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RESCHEDULED AT NEW TIME AND PLACE Garden Basics: Indoor Gardening—You Don’t Need a Green Thumb!

Learn how to beautify your surroundings with indoor plants. Our class will focus on • plant selection, • repotting, • containers, • environmental factors, and • ways to maximize the use of greenery in your home. We will set you on the path to long-term success as an indoor gardener. PLEASE NOTE: This rescheduled session… Read More »RESCHEDULED AT NEW TIME AND PLACE Garden Basics: Indoor Gardening—You Don’t Need a Green Thumb!

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Garden Basics: Tool Talk—The Right Tools for the Right Gardening Tasks

Trinity Episcopal Church 1118 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Choosing the best tool for your gardening chores will save time, energy, and your back. We will demonstrate the safe use of basic tools so that all your garden tasks go smoothly. Power tools will not be discussed in this program. Space is limited. Please register below to reserve your place in the class. Registration… Read More »Garden Basics: Tool Talk—The Right Tools for the Right Gardening Tasks

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Outdoor Composting Workshop—Turn Your Garbage to Gold

Trinity Episcopal Church 1118 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville, VA, United States

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… Read More »Outdoor Composting Workshop—Turn Your Garbage to Gold

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Garden Basics: Pollinators for Four Seasons

Trinity Episcopal Church 1118 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville, VA, United States

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… Read More »Garden Basics: Pollinators for Four Seasons

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

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,… Read More »At James Monroe’s Highland: Prepping and Planning Your Vegetable Garden

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Free Spring Lecture: ‘Horticultural Futurism,’ featuring Thomas Rainer, a leading voice in ecological landscape design

Landscape architect Thomas Rainer, a leading authority in ecological landscape design, will deliver PMG's 2025 Spring Lecture, "Horticultural Futurism: Designing a Plant-Centric Future." The 6:30 p.m. lecture will be preceded by a public open house beginning at 5:30 p.m. in The Center at Belvedere’s Rose and Pollinator Demonstration Gardens. As climate change and mass extinctions reshape… Read More »Free Spring Lecture: ‘Horticultural Futurism,’ featuring Thomas Rainer, a leading voice in ecological landscape design

Spring Plant Sale

Our Spring Plant Sale will once again offer thousands of annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruit-bearing plants, trees, shrubs, herbs and houseplants, including a large assortment of native plants. In addition, shoppers can purchase gently used garden implements, yard décor, and other “Green Elephants.” The sale will also feature a Help Desk for answering gardening questions and… Read More »Spring Plant Sale

Garden Basics: Invasive Species—Not All Plants Are Created Equal

Trinity Episcopal Church 1118 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville, VA, United States

All too often, unsuspecting homeowners come home from a local nursery with an invasive species. Sadly, invasives wreak havoc on our ecosystems, denying birds and other native fauna the nutrition necessary to sustain them. Come learn why a Butterfly Bush is comparable to giving an 18-year-old junk food before running a marathon. You will learn… Read More »Garden Basics: Invasive Species—Not All Plants Are Created Equal

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Plant Swap at James Monroe’s Highland

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

From 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 18, James Monroe’s Highland and the Piedmont Master Gardeners will host a plant swap at the historic estate. Swappers can exchange pest-free plants for a variety of other plants for summer gardens. Leftover seeds and non-native, non-invasive plants, including vegetables, also can be swapped. In addition, visitors are… Read More »Plant Swap at James Monroe’s Highland