Forest Farming In Focus: A Deeper Dive
Beginning FEBRUARY 10, 2022, this series of 5 webinars takes a deeper dive into forest farming species, topics and practices, and will cover tree saps and syrups, ramps, fungi, ginseng, and goldenseal. Sponsored by the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition
Find out more: https://www.appalachianforestfarmers.org/forestfocus
Sustainable Landscape Design: The Basics
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- Friday, FEBRUARY 11, 10:00 am — 11:30 am, on ZOOM
- presented by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
- To register, visit this link.
Winter Pruning for Woody Plants
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- Friday, FEBRUARY 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am on ZOOM
- presented by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
- To register, visit this link.
How to Start Flower and Vegetable Seeds Indoors
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- Monday, FEBRUARY 21, 3:00 pm
- presented by Piedmont Master Gardeners
- Visit https://thecentercville.org/
calendar/event/14643 for a link to the session
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- how seeds work;
- mistakes to avoid when starting seeds;
- tests and tricks for quick germination; and
- how to care for seedlings.
Tree Identification by Season: Winter
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- Tuesday, FEBRUARY 22, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Register here.
- presented by Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards
Vegetable Gardening Without Fear, Part 1
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- Friday, FEBRUARY 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
- presented by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
- To register, visit this link.
Invasive Plant Species: Management and Control
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- Saturday, FEBRUARY 26, 2022, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
- presented by Blue Ridge Prism and hosted by Oak Spring Garden Foundation at Rokeby Farm – 8622 Mill Reef Road, Middleburg, VA 20117
- To register, visit this link
Coming up in March ⇒⇒ PMG Spring Lecture Series
Mark your calendar now: Thursdays @ 7:00 pm, March 3, 10, 24, 31
C. Colston Burrell: Beauty, Integrity and Resilience—Can a Garden Have Everything?
Thursday, MARCH 3 @ 7:00 pm via Zoom. Admission: $10. Registration opens mid-February.
Do our gardening practices harm the environment? Can we change them to meet our aesthetic goals while supporting the insects and birds we love? Can we create healthy habitats with a mixture of native and exotic plants?
Cole Burrell, an acclaimed garden designer, lecturer, author, and photographer, helps gardeners address such questions as they create landscapes that meld beauty with ecosystem form and function.
Renée Gokey & Christine Price-Abelow: The Three Sisters — Indigenous Origins and Best Growing Practices
Thursday, MARCH 10 @ 7:00 pm via Zoom. Admission: $10. Registration opens mid-February.
Renée Gokey and Christine Price-Abelow of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) will explore the history of “The Three Sisters” (beans, corn, and squash teach us how best to grow this powerhouse combination and learn from indigenous gardening practices.
Jayesh Samtani: Home Garden Berries—Selection, Cultivation, and Growing Alongside Ornamental Plants
Thursday, MARCH 24 @ 7:00 pm via Zoom. Admission: $10. Registration opens mid- February.
Jayesh Samtani of Virginia Tech’s School of Plant and Environmental Sciences will provide an overview of berry production in the home garden and will cover such crops as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and figs. He will also offer ways to integrate these attractive plants with ornamentals.
Elisa Meara & Alex Thompson: The New Sustainable Garden—Native Plant Garden Designs for Your Home
Thursday, MARCH 31 @ 7:00 pm via Zoom. Admission: $10. Registration opens mid-February.
Garden designers Elisa Meara and Alex Thompson of Native Plant Landscape Design Corp. in Falls Church will offer strategies for combining native trees, shrubs, and perennials in ways that replace exotic invasives, control erosion, and reduce stormwater runoff—all while making the garden shine throughout the year.
Best Practices for Pollinators Sixth Annual Summit
MARCH 1–3, 2022
Sponsored by Pollinator Friendly Alliance and The Xerces Society
Learn ecologically sound land stewardship practices that promote pollinators, climate resilience, clean water and lands. Summit topics provide practical knowledge and innovation on pesticide reduction, habitat installation, soil health and more.
Join every talk, or attend just your favorites
All three days $30; VIRTUAL
March 1, 2022: Tues, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
March 2, 2022: Wed, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
March 3, 2022: Thurs, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
