PMG Speakers Bureau: Adapting Your Garden to a Changing Climate
December 2, 2025 @ 5:30–6:30 pm
The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Boulevard
Charlottesville, VA
–Unpredictable temperatures, new pests, flooding and drought, windy and stormy weather—how is the gardener to cope? By adopting sustainable practices, opting for wise plant choices and landscaping strategies, and continuing… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: Adapting Your Garden to a Changing Climate
Food Preservation Class
December 3, 2025
Virginia Cooperative Extension,460 Stagecoach Road
Charlottesville,Virginia
Join this hands-on class to learn food preservation skills from Virginia Cooperative Extension. The class will provide step-by-step instructions for safe and successful boiling water-bath canning. Read More »Food Preservation Class
Invasive Plants in Winter
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
–FREE online webinar where you’ll learn how to identify invasive plants in the Virginia winter landscape. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, this session will provide valuable insights. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills in plant identification. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end.
Winter Invasive Plant Control
Thursday, December 4, 2025 • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
— FREE online webinar where you’ll learn how to manage and control invasive plants in the winter season. Techniques will include manual and mechanical methods, as well as careful, strategic use of herbicides where necessary. Come ready to learn practical management skills that you can apply on your own property to help curb the spread of invasives.
Invasive Plant Training Workday
Friday, December 5, 2025 • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
— Join Blue Ridge PRISM and The Nature Conservancy to learn about invasive plants and how to treat them. We are partnering to offer a FREE invasive plant training workday at Fernbrook Preserve. PRISM staff will go over how to identify and treat invasives, particularly vines like English ivy and bittersweet. Following the training, we will put this knowledge to use by treating invasives within the preserve. Questions? Please contact Brynna Strand at brynna.strand@tnc.org.
Garden Site Tour at Botanical Garden of the Piedmont
December 8 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont, 950 Melbourne Road, Charlottesville, VA
— Explore the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont on a guided tour the second Monday of each month, 3:00–4:00 PM. Limited to 16 persons.