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November 2018
Garden Basics: Preparing the Garden for Winter
Gardening does not have to end when the season cools. Ensure a successful spring by getting tips and recommendatins for "putting the garden to bed" this fall. COST: FREE HOW TO REGISTER: Send your name and name of class to…
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Garden Basics: Gardening Tools and Tips
Make gardening simpler, safer and more effective with proper tools and practices.
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Garden Basics: Soil, Mulch and Compost
A successful garden begins with healthy soil. Learn how soil works and how to make yours work better.
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Spring Lecture Series #1 – Gems in the Garden
Gems in the Garden: Tree Characteristics that Add Grace to Your Landscape Alex Niemiera, Professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech and self-proclaimed tree lover, has been teaching woody landscape plant courses for over three…
Find out more »Garden Basics: Growing a Better Lawn
Seed, fertilize, water and mow correctly to make your lawn green in every way.
Find out more »Spring Lecture Series #2 – Native Plants for Harmonious Gardens
Native plants like this Echinacea (Cone Flower) cope well with hot, dry weather. Janet Davis, a trained horticulturist and owner of Hill House Farm & Nursery in Rappahannock, Virginia, will discuss how plants native to Central Virginia can…
Find out more »Spring Lecture Series #3 – Keeping Your Vegetable Garden Pest and Pesticide Free
Adria Bordas has been the Extension Agent in Fairfax County since 2001 and has extensive experience in pest detection, diagnosis of plant and insect problems, water quality protection, nutrient management, and invasive pest control. Adria believes a productive and strategic…
Find out more »April 2019
Spring Lecture Series #4 – The Mysteries of the Marvelous Monarch
Steve and Karen McCurdy have raised and studied butterflies for 26 years and are Co-Presidents of the Butterfly Society of Virginia, an organization dedicated to the conservation of butterflies, moths, and their habitats. Taking a look at the work being…
Find out more »Through The Garden Gate: Pam Sorenson’s Garden
Hosted by the Dogwood Garden Club An unfolding story is how Pam Sorenson describes her collaboration with landscape designer Cole Burrell. The property, nearly an acre and a quarter, is blessed with remarkable bones. Enormous magnolia and holly trees stand…
Find out more »Garden Basics: Vegetable Pests and Diseases
Prevent common pests and diseases and treat them safely and effectively when they arrive.
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