Open House at the Demonstration Gardens at The Center at Belvedere
Tuesday, October 1 @ 9:00 am — 6:30 pm
The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA
From 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., the Piedmont Master Gardeners will offer educational exhibits and tours of the rose and pollinator demonstration gardens at The Center at Belvedere in Charlottesville.
Dig into the Health Benefits of Gardening
Tuesday, October 1 @ 12:00 — 1:00 pm
The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA
In addition to providing nutritious fruits and vegetables, beautiful landscapes, and fresh flowers, gardening offers a variety of health benefits. As a part of special programming in recognition of the International Council on Active Aging’s Active Aging Week, retired nurses and PMG members Kathy Floyd and Beth White will explain how we can reap all of the physical and mental health rewards that gardening can bring us.
Planting for Fall and Winter Interest
Tuesday, October 1 @ 6:30 pm — 7:30 pm
POSTPONED TO Tuesday, Oct. 8 @ 6:30 pm
The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA
If you think a fall or winter garden is inactive, then think again. In this presentation — part of our regular series at The Center at Belvedere — you will discover how to give your garden four-season interest.
GARDEN BASICS: Fall Tasks in the Perennial Garden
Saturday, October 19 @ 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Demonstration Garden, 595 Martha Jefferson Drive, Charlottesville, VA
Take a trip to the PMG Demonstration Garden at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital to learn how to prepare your garden for winter. We will cover: how and when to cut back plants, fall mulching and soil amendments, dividing and planting bulbs, and fall transplanting. You will go home with a flowering perennial to transplant into your own garden.
Garden Basics is a partnership with the Bread and Roses ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church.
Space is limited. Registration closes at 5 p.m. October 18, 2024, or when the class is full.
Fredericksburg Native Plant Festival
Saturday, October 5th @ 11:30 am — 4 pm
University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA.
Featured Speaker: Doug Tallamy. $25 General admission
Blue Ridge PRISM Fall Meeting: What About the Insects?
Wednesday, October 16 @ 11:30 am — 1:00 pm
FREE Webinar
⇒Register for this webinar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/972692618807?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join Blue Ridge PRISM’s virtual Fall Meeting which will explore the fascinating world of insects and their importance in our ecosystem!
This will be an interactive presentation, where the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the webinar. You can submit your questions beforehand (during registration) for Dr. Fink, or ask them live. There will be a quick update on PRISM activities at the beginning of the meeting.
Native Plants for All Seasons @ Mt. Cuba Center
3120 Barley Mill Rd., Hockessin, Delaware 19707 
Friday, October 25 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
$29
Duncan Himmelman, PhD, will discuss plants that highlight the garden through the late fall and into the winter. Class will include a walk through the Mt. Cuba gardens to see notable plants with late fall and winter interest.
Blue Ridge PRISM Fall & Winter Invasive Plant Workshops
PRISM Fall/Winter Invasive Plant Workshop: Identification
Belmont Urban Tree Walks
Thursday, October 10 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Limited to 14 participants ages 14 and above. Register for the walk here
Friday, October 11 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Limited to 14 participants ages 14 and above. Register for the walk here
Tree Stewards Fall Tree Sale
Saturday, October 19th from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
Virginia Department of Forestry, 900 Natural Resources Drive in Charlottesville
Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards (CATS) maintains its own tree nursery, entirely run by volunteers. They plant saplings obtained from the Virginia Department of Forestry and other sources and nurture them until they are large enough to be planted out. They concentrate on native trees, some of which are hard to find from commercial sources.
View the list of available trees here.
