Adding native plants to your shady yard is both ecological and beautiful. Learn how to: layer your landscape, identify types of shade, and determine which plants work in each situation. We will cover trees, shrubs, and perennials so you can create an oasis of cool in your garden. Garden Basics is a partnership with the… Read More »Garden Basics: Native Plants for Shade
Due to rain in the forecast, the Piedmont Master Gardeners' Spring Plant Sale will be held INDOORS from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at 300 Albemarle Square in Charlottesville. The sale will offer thousands of annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruit-bearing plants, herbs and houseplants, including a large assortment of native plants. Preview a… Read More »PMG Spring Plant Sale, Indoors at Albemarle Square
Due to rain in the forecast, the Piedmont Master Gardeners' Spring Plant Sale will be held INDOORS from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at 300 Albemarle Square in Charlottesville. The sale will offer thousands of annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruit-bearing plants, herbs and houseplants, including a large assortment of native plants. Preview a… Read More »PMG Spring Plant Sale, Indoors at Albemarle Square
Many beautiful plants come from bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes. Some can be left in the ground over the winter, while others can be dug up, stored, and planted the following spring. You will discover: how to identify bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes; how they reproduce; how to dig them up; and how to store… Read More »Garden Basics: Dividing Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, and Rhizomes
Many beautiful plants come from bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes. Some can be left in the ground over the winter, while others can be dug up, stored, and planted the following spring. You will discover: how to identify bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes; how they reproduce; how to dig them up; and how to store… Read More »Garden Basics: Dividing Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, and Rhizomes
Our lawns offer aesthetic and environmental benefits around our homes while providing a green space where children and pets can play. We can grow our lawns in ways that maintain these benefits while limiting harm to people and the environment. Learn a sustainable approach to lawn management that includes: • Using environmentally friendly practices, •… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: Growing a Better Lawn
Our lawns offer aesthetic and environmental benefits around our homes while providing a green space where children and pets can play. We can grow our lawns in ways that maintain these benefits while limiting harm to people and the environment. Learn a sustainable approach to lawn management that includes: • Using environmentally friendly practices, •… Read More »PMG Speakers Bureau: Growing a Better Lawn
Composting makes sustainable and beneficial use of food and yard waste, reduces chemical fertilizer and insecticide use, and keeps organic wastes out of landfills. This workshop will cover: soil and plant nutrient basics, the benefits of natural soil building by creating compost from organic matter, and composting techniques appropriate for home gardeners. We will also… Read More »Garden Basics: Backyard Composting for Healthy Soil and a Healthier Planet
Composting makes sustainable and beneficial use of food and yard waste, reduces chemical fertilizer and insecticide use, and keeps organic wastes out of landfills. This workshop will cover: soil and plant nutrient basics, the benefits of natural soil building by creating compost from organic matter, and composting techniques appropriate for home gardeners. We will also… Read More »Garden Basics: Backyard Composting for Healthy Soil and a Healthier Planet
Hypertufa containers last for years and are ideal for displaying flowers, bulbs, succulents, and other plants—indoors or out. You will learn: what hypertufa is, how to make a hypertufa container safely, and plants that do well in a hypertufa container. You will also make a container to take home, with instructions provided in advance. Garden… Read More »Garden Basics: Making Hypertufa Containers–CLASS IS FULL
