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.

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 the best gardening year yet....in 2008!

"The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies."
-Gertrude Jekyll-

Itching to get your garden underway for 2008?

Join the crowd!
at
PMG's Annual Spring
Plant Sale

Saturday morning,
 May 3, 2008
9:00 to noon

Meadowbrook Shopping Center
Charlottesville



Click here for details!

Questions or comments about this website?
E-mail  pmgweb@piedmontmastergardeners.org




Our visitors to date:
              

!! PMG Annual Spring Plant Sale, May 3, 2008! Mark your calendars!
Meadowbrook Shopping Center, Charlottesville,
9:00 a.m. to noon.

Plants needed for Plant Sale
PMG members! See Members Only page for details about contributing plants to the May 3 plant sale.  Main contact for plant drop-off:  Pat Huber.

!!! Through the Garden Gate monthly tour series begins on April 12.  See Close to Home calendar for details.

!! Master Gardener College will be held June 19-22, 2008 , at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg (VA).  Schedule is posted at www.vmga.net!!


!! PMG's Help Desk opened for the spring season on March 11, 2008. 
PMG members:  Sign up early to secure your preferred dates for volunteering to staff the Help Desk!

!! Farmers market opening dates: Charlottesville on April 5; Crozet on May 10;  Meade Park on May 28. 

!! Work at The Rock (PMG's Demo Garden) will continue on TUESDAYS ...with occasional adjustments according to weather conditions. To receive weekly e-mail notices, send your e-mail address to dorothytompkins@mac.com.  

!! Heritage Harvest Festival "In Store" Day at Whole Foods, Charlottesville, May 14. Fundraiser for the 9/6/08 festival at Tufton Farm. Presentations and volunteer opportunities at the store. 5% of the day's proceeds will benefit the Festival. Contact ira@southernexposure.com to volunteer.