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    Outdoor Composting Workshop—Turn Your Garbage to Gold

    Saturday, March 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Join us to learn how to compost your food waste, yard trimmings, paper, cardboard, and wood waste into nature’s preferred food. The outdoor workshop will be taught by Piedmont Master Gardeners and the Bread and Roses Garden Team at the Trinity Church Compost Demonstration Site, 1118 Preston Ave., Charlottesville. The workshop will move indoors if there is inclement weather.

    Free

    ⇒Find out more & Register HERE

    Garden Basics: Pollinators for Four Seasons

    Saturday, March 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm.     FREE

    Pollinators such as butterflies, bees, and birds are responsible for much of the food we eat. Unfortunately, their populations are declining because of habitat loss and dwindling food supplies. The good news is that you can support pollinators and enjoy them year-round by learning how to provide food and shelter in your garden space—whether your garden area is large or limited to a patio or balcony.

    Garden Basics sessions are free and open to all, but space is limited. Please register below to reserve your place in the class. Registration will close at 5 p.m. March 14 or when the class is full.

    Garden Basics is a partnership with the Bread and Roses Ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church in Charlottesville.

    ⇒Find out more and Register Here

    At James Monroe’s Highland: Prepping and Planning Your Vegetable Garden

    James Monroe’s Highland, 2050 James Monroe Parkway, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    Join the Piedmont Master Gardeners at James Monroe’s Highland for a spring gardening workshop on “Prepping and Planning Your Vegetable Garden.” Participants will learn the basics of garden planning, including soil testing and seed starting, then apply these skills with a hands-on project in Highland’s exhibition garden.

    This event is free and open to all, but space is limited. Please register to reserve your place in the class. Registration closes at 5 p.m. March 29 or when the workshop is full.

    ⇒Register HERE

    Tree Basics Class on Zoom: Select, Plant, and Care for Trees
    Tuesday, March 11 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

    FREE     ⇒Register here

    Learn how to select a tree for your property that will have the best chance to survive and flourish in the place that you choose for it.

    Tree Steward Tim Maywalt will discuss best practices for planting and show you how to care for your newly planted tree and your other landscape trees for the long term.

     

    Coming up in April . . .

    Blue Ridge PRISM Spring Quarterly Meeting: Zoom

    Wednesday, April 16, 2025 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
    ⇒Find out more and Register Here

    This is a free online event and includes a question & answer period with the audience. Those who register will receive access to the recording.

    Guest Speaker Maddie Bright will discuss restoration after invasive removal, addressing questions such as:

    • What do I do with the land area after invasive plant removal?
    • Should I leave it alone and see what comes up?
    • Should I plant specific natives right away?
    • What kind of native plants should I choose?
    • How do I start the process?

    Maddie Bright is the Executive Director for Earth Sangha, a wild plant nursery which leads efforts to propagate native plants directly from local forests and meadows, and also operates a volunteer-based program to propagate local native plants, restore native plant communities, and control invasive plants.

     

    Featured Photo:  Backyard compost by Ralph Morini