Growing flowers for cutting can bring beauty into your garden and into your home. In this Garden Basics class, learn how to get started, whether you want to create a… Read More »Garden Basics: Be Your Own Florist—Get Started Growing Cut Flowers
On April 7 at The Center at Belvedere, gardening educator Shannon Currey will share her knowledge and expertise about the importance of native plants in creating ecologically sound landscapes. Join… Read More »2026 Spring Lecture — Shannon Currey on “Soft Landings: Add Life Under Trees”
Flowering native plants add beauty to gardens and provide crucial support for bees and other pollinators facing decline due to habitat loss, pesticide overuse, and climate change. Learn about some… Read More »Garden Basics: Great Flowering Native Plants for Beauty and the Bees
Once again, the Piedmont Master Gardeners’ Spring Plant Sale will offer thousands of annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruit-bearing plants, trees, shrubs, herbs and houseplants. For a preview, take a look at this… Read More »Spring Plant Sale
Join other gardeners and plant enthusiasts for the Piedmont Master Gardeners' Plant Swap. Whether you are a seasoned horticulturist or just starting your plant journey, our Plant Swap will give… Read More »Plant Swap at James Monroe’s Highland
Using native plants, turn your yard into a songbird paradise. Planting a mixture of trees, shrubs and perennials can provide birds with year-round food, winter shelter and nesting areas. Water… Read More »Garden Basics: Attracting Birds to Your Garden
No-till gardening (also known as no-dig gardening) is built on four key principles: soil armor (keeping soil covered), minimizing disturbance, plant diversity, and maintaining living roots. By prioritizing soil biology… Read More »No-Till Gardening: An Easier Way to Grow
The next in our series of free outdoor workshops on composting will be held at the compost demonstration site in the Bread & Roses Gardens at Trinity Episcopal Church. We… Read More »‘Turn Your Garbage to Gold,’ an Outdoor Workshop on Composting
Growing an herb garden provides easy access to herbs that can be eaten fresh or stored for later use. We will explore the current culinary use of herbs, as well… Read More »Garden Basics: Herb Gardening—Discover the History and Magic of Culinary and Medicinal Herbs
This session will look at suitable trees for home landscapes, emphasizing native species of trees and their appropriate placement. We will also promote a greater understanding of the nature of… Read More »Garden Basics: More Trees, PLEASE!
Cool weather crops are essential for gardeners aiming to extend their growing season and make the most of early spring and fall. We will delve into the specifics of selecting… Read More »Garden Basics: Planting Out Cool Weather Crops—Extending Your Garden Harvest
Join us for this overview of common methods of propagating plants, including seed starting, cuttings, division, and layering. We will explain the extra steps some seeds need to sprout, and… Read More »Garden Basics: Growing Tomorrow—Plant Propagation