31/2026 – 9:30a.m. – 12:30p.m (Inclement weather date: Feb 7). Louisa County Middle School – 1009 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA 23117

• Please join the Louisa Extension Master Gardeners for our 4th Annual Garden Expo with Seed Share. The theme for 2026 is Creating Your Sustainable Home Garden.
• What to Expect: Free seeds, educational information, gardening demonstrations, garden basket raffles and door prizes, and an opportunity to share saved seeds from your garden (For more information on saving and sharing seeds, see this page).
• Questions? Please email us at lemgsscom@gmail.com.
• Facebook link: Click here to see our Facebook page

Winter Salt Webinar Series: Arlington County is producing a series of webinars to share information about best practices for being winter salt smart. For more information and to register for the webinars, please visit the Arlington County website here.

State Office Webinar Series All webinars are recorded and posted in the webinar archive:

• January 21th, 2:00 PM- 3:15 PM- VCE Small Scale Fruit Webinar: Strawberries with Gaylynn Callahan. Register for the Jan 21 Webinar Here
• February 3rd, 2:00 PM- 3:15 PM – Bird Brains and Bird Behavior with Dr Robyn Puffenbarger.
• Register for the Feb 3 Webinar Here
• February 13th, 1:00 PM- 2:15 PM– VCE Small Scale Fruit Webinar: Pruning Basics.
• Register for the Feb 13 Webinar Here
• March: Date TBA – Developing and Structuring EMG Helpdesks
• April: Date TBD – Tree topic – Got a speaker you love? Suggest them!

VCE Loudoun MG 15th Annual Symposium – 3/21/2026, 9:00am to 3:00pm, Academies of Loudoun, Leesburg, VA

• Please join VCE Loudoun Master Gardeners for our all day 15th Annual Garden Symposium featuring 4 prominent speakers. Registration opens January 8th. Lunch offered with additional fee or bring your own. Local vendors share their goods for your shopping pleasure. 

• More info and registration can be found by following this link.

Monarch Watch | Milkweed Distribution

• Applications are open for Monarch Watch’s 2026 Free Milkweeds programs! Find out more information on how to apply here for habitat restoration projects and here for schools and educational non-profits.

Danville Master Gardeners 13th annual Spring to Green – 2/7/2026, 8:15am-4pm. Old Dominion Agricultural Complex 19783 US-29 g. Chatham, VA.

• Spring to Green is now open for registration! We Have 3 speakers Peggy Singlemann, Jessica Driver and Elizabeth Tomlin. You can register here. Come on down and join the fun with vendors, Statewide Master Gardeners and a special surprise!
• Any questions or need help please email us at dmgspringtogreen@gmail.com

VCE EMG Spring Plant Sale List: Our 2026 plant sale list is up: https://ext.vt.edu/lawn-garden/Timely_Topics/2026-plant-sales.html . If you have not already done so, please utilize this form to submit information about your upcoming spring EMG Plant Sale to be included in our state-wide list. This is the only form of submission for the event we will accept. Looking forward to beautiful plant sales!

• 2026 EMG Plant Sale Submission Form

Old Announcements

• Allium leafminer – Participate in a citizen science project to monitor the spread of this new pest of alliums!