The Piedmont Master Gardeners Association
460 Stagecoach Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902-6441 434/872-4580 Fax: 434/872-4578
Since 1989, the Piedmont Master Gardeners Association has been bringing together VCE Master Gardeners in Central Virginia to share gardening wisdom, enjoy camaraderie, learn new skills, and contribute to local communities through dozens of volunteer activities.
Our members run the gamut from full-time farmers to 'weekend warriors' . . . from young parents to high-energy seniors. What we all have in common is a passion for 'playing in the dirt' and a desire to give something back to our neighborhoods, towns, and parks. Every member of PMG volunteers a minimum of twenty hours each year to create or maintain public landscaping, teach classes or workshops, or answer the public's questions on a wide variety of gardening topics. Our demonstration garden in Charlottesville---"The Rock"---is just one of many projects designed and driven by PMG volunteers.
Please explore our Reference Desk for gardening tips and hands-on help, our THREE Calendars of Events for happenings here and nearby, and our Volunteer Projects to see what PMG is doing in your community. Bookmark our website, too, and plan to drop by regularly to enjoy the latest gardening news, resources, and events in the area!...........We look forward to helping you have a fabulous garden in 2012!
"The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies."
-Gertrude Jekyll-
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!! Virginia's Historic Garden Week is April 21 to April 28, 2012.
More than three dozen tours of gorgeous gardens around the state of Virginia. The beautiful Keswick area east of Charlottesville will be featured this year on Sunday, April 22 and Monday, April 23, noon to 5. Ticket information and details available at www.vagardenweek.org. Other area properties that participate: Morven, Monticello, Ashlawn, and the University of Virginia.
!! The PMG Horticultural Help Desk is open to help you sort out your garden questions! Give us a call at 434/872-4583, 9:00 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. Need to show us a sample? We're located in VCE offices on the 2nd floor of Albemarle County Office Building #5, 460 Stagecoach Road, Charlottesville. Click here for directions. Or come see us at the local farmers' market in Charlottesville spring through fall. We love a good challenge!!
!! PMG members logged 6,423 hours on volunteer projects in 2011! That figure translates into $137,195.28 of community service in the greater Charlottesville area. We also collectively enjoyed more than 2500 hours of continuing education last year!
!! Future Master Gardening courses: Watch this website or call 434-872-4580 for details about the next MG course in the greater Charlottesville area. Come play in the dirt with us!
PMG Members
!! Program schedule for 2012 now available. See the PMG Calendar for details!
!! PMG officers for 2012: President: Joyce Grunewald. President-elect: Libby Gretz. Treasurer: Barbara Grzymala. Secretary: Bernice Thieblot. Check out the Members Only section for contact info.
!! Executive committee for 2012: Current Board members; Record Keeper; Chairs of standing committees (Training, Membership, Program, Communication, Volunteer Projects and Social)
!! October PMG guest speaker Cole Burrell has supplied a list of Great Native Plants for our Piedmont region. Click here to download a copy.
!! PVCC and UVA's continuing ed programs both offer garden-focused classes year-round. Check out upcoming classes at www.pvcc.edu and http://www.scps.virginia.edu/.
!! 2012 Plant Sale Co-Chairs: Charles Greiner and Kathryn Dugger. Check out the Volunteer Coordinators list in the Members Only section for contact info. Come on out to volunteer in the spring---the plant sale is one of our biggest annual events! This year's sale date: May 5.
!! Attention PMG members! NEW TIME SHEET available. For a refresher on how to submit your hours, click here. Submitting your volunteer and continuing ed hours is VERY important to the health and well-being of our local extension program. Also, if you fail to report your hours you risk being purged from PMG's rolls! :-( Deadlines: June 30 and December 31.
!! Looking to volunteer with PMG? See the Volunteer Project Coordinators list under the Members Only section for contact information, or keep an eye on future issues of The Cultivator.
Work at The Rock (PMG's Demo Garden) will continue on TUESDAYS, 9:00 a.m., weather permitting. To receive e-mail notices, send your e-mail address to dorothytompkins@mac.com.
