The 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 African American Heritage Center. We are partnering with the Friends of JMRL, which… Read More »Virginia Festival of the Book: Poet, Essayist and Gardener Ross Gay
The 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 African American Heritage Center. We are partnering with the Friends of JMRL, which… Read More »Virginia Festival of the Book: Poet, Essayist and Gardener Ross Gay
Waiting 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 Hospital. (Look for the welcome table at the Outpatient Care Center parking area, 595 Martha… Read More »Garden Basics: Spring Cleanup in the Perennial Garden (CLASS IS FULL)
Waiting 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 Hospital. (Look for the welcome table at the Outpatient Care Center parking area, 595 Martha… Read More »Garden Basics: Spring Cleanup in the Perennial Garden (CLASS IS FULL)
In 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 (above) hails from the Dominican Republic and is owner of… Read More »Spring Lecture Series—Elisa Meara and Alex Thompson, “Attractive, Functional, Sustainable Solutions to Managing Stormwater Runoff in the Home Yard and Garden”
In 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 (above) hails from the Dominican Republic and is owner of… Read More »Spring Lecture Series—Elisa Meara and Alex Thompson, “Attractive, Functional, Sustainable Solutions to Managing Stormwater Runoff in the Home Yard and Garden”
At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, The Center at Belvedere will host “Don’t Guess; Soil Test,” a free presentation by soil scientist and Piedmont Master Gardener Linda Blum. Without a soil analysis, adding nutrients and other supplements to your yard or garden can result in overfertilization that harms plants and threatens local waterways, even when… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau at The Center: “Don’t Guess; Soil Test!”
At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, The Center at Belvedere will host “Don’t Guess; Soil Test,” a free presentation by soil scientist and Piedmont Master Gardener Linda Blum. Without a soil analysis, adding nutrients and other supplements to your yard or garden can result in overfertilization that harms plants and threatens local waterways, even when… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau at The Center: “Don’t Guess; Soil Test!”
An annual garden adds beauty, color, texture, and diversity into any yard, and it’s easy on the pocketbook. Whether standing alone or supplementing a perennial garden, it can be in sun or shade and can be adapted to fit into almost any spot, large or small. This free Garden Basics class will cover how to… Read More »Garden Basics: ‘Planting Your Annual Garden’
An annual garden adds beauty, color, texture, and diversity into any yard, and it’s easy on the pocketbook. Whether standing alone or supplementing a perennial garden, it can be in sun or shade and can be adapted to fit into almost any spot, large or small. This free Garden Basics class will cover how to… Read More »Garden Basics: ‘Planting Your Annual Garden’
