Upcoming Events
How to Become an Extension Master Gardener
The Piedmont Master Gardeners and Virginia Cooperative Extension will host a free information meeting at Gordon Avenue Library on how to take part in the 2023 training class for Extension Master Gardener volunteers serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
PMG Speakers Bureau: Albemarle’s Biodiversity Action Plan
October 4 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
The Center at Belvedere, Christine Putnam, chair of Albemarle County’s Natural Heritage Committee and an Extension Master Gardener, will give a presentation on the county’s Biodiversity Action Plan at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, at The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd.
How to Become an Extension Master Gardener
The Piedmont Master Gardeners and Virginia Cooperative Extension will host a free information meeting at Crozet Library on how to take part in the 2023 training class for Extension Master Gardener volunteers serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County. For more information,…
Garden Basics: Love Food, Hate Waste
October 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Free
Examine the problem of wasted food—how much goes to waste, why waste happens, and why waste matters—and how to keep the valuable resources used to produce and distribute food from ending up in landfills. You will learn strategies to reduce household waste . . . .
Blue Ridge Prism Fall Invasive Plant Workshops
Wednesday, October 12 @ 1:00 — 3:00 pm
Blue Ridge PRISM’s 2022 Workshops are a blend of two virtual sessions and an optional in-person field session. Register for the virtual sessions or a field session or both!
Session 1 (virtual) : Introduction to Invasive Plants and Identification, October 12, 2022, $10
Register here.
Session 2 (virtual): Management & Control of Invasive Plants in the Fall
October 13, 2022, $10
Register here.
Invasive Plant In-person Field Session
Sat.October 15, 2022
12:30-3:30 pm
Pen Park, Charlottesville, Va.
This fall workshop will take place on Saturday Oct 15th from 12:30 – 3:30 pm at Pen Park in Charlottesville, Va. and will include an invasive plant identification walk and in-person instruction. Space is limited to 25 participants. Registration fee is $25.
Coming up in November . . .
Garden Basics: Why and How to Reduce Chemical Use in Your Yard and Garden
Free
Integrated Pest Management is a great approach to creating a resilient garden and healthy home landscape. You will learn: why reducing chemical use is important; the basic issues with commonly used insecticides, herbicides, and synthetic fertilizers; how to follow Integrated Pest Management principles …