Biweekly Update – February 14, 2019

New Announcements:

1. Come to the Garden with speaker Lisa Zeigler – Lexington, VA – March 16, 2019
2. Save the Date: Annual Plant Sale – Piedmont, VA – May 4, 2019
3. Innovation in Greenhouse and Vertical Farming – Richmond, VA – March 12, 2019
4. Education Day 2019 for Virginia Master Gardener Association – Roanoke, VA – May 4, 2019
5. Spring Symposium: Wild about Natives – Fredericksburg, VA – April 13, 2019
6. Trees, Construction and Uninvited Guests: 2019 Roanoke Tree Care Workshop – Roanoke, VA – March 6, 2019
7. Statewide Extension Master Gardener Infographics released
8. Register Now for 2019 Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar – White Stone, VA – March 23, 2019
9. Registration now open for online Plant Identification Classes by Longwood Gardens and NC State – Click Here
10. 25^th Anniversary of the 2019 Horticultural Extravaganza – Yorktown, VA – March 2, 2019
11. Save the Date: The Piedmont Master Gardeners and the Charlottesville – Charlottesville, VA – May 4, 2019
12. Chesapeake Master Gardener Volunteers’ 2019 Annual Plant Sale – Chesapeake, VA – April 26-27, 2019

February Announcements:

13. Western Reserve Herb Society: $10,000 National Horticulture Scholarship Available – Deadline: February 28, 2019
14. Loudoun County Gardening Symposium: “Let’s Get Growing” – Leesburg, VA – March 23, 2019 (Registration opens February 1)
15. Extension Good and Bad bugs webinar series – Feb 1 – Dec 6, 2019
    1. https://articles.extension.org/pages/74786/2019-all-bugs-good-and-bad-webinar-series
16. Winter Symposium: 50^th CVNLA Short Course Pesticide Recertification – Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – February 13-15, 2019
17. The 15^th Annual EcoSavvy Symposium – Alexandria, VA – February 16, 2019
18. February 2019 Public Education Programs – Arlington / Alexandria

March Announcements:

19. Annual Grow the Good Life Seminar – Central Virginia Community College, Bedford Campus – March 9, 2019 (Registration officially open)
20. Gardening in the Valley Symposium – Winchester, VA – March 9, 2019
21. 26^th Annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar – White Stone, VA – March 23, 2019
    1. Website: http://nnmg.org/nngardeningseminar.asp
22. Weekly Calendar Updates – Northern Shenandoah Valley – March 2019
23. CSVMGA Bug Hotel Workshop – Central Shenandoah Valley – March 23, 2019
24. 2018 Food Security Summary – National Survey – Deadline: March 15, 2019

April Announcements:

25. Horticultural Horizons – Chesterfiled County, VA – April 30, 2019
26. Mid-Atlantic Garden Faire – Abingdon, VA – April 19 & 20
    1. Daily Admission $6
27. Horticulture Horizons Event – Chesterfield, VA – April 30, 2019
    1. Registration Form

May Announcements:

28. VMGA Education Day – Virginia Western Community College – May 4, 2019

Other Announcements:

29. Follow the State Office on social media:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube

30. Save the date for 2019 Master Gardener College!

September 19-22, 2019, Norfolk, Virginia

31. Pollinator Survey with Oregon State University

• Virginia Community Garden Network Year End Wrap Up

32. Resources for fertilization of lawns and for those involved with Healthy Virginia Lawns programming
33. Do you have questions coming in to your Extension Master Gardener program and need to find some answers? Extension Search Resources for EMG Questions