New Announcements
Rapidan River Master Gardener 2026 Plant Sale – 4/25/26 – Carver Center, 9432 N James Madison Hwy, Rapidan, VA, 22733
- Join us for our annual plant sale featuring home-grown garden plants and houseplants, lovingly raised by Rapidan River Master Gardeners! Shop a wide variety of plants, browse a gardening-themed yard sale, and enjoy local vendors and food. Visit here for more information: https://www.rapidanrivermastergardeners.org/classes-events/annual-plant-sale
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. https://www.rapidanrivermastergardeners.org/classes-events
Hydroponic Vegetable Gardening Zoom program from Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia – January 30 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am EST – Virtual Event
- Join EMG Joe Larsen to learn about three types of hydroponic systems – deep water culture, nutrient film, and aeroponic – and the pros and cons of growing vegetables in them. Learn best practices for growing specific types of vegetables hydroponically as well as how to troubleshoot common problems. Register at: https://mgnv.org/rsvp-for-public-education-classes/
Suffolk Seed Swap – 1/31/2026, 12 noon – 2:00pm, North Suffolk Library, 2000 Bennetts Creek Park Rd, Suffolk, VA 23435
- Please join Suffolk’s VCE Master Gardeners at their inaugural seed swap! In addition to sharing seeds, you can help support new EMG Interns as they give short talks on Beginner Seed Saving, Beginner Seed Starting, The “Amazing Life Cycle of Plants” (for kids), and Soil Health Basics, plus enjoy a variety of education stations. Volunteers have also packaged thousands of packets of seeds to share, so you’ll go home with some seeds, even if you don’t have any to swap. See event information at https://www.facebook.com/share/1F4S7aTUmy/
Suffolk EMG Plant Sale – 4/25/2026, 10am – 4pm, Earth & Arts Festival, Historic Downtown Suffolk
- Our plant sale is well known for having a wide variety of well-sized, healthy tomatoes, sweet peppers, and chili peppers. We also have all the other plants you’d expect to see at an EMG plant sale. Popular varieties sell early, and there’s usually a line well before 10. Bring your wagon and come early to buy plants and then spend the day celebrating the earth & arts! Event updates at https://www.facebook.com/share/1AT9dgvXhy/.
Woods & Wildlife Conferences – Blacksburg and Culpeper
There are two different times and locations to choose from:
2/21/2026, 9:30am-5:00pm, Squires Student Center, Blacksburg
2/28/2026, 8:30am-4:30pm, Daniel Technology Center, Culpeper
- This conference is for owners of large or small tracts of land or a first stop for individuals, families, and managers wanting to learn about woods, wildlife, and other natural resources. We provide multiple links to information, sources of assistance, and a better understanding of the natural resources around you, and we will explore a myriad of forestry and wildlife issues relevant to owners of woodlands.
- $55/person; $100/couple: Registration fee includes refreshments and catered lunch
- Visit the conference website to register: https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/landownerprograms/ConferencesandWorkshops2/WoodsandWildlifeConferences.html
Old January 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
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:
- Our 2026 Webinar Schedule is here! More info and registration links for March and April TBA.
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 6th 1:00- 2:15 PM- VCE Small Scale Fruit Webinar: Strawberries with Gaylynn Callahan. Register for the Jan 21 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!