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PMG’s Therapeutic Horticulture Program Earns Applause

  • June 17, 2021
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The Piedmont Master Gardeners’ Therapeutic Horticulture team won a recent shout-out from the Jefferson Area Board for Aging, which praised the volunteers’ work at JABA’s Adult Care Center in Charlottesville. The center provides daycare for older adults and for adults…

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Tips on Transplanting Tomatoes

  • May 25, 2021
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As the weather warms up, gardeners are very eager to get those tomato transplants into the vegetable garden. Whether you are transplanting your own carefully tended seedlings or purchased plants, some advance planning will move you a long way toward…

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Three Days of Climate Action to Restore our Earth

  • April 21, 2021
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Earth Day 2021: It’s Time to Restore Our Earth Happy spring! We hope you’ve managed to get outside and dig around in the dirt, smell the fresh air, and listen to the birds chirping as we welcome in some warmer…

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Beware the Callery Pear!

  • April 9, 2021
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This time of year they are SO tempting! Seeing the eruption of white blossoms along a city boulevard or a suburban driveway, it’s easy to be lured into adding a Bradford Pear to your yard. But DO NOT give in. The…

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Time to Start Tomatoes From Seed!

  • March 24, 2021
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As thoughts turn to vegetable gardening in late winter and early spring, many of us want to start some vegetables indoors. Tomatoes, of course, are often the first choice! Starting tomatoes from seed is more work than buying transplants, but…

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Putting the Brakes on Stormwater Runoff

  • March 10, 2021
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Federal climate data confirm what we’ve all seen in our rain gauges in recent years: extreme precipitation events are happening more frequently in Virginia. As heavy rainfalls trend upward, so does stormwater runoff and the pollution it carries into our…

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How to Bring Home the Birds

  • February 11, 2021
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This year’s Great Backyard Bird Count—a real-time snapshot of bird populations—will take place from February 12 to 15. How many will you see in your backyard? According to The New York Times, the number of birds in the United States…

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World Wetlands Day: 50 Years of Recognition

  • February 2, 2021
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February 2 in the United States is Groundhog Day. We all know that if the groundhog emerges from his burrow in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and sees his shadow on a nice sunny morning, we are all in for six more weeks…

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Don’t Wait to Order Seeds

  • January 27, 2021
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The seed catalogs started to arrive in November. What better way to spend a cold, windy day in January than with a seed catalog, dreaming about the bounty of the harvest to come? The descriptions are amazing: “attractive plants will…

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Forcing Bulbs Indoors Provides a Harbinger of Spring

  • January 13, 2021
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After the excitement of the holidays fade, we turn reluctantly to the long, dark, cold days of January and wish for the joyful color of early spring blooms. What could brighten our homes as we await warmer weather and more…

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