Spring Lecture Series—Michael Carter Jr., “Africulture and Unique Organic Vegetables You’ll Want in Your Home Garden”
Zoom sessionIn this online presentation, Michael Carter Jr. will highlight the many contributions the African continent and people of African descent have made to farming and food traditions in the United States. He will also introduce some of the unique plants he grows organically at his family’s farm in Orange County.
Tuesday, March 7, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m
Tree Basics Classes on Zoom: Select, Plant, and Care for Trees
Perfect timing before the April 15th tree sale to learn how to plant a tree on your property that will have the best chance to survive and flourish in the place that you choose for it.
Tim Maywalt, a member of the Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards, will discuss best practices for planting and show you how to care for your newly planted tree and your other landscape trees for the long term.
Spring Lecture Series—Bob Schamerhorn, “Attracting Birds and Other Wildlife to Your Garden with Easy-to-Create Water Features”
Zoom sessionBob Schamerhorn’s online multimedia presentation will demonstrate water’s powerful attraction to birds and other wildlife in every season and will suggest ways to enhance our enjoyment of nature by bringing water into our backyards. Based in Richmond, Schamerhorn is an is an award-winning nature photographer and a lifelong bird and nature enthusiast. Get Tickets $10.00
Spring Lecture Series—Kim Eierman, “Designing a Pollinator Victory Garden for a Changing Climate”
Zoom sessionKim Eierman, an ecological landscape designer specializing in native plants, will cover the dramatic decline of pollinators due to factors that include climate change and will offer simple strategies gardeners can use to support bees and an array of other pollinator species. Based in Westchester County, New York, Eierman is author of The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening. Get Tickets $10.00
Tuesday, March 21 @ 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Identify and Control Non-Native Invasive Plants in Spring/Summer – Part 1 (Zoom)
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Thursday, March 23 @ 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Identify and Control Non-Native Invasive Plants in Spring/Summer – Part 2 (Zoom)
Join Tree Steward Tim Maywalt for this informative two-part class by Zoom. This class is focused on which invasives are best tackled in spring/summer (and the best time to treat if not spring/summer). Tim will cover manual and mechanical control methods; best practices for herbicide use including equipment, forest safety, personal protective equipment; reference documents for detailed ID; sources for equipment, supplies and help – from State Foresters, Conservationists and commercial vendors; and restoration guidance for your green spaces after invasive plant removal. Register here.
Virginia Festival of the Book: Poet, Essayist and Gardener Ross Gay
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, 233 4th Street NW, Charlottesville, VAThe Piedmont Master Gardeners are co-sponsoring an appearance by poet, essayist and passionate gardener Ross Gay at this year’s Virginia Festival of the Book. The Same Page Community Read event is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Jefferson School. His essay collection The Book of Delights (a New York Times best-seller) was chosen for the Same Page Community Read program. As critics observe, this award-winning writer “celebrates the beauty of the natural world–his garden, the flowers peeking out of the sidewalk, the hypnotic movements of a praying mantis.”
Garden Basics: Spring Cleanup in the Perennial Garden
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Demonstration Garden, 595 Martha Jefferson Drive, Charlottesville, VAWaiting until spring to clean up your perennial garden allows plants to overwinter for structural interest, protection for insects, and food sources for birds. Join us for an outdoor Garden Basics class at PMG’s demonstration garden at Sentara Martha Jefferson… FREE. RSVP Now
Spring Lecture Series—Elisa Meara and Alex Thompson, “Attractive, Functional, Sustainable Solutions to Managing Stormwater Runoff in the Home Yard and Garden”
Zoom sessionIn this online presentation, landscape designers Elisa Meara and Alex Thompson will show how smart planting and attractive rain gardens can reduce stormwater runoff and filter pollutants that threaten rivers and streams feeding the Chesapeake Bay. A graduate of London’s Inchbald School of Design, Meara hails from the Dominican Republic and is owner of the Native Plant Landscape Design Corp. in Falls Church. Thompson is a principal designer for the firm. She grew up in the English countryside and holds a master’s degree in landscape design from The George Washington University.
