Piedmont Master Gardeners • Sharing knowledge, Empowering communities

  • Home
    • All Timely Topics
    • Ask a Master Gardener
  • About Us
    • Our History
    • Our Vision, Mission, & Values
    • Projects
    • Community Partners
  • Events
  • Gardening Resources
    • Native Plants
    • Conservation Landscaping
      • Healthy Landscapes
      • Healthy Virginia Lawns
    • Horticultural Help Desks
    • Speakers Bureau
    • Monthly Gardening Tips
    • VCE Publications & Other Resources
    • Be a Steward of the Environment
  • Monthly Newsletter
  • Share Your Harvest
    • Find a Donation Site
    • Interactive Map of Donation Sites
    • Resources for Growing & Donating Your Harvest
    • Report Your Donations
  • Get Involved
    • Become an Extension Master Gardener
  • Donate
    • Consignment Donations
    • Brent & Becky’s Blooming Bucks
  • Contact
  • Members Only

Home PMG site styling Articles
Asters — Color and Life in the Fall Garden

Asters — Color and Life in the Fall Garden

  • August 1, 2020
  • /
  • 3 Comments

Asters enliven the late season garden with mounds of color and busy pollinators.

Continue Reading
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin
  • Plus One
August in the Ornamental Garden

August in the Ornamental Garden

  • August 1, 2020
  • /
  • 2 Comments

The August To-Do List

Continue Reading
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin
  • Plus One
What’s Killing our Oak Trees?

What’s Killing our Oak Trees?

  • August 1, 2020
  • /
  • 33 Comments

Oaks can be harmed by a variety of diseases, often in combination, but good hygiene can provide effective protection.

Continue Reading
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin
  • Plus One

Upcoming Events

  • July 3, 2020
  • /
  • 0 Comments

Keep learning via webinars and self-guided native plant walks!

Continue Reading
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin
  • Plus One
Native Species or Cultivars of Native Plants–Does it Matter?

Native Species or Cultivars of Native Plants–Does it Matter?

  • July 3, 2020
  • /
  • 36 Comments

Straight species or a native cultivar — beauty or function? Or both?

Continue Reading
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin
  • Plus One
Plant a Pollinator Paradise

Plant a Pollinator Paradise

  • July 3, 2020
  • /
  • 3 Comments

A step-by-step approach to creating a pollinator habitat

Continue Reading
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin
  • Plus One
In the Ornamental Garden

In the Ornamental Garden

  • July 2, 2020
  • /
  • 0 Comments

Tasks & Tips for July

Continue Reading
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin
  • Plus One
Root Vegetables: Underground Culinary Treasures

Root Vegetables: Underground Culinary Treasures

  • July 2, 2020
  • /
  • 0 Comments

Consider planting beets, parsnips, turnips, or rutabagas to add color, great taste, and excellent health benefits.

Continue Reading
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin
  • Plus One
The Edible Garden: July

The Edible Garden: July

  • July 2, 2020
  • /
  • 0 Comments

Review techniques to manage summer pests and fungal diseases to maintain edible garden production through the summer

Continue Reading
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin
  • Plus One
Echinacea – Americana in the Garden

Echinacea – Americana in the Garden

  • June 4, 2020
  • /
  • 2 Comments

You can try “new and different” or love her the way she is, but Echinacea is a must-have in the sunny perennial garden.

Continue Reading
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin
  • Plus One
  • 1
  • …
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • …
  • 79
  • Home
    • All Timely Topics
    • Ask a Master Gardener
  • About Us
    • Our History
    • Our Vision, Mission, & Values
    • Projects
    • Community Partners
  • Events
  • Gardening Resources
    • Native Plants
    • Conservation Landscaping
      • Healthy Landscapes
      • Healthy Virginia Lawns
    • Horticultural Help Desks
    • Speakers Bureau
    • Monthly Gardening Tips
    • VCE Publications & Other Resources
    • Be a Steward of the Environment
  • Monthly Newsletter
  • Share Your Harvest
    • Find a Donation Site
    • Interactive Map of Donation Sites
    • Resources for Growing & Donating Your Harvest
    • Report Your Donations
  • Get Involved
    • Become an Extension Master Gardener
  • Donate
    • Consignment Donations
    • Brent & Becky’s Blooming Bucks
  • Contact
  • Members Only

The Garden Shed Newsletter

April 2025-Vol.11,No.4

Va. bluebell photo by Cathy Caldwell

Join Us in the Garden Shed

Search this site:

Read past issues

Back Issues
Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
Privacy Policy

Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments. Its programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, military status, or any other basis protected by law.

See our Privacy Policy

Copyright 2026 · Piedmont Master Gardeners