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Biweekly Update – February 14, 2019

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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. 25th 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:

  1. Western Reserve Herb Society: $10,000 National Horticulture Scholarship Available – Deadline: February 28, 2019
  2. Loudoun County Gardening Symposium: “Let’s Get Growing” – Leesburg, VA – March 23, 2019 (Registration opens February 1)
  3. 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
  4. Winter Symposium: 50th CVNLA Short Course Pesticide Recertification – Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – February 13-15, 2019
  5. The 15th Annual EcoSavvy Symposium – Alexandria, VA – February 16, 2019
  6. February 2019 Public Education Programs – Arlington / Alexandria

March Announcements:

  1. Annual Grow the Good Life Seminar – Central Virginia Community College, Bedford Campus – March 9, 2019 (Registration officially open)
  2. Gardening in the Valley Symposium – Winchester, VA – March 9, 2019
  3. 26th Annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar – White Stone, VA – March 23, 2019
    1. Website: http://nnmg.org/nngardeningseminar.asp
  4. Weekly Calendar Updates – Northern Shenandoah Valley – March 2019
  5. CSVMGA Bug Hotel Workshop – Central Shenandoah Valley – March 23, 2019
  6. 2018 Food Security Summary – National Survey – Deadline: March 15, 2019

April Announcements:

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

May Announcements:

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

Other Announcements:

  1. Follow the State Office on social media:
  1. Save the date for 2019 Master Gardener College!

September 19-22, 2019, Norfolk, Virginia

  1. Pollinator Survey with Oregon State University
  1. Resources for fertilization of lawns and for those involved with Healthy Virginia Lawns programming
  2. Do you have questions coming in to your Extension Master Gardener program and need to find some answers? Extension Search Resources for EMG Questions

 

Biweekly Update – September 17, 2018

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New Announcements:

1. Virginia Farm to School Fall 2018 Newsletter

2. Registration for 2018 Arlington / Alexandria Urban Agriculture Symposium is OPEN, Arlington, VA – October, 5, 2018

  • To REGISTER or see the full schedule, click HERE

3. 42nd Annual Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours 2018 (aka the Bus Tours)

4. Lewis Ginter PlantFest POSTPONED – Richmond, VA – September 28-29, 2018

5. FREE Gardening Workshops, Speakers, and Giveaways at Belle Grove – Middletown, VA – September 16, 2018

6. Turfgrass Tuesday Webinar on Bluebird Habitat – September 25, 2018

  • The Sept. 2018 VCE/VT Turfgrass Tuesday webinar features VA Master Naturalist and VA Bluebird Society member Sandy Weber discussing how turfgrass habitats can be utilized to promote cavity-nesting birds, with a focus on bluebirds. As always, it’s a FREE event and it takes place from 10-11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept 25.

7. Composting – What to do with all those leaves? – Monday, September 24, 2018—Arlington / Alexandria area.

September Announcements:

8. Saturdays in the Garden Series – Fauquier County – September 22

9. Home Horticulture Education – Eggleston Garden Center, Norfolk, VA – September 8th to October 13th

10. 12th Annual Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello – Charlottesville, VA – September 22, 2018

11. VMGA 2018 Educational Event – Appomattox, VA – September 29, 2018

12. Arlington / Alexandria Events – September

October Announcements:

13. Central Shenandoah Valley Garden Symposium: “Going Native” – Weyers Cave, VA – October 27, 2018

Janurary Announcements:

14. Save the Date: VAFHP 2010 Annual Conference – Blacksburg, VA – January 28-29, 2019

February Announcements:

15. Save the Date: Spring to Green – Danville, VA – February 2, 2019

Other Announcements:

16. Follow the State Office on social media:

17. Recorded Webinars: Recorded EMG Coordinator webinars hosted by the National Extension Master Gardener Coordinators Committee

18. Whether you attended the 2018 Master Gardener College or not, you should still check out the Brag Boards that were submitted! Click HERE to view the video of all of them! Make sure to send in a brag board next year to brag about your unit!

19. National EMG Coordinator’s Webinar Recordings