At 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, the Piedmont Master Gardeners will present “Turn Your Garbage to Gold,” the next in a series of free outdoor workshops on composting. It will be held at the compost demonstration site in the Bread & Roses Gardens at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1118 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville. The workshop will showcase… Read More »“Turn Your Garbage to Gold,” an Outdoor Workshop on Composting
The Piedmont Master Gardeners’ Through the Garden Gate program returns this summer with intermittent “pop-up” garden tours emphasizing sustainability, based on the Eight Essential Elements of Conservation Landscaping developed by the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council. Gardens on the tours will serve as outdoor classrooms, educating the public on how best management practices help preserve our… Read More »“Through The Garden Gate” Returns with Free Pollinator Week Garden Tours
Flavorful, vine-ripened tomatoes are often the main reason many of us plant a vegetable garden. This session will provide practical advice on the basics of tomato growing success, including: Choosing tomato varieties Planting guidelines Caring for tomato plants Dealing with tomato diseases and pests Harvesting and storing tomatoes. Space is limited. Registration opens April 11… Read More »Garden Basics: Growing Tomatoes with Confidence
How do we adapt our gardens to handle a changing world and more extreme weather? Learn how to meet the challenges of unpredictability in your garden and weather extremes such as drought, excessive rain, and unseasonably high or low temperatures. Space is limited. Registration opens May 10 and closes at 5 p.m. July 18, 2025,… Read More »Garden Basics: Resilient Gardening
Gardeners, fruit growers, brewers, bakers, beekeepers, wine makers, artists, photographers, and crafters are invited to enter the agriculture and home arts contests for this year’s Albemarle County Fair, July 31 to August 2 at James Monroe’s Highland. Visit https://albemarlecountyfair.com/ to find contest categories and instructions and to register for the contests online. The Piedmont Master… Read More »Albemarle County Fair’s Agriculture and Home Arts Contests
On Saturday, August 2, Piedmont Master Gardeners will give short talks on “Late Summer in the Vegetable Garden” at the Albemarle County Fair, held at James Monroe's Highland. These 15- to 30-minute talks will take place in the Highland garden. 11 a.m. Weeds in the Home Vegetable Garden, by Tonya Moon 1 p.m. Pests in… Read More »Garden Talks at the Albemarle County Fair
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
Are you passionate about gardening? Would you enjoy sharing your passion with others? Then consider becoming an Extension Master Gardener. This online information session will tell you how to take part in the 2026 training class for Master Gardeners serving the Charlottesville and Albemarle County area. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how you can… Read More »Join Us Online: Learn How You Can Become an Extension Master Gardener
Are you passionate about gardening? Would you enjoy sharing your passion with others? Then consider becoming an Extension Master Gardener. This online information session will tell you how to take part in the 2026 training class for Master Gardeners serving the Charlottesville and Albemarle County area. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how you can… Read More »Join Us Online: Learn How You Can Become an Extension Master Gardener
Every time it rains, stormwater carries nutrients from fertilizers, bacteria from pet waste, and chemicals from herbicides and pesticides from our homes to local waterways. Using a rain barrel at home is a way to reduce stormwater pollution and conserve water. A single rain barrel can collect hundreds, even thousands of gallons of rainwater annually.… Read More »Rain Barrel Workshop at Starr Hill Downtown
Are you passionate about gardening? Would you enjoy sharing your passion with others? Then consider becoming an Extension Master Gardener. This information session at Gordon Avenue Library will tell you how to take part in the 2026 training class for Master Gardeners serving the Charlottesville and Albemarle County area. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn… Read More »Join Us: Learn How You Can Become an Extension Master Gardener
Are you passionate about gardening? Would you enjoy sharing your passion with others? Then consider becoming an Extension Master Gardener. This in-person information session at the Scottsville Library, 330 Bird Street, will tell you how to take part in the 2026 training class for Master Gardeners serving the Charlottesville and Albemarle County area. Don’t miss… Read More »Join Us: Learn How You Can Become an Extension Master Gardener