Most gardeners view the presence of earthworms in their soil as a huge positive, but Dr. Linda K. Blum, a soil scientist in the University of Virginia’s Environmental Sciences Department… Read More »Earthworms: Friend and Foe
Most gardeners view the presence of earthworms in their soil as a huge positive, but Dr. Linda K. Blum, a soil scientist in the University of Virginia’s Environmental Sciences Department… Read More »Earthworms: Friend and Foe
Hedgerows—living fences made of trees and shrubs—support biodiverse populations of birds, mammals, and insects. Popularized in the United Kingdom, this technique for growing a living boundary can be put into… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: How and Why to Grow Hedgerows (Sold Out)
Hedgerows—living fences made of trees and shrubs—support biodiverse populations of birds, mammals, and insects. Popularized in the United Kingdom, this technique for growing a living boundary can be put into… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: How and Why to Grow Hedgerows (Sold Out)
Starting flowers and vegetables indoors from seed is easy, inexpensive, and satisfying. But if you’re not familiar with seed-starting essentials, a lot can go wrong. Improve your success rate by learning basic seed-starting techniques. This workshop will… Read More »Garden Basics: Starting Garden Plants from Seed
Starting flowers and vegetables indoors from seed is easy, inexpensive, and satisfying. But if you’re not familiar with seed-starting essentials, a lot can go wrong. Improve your success rate by learning basic seed-starting techniques. This workshop will… Read More »Garden Basics: Starting Garden Plants from Seed
Growing a veggie garden can be enchanting, fulfilling, and, at times, a bit frustrating. This year-long journey through the life of a veggie garden and gardener—from selecting seeds through reaping… Read More »Garden Basics: A Year in the Life of a Vegetable Garden–A Gardener’s Path
Growing a veggie garden can be enchanting, fulfilling, and, at times, a bit frustrating. This year-long journey through the life of a veggie garden and gardener—from selecting seeds through reaping… Read More »Garden Basics: A Year in the Life of a Vegetable Garden–A Gardener’s Path
The Piedmont Master Gardeners are pleased to sponsor a discussion with Tanya Denckla Cobb, author of The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food, during this year's Virginia Festival of… Read More »Virginia Festival of the Book: Tanya Denckla Cobb
The Piedmont Master Gardeners are pleased to sponsor a discussion with Tanya Denckla Cobb, author of The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food, during this year's Virginia Festival of… Read More »Virginia Festival of the Book: Tanya Denckla Cobb
Landscape designer and educator Nate Miller, co-author of Simply Sustainable Landscapes: Designing with Edible and Native Plants for the Southeast, will explain how to use a design theory he calls… Read More »SOLD OUT: Nate Miller on “Simply Sustainable Landscapes”
Landscape designer and educator Nate Miller, co-author of Simply Sustainable Landscapes: Designing with Edible and Native Plants for the Southeast, will explain how to use a design theory he calls… Read More »SOLD OUT: Nate Miller on “Simply Sustainable Landscapes”