New Announcements
Submit Your Pollinator Week Event! June marks Pollinator Month where we recognize our pollinators and our need to support them.
- Please enter any pollinator events your volunteers are planning or participating in by Tuesday May 12 at 12 pm. Events can be submitted by clicking here!
Old May Announcements
Applications are open for VMGA MC College Scholarships!
- VMGA annually supports worthy Master Gardeners’ attendance to Cooperative Extension Master Gardener College. The process to apply, and the application are available here.
- Please email Jennifer Flitton Adams if you have any questions – jennifer.adams@su.edu
VCE EMG Spring Plant Sales See details for all of the upcoming plant sales! Click here for a compiled list.
The Master Gardeners of Prince William County Plant Sale – May 2nd and Sep 5th, St. Benedictine Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Road, Bristow, VA
- On the Saturdays indicated above, and, if plants are still available, during any Saturday-in-the-Garden program.
- An expected plant list is found online. More info about the event can be found here!
- CASH & CHECK PAYMENTS ONLY
We have a new VCE policy about pesticide use by volunteers to reflect new legislation just signed into law this month. Volunteers are now exempt from required licensing if using herbicides on state land, with some stipulations. Previously the exemption only applied to locality land. See the revised policy here.
Western Tidewater Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale – 5/2/2026, 9am-1pm, rain or shine, Blackwater Regional Library, 14362 New Town Haven Lane, Carrollton, VA
- Our Spring plant sale will offer a variety of plants from our local volunteers and gardeners. We will have a variety of annuals, perennials, native plants, house plants, shrubs and trees for sale. In addition, we will be selling daylilies from a local hybridizer. We will have plants at great prices and suitable for your area.
- Proceeds support our local WTMG learning garden and educational programs.
- Cash or check only. More details on available plants list to be posted at the end of April on the Western Tidewater Master Gardeners Facebook page found by clicking here..
Plant Sale – 5/9/2026, 9am-2pm, Rockingham County Admin Center, 20 E Gay St, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
- The Central Shenandoah Valley Extension Master Gardeners will have a large variety of healthy, homegrown plants available for very reasonable prices: herbs, vegetables, fruit trees and shrubs, nifty native perennials from ground covers to trees and “Everything Garden” (new and gently used books, tools, pots, decor, etc).
- Contact csvmga.vol.coor@gmail.com with any questions.
Hanover Master Gardener Plant Sale – 5/9/2026, Horticultural Learning Center, 13015 Taylor Park Complex Lane Ashland, VA,
- Join the Hanover Master Gardeners for the Annual Plant Sale and celebrate VA 250.
- Visit our website and join our newsletter here for updated event information.
VBMG Gardening Talks – Sip to Heal: The Historical Use of Herbal Teas – 5/18/26, 7-8pm, ZOOM
- Join expert therapeutic herbalist Elaina Bright-Mullings on a journey through the roots of herbal healing. This presentation will explore how generations across Africa, the Caribbean, and North America have used simple plants to support wellness, nourish the soul, and connect to something deeper. She’ll discuss the health benefits of herbal teas, exploring familiar and lesser-known herbs like lemongrass, cerasee, ginger, and hibiscus. Discover not only what they do, but the stories they carry.
- FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. No registration is required. Visit our website and click on the ZOOM link!
June Events
NSVMG GardenFest 2026 – 6/6/2026, 8am-2pm, rain or shine, Belle Grove Historic Plantation Middletown, VA
- Enjoy a day out while buying plants, garden supplies, and food at the event
- View our flyer here!
Old Announcements
SAVE THE DATE: Extension Master Gardener College
2026 EMGC – Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center, Glen Allen, VA
We are pleased to announce that EMGC 2026 will be at the Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center in Glen Allen, Virginia, June 26-28. Registration is now open and closes June 1.
State Office Webinar Series All recorded webinars can be found by clicking here.
- May 14th, 2026 10:00-11:15am – The VCE MG Program, Supporting Associations, And You with VMGA President Stacey Morgan Smith. Register for the May 14th webinar now
- June- no webinar, Virginia’s EMG College Conference!
- July- Save the Date for European Pears with Ashley Thompson July 23rd 2:00-3:30
- August- Save the Date for Brambles with Jayesh Samtani August 20th 2:00-3:30
New Rapidan River Master Gardener Class Series – Carver Center, 9432 N James Madison Hwy, Rapidan, VA 22733
- We’re excited to share that the Rapidan River Master Gardeners are planning a 2026 class series! Visit our website for class details and registration. All classes are open to the public. Click here for more information on the event.