Join us to learn about the benefits of saving your own seeds and to receive great tips on how to harvest, process, and save seeds from your garden. Our workshop will cover: • Plant pollination • Cross-pollination issues and preserving variety integrity • Seed processing and storage • Special needs of some seeds • Seed… Read More »Saving Seeds from Your Garden—at Gordon Avenue Library
Permaculture: What is it? Learn about this fascinating approach to land use that can be applied whether designing a small garden plot or embarking on a large agricultural undertaking. Permaculture works in concert with your ecosystem by allowing design, soil, plants, and water to work harmoniously. Learn about analyzing the elements of your outdoor space… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: Permaculture
Permaculture: What is it? Learn about this fascinating approach to land use that can be applied whether designing a small garden plot or embarking on a large agricultural undertaking. Permaculture works in concert with your ecosystem by allowing design, soil, plants, and water to work harmoniously. Learn about analyzing the elements of your outdoor space… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: Permaculture
Pruning landscape trees, especially when young, will set them on a path to a long, healthy life. At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 4, the Center at Belvedere will host a free presentation by the Piedmont Master Gardeners on “When, Where, and How to Prune.” It will cover: the basics of structural pruning, when to prune… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: When, Where, and How to Prune
Pruning landscape trees, especially when young, will set them on a path to a long, healthy life. At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 4, the Center at Belvedere will host a free presentation by the Piedmont Master Gardeners on “When, Where, and How to Prune.” It will cover: the basics of structural pruning, when to prune… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: When, Where, and How to Prune
Aleen Carey of Cultivate Charlottesville Food insecurity and food access are serious problems for many people in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Community gardens—land cultivated by a group of people individually or collectively—can help. Join Aleen Carey (Executive Director, Cultivate Charlottesville) and leaders of Piedmont Master Gardeners community garden projects to learn about the scope of… Read More »How Your Garden and Others Can Help Address Food Insecurity
Maintaining a lawn can be labor intensive and environmentally challenging—but what are the alternatives? Piedmont Master Gardener Janette Martin will present options for reducing your lawn and making it more environmentally friendly, such as replacing some lawn with clover, ground covers, and wildlife-friendly native plant beds. She will also suggest solutions for problem spots like… Read More »Strategies for Environmentally Friendly Lawn Substitutes
Invasive species like tree-of-heaven, Japanese stiltgrass, autumn olive, and oriental bittersweet create serious problems in ecosystems. Plant invaders contribute to the decline of native flora and fauna; decrease soil, water, and air quality; and have detrimental economic impacts and adverse effects on human health. Soil scientist and Master Gardener Linda Blum will describe why some… Read More »What Makes a Species Invasive?
Join us at Gordon Avenue Library to learn how to harvest, process, and replant seeds from ornamentals, native plants, and vegetables you enjoy. The class will cover: • The benefits of saving your own seeds • How plants are pollinated • Cross-pollination issues and preserving variety integrity • Plants that are good candidates for seed… Read More »Seed Saving Class at Gordon Avenue Library
Unpredictable temperatures, new pests, flooding and drought, windy and stormy weather—how is the gardener to cope? By adopting sustainable practices, opting for wise plant choices and landscaping strategies, and continuing to stay on top of the latest research, gardeners can prepare themselves to confront unpredictable changes in climate. Join Master Gardeners Fern Campbell and Christine… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: Adapting Your Garden to a Changing Climate
The Piedmont Master Gardeners and the Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards will jointly offer a free, online presentation by Claire Denton-Spalding on the history of hedgerows and their benefits for native plants and animals. Denton-Spalding, who is both an Extension Master Gardener and a Tree Steward, will also share best practices for planting a hedgerow in… Read More »Tree Basics—Hedgerows: History, Benefits & How to Plant Them
The plants we DO NOT want are among a gardener's biggest challenges. Piedmont Master Gardeners will help you win the “weed war” with advice and help on the following topics: • Understanding weed biology and life cycle • Identifying your weeds • Practices and strategies for weed management • Choosing tools to get the job… Read More »Weeds in the Garden: PMG Speakers Bureau at The Center at Belvedere