The Piedmont Master Gardeners Association
460 Stagecoach Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902-6441 434/872-4580 Fax: 434/872-4578
Since 1989, the Piedmont Master Gardeners Association has been bringing together VCE Master Gardeners in Central Virginia to share gardening wisdom, enjoy camaraderie, learn new skills, and contribute to local communities through dozens of volunteer activities.
Our members run the gamut from full-time farmers to 'weekend warriors' . . . from young parents to high-energy seniors. What we all have in common is a passion for 'playing in the dirt' and a desire to give something back to our neighborhoods, towns, and parks. Every member of PMG volunteers a minimum of twenty hours each year to create or maintain public landscaping, teach classes or workshops, or answer the public's questions on a wide variety of gardening topics. Our demonstration garden in Charlottesville---"The Rock"---is just one of many projects designed and driven by PMG volunteers.
Please explore our Reference Desk for gardening tips and hands-on help, our THREE Calendars of Events for happenings here and nearby, and our Volunteer Projects to see what PMG is doing in your community. Bookmark our website, too, and plan to drop by regularly to enjoy the latest gardening news, resources, and events in the area!...........We look forward to helping you have a fabulous garden in 2010!
"The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies."
-Gertrude Jekyll-
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!! PMG Spring Plant Sale: May 1, 2010. Make plans now to repair the damage from The Big Snows of 2009 and 2010 by treating your garden to new plants at bargain prices! Details to follow as the date draws near. LOCATION: the Ix Building, adjacent to "The Rock," PMG's demonstration garden.
!! VMGA Seminar: "The Cutting Edge in Agriculture and Horticulture", March 27, 2010. Virginia State University will host its first one-day "mini-MG College" in Ettrick, VA. For details about registration and the day's agenda, visit www.vmga.net. Registration opens on January 15. LIMITED TO 200 registrants.
!! Tree Steward Training Course began February 2010. The program began February 23 and ends May 25, Tuesday mornings from 9am to noon. For more information about the next Tree Steward course call 434/872-4580. Cost: $75. A great opportunity to learn more about our local trees and how to protect them now and for future generations!
!! PMG's Help Desk Call us at our HQ: 434/872-4583, M-F 9-11:30 a.m. We LIVE to answer plant and bug questions! Challenge us! STAY TUNED: We'll soon be setting up shop at the Saturday morning farmer's market in Charlottesville.
PMG Members
!! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for PMG Plant Sale! Looking to log your MG volunteer hours for 2010? Just want to help out with one of PMG's most fun and rewarding annual events? Click here for details and contact info to find out how you can contribute before and during the sale on May 1 at the Ix Building, Charlottesville.
!! 7,181 hours! That's how many volunteer hours our 128 PMG members contributed to 29 community projects in 2009! Our work adds up to more than $145,000 in service! We also polished our plant expertise by logging 2208 hours of continuing ed. Congrats!
!! PMG monthly meetings for 2010 are now posted on the PMG Calendar of Events. PMG MEMBERS ONLY.
!! Attention PMG members! For a refresher on how to submit your hours, click here. Submitting your volunteer and continuing ed hours is VERY important. Peter Warren needs to report our total hours to state-level officials. Also, if you fail to report your hours you risk being purged from PMG's rolls!
!! PMG Officers for 2010: President: Dorothy Tompkins; President-Elect Arthur Farrell; Secretary: Barbara Grzymala; Treasurer: Ann Foster. Contact info is in the Members Only section. For committee leadership, see the Volunteer Coordinators under Members Only.
Work at The Rock (PMG's Demo Garden) will continue on TUESDAYS, 10:00 a.m., weather permitting. To receive e-mail notices, send your e-mail address to dorothytompkins@mac.com.
