Educational and Other Events

If you know of an event that may be of interest to gardeners in our area, please contact us at webmaster@ramga.org ... thank you!

 

NOTE:  RAMGA Events are highlighted

  * MGs contact Liz Maurer for credit:  esm306@yahoo.com   757-428-4777 (c) or 540-377-9095

 

February 2, 2012. Thursday. “What’s Buggin’ You? Insects in our Gardens” The Virginia Horticultural Foundation Home Gardener Day  at the Marriott at  City Center, Newport News. 8:30am-3pm. Speakers, book signings, Garden Book Store on site, hot lunch, silent auction. Registration $75 before 1/13: $90 between 1/14-31: $100 at door. Info at www.mahsc.org   ***4 credit hours***

 
February 8, 9, 2012. Wednesday, Thursday. 8am-4pm. “Treading Lightly on the Land”. Winter Symposium and CVNLA Short Course. Massey Conference Center, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. $40/day. www.lewisginter.org ***5 credit hours per day***
 
February 9-12, 2012. Thursday-Sunday. Maymont Flower and Garden Show, Richmond Convention Center. Richmond. $10. Speakers to be announced. http://macevents.com/show.cfm/eventID/139

 

February 10-11, 2012. Friday, Saturday. Virginia Association for Biological Farming (VABF) Conference. Koger Center, Richmond, VA. More information when posted on website. http://www.vabf.org/j/cal 

 

February 11, 2012. Saturday. 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Woody Plant Propagation Workshop, Hahn Horticulture Garden, Va Tech, Blacksburg. Call Stephanie at 540-231-5970 to register by phone or email vtgarden@vt.edu ***2 credit hours*** http://www.hort.vt.edu/hhg/events.html

 

February 16, 2012. Thursday. Piedmont Landscape Assn 29th Annual Seminar. Paramount Theater, Charlottesville, VA. More info at www.piedmontlandscape.org

 

February 25th Saturday.  Winter Plant Identification and Nature Enjoyment Walk. 9:30-12:30 at Persimmon Tree Farm.  Co-sponsored by the Upper James River Chapter of the Native Plant Society and RAMGA. Everyone is welcome. For more information call Katherine Smith at 261-2562  For directions click here: Persimmon Tree Farm  ***3 credit hours***

 

February 25, 2012. Saturday. VMGA program: 3rd Annual MG Day at VSU -“Focus on Food- from Field to Table”. Ettrick, VA. Registration open 1/2/12. Limited to 200. $15-$20. More info: www.VMGA.net ***5 credit hours***

 

February 25, 2012. Saturday. Four-County Master Gardener program “Sparking Creativity in Your Garden”. 9am-4pm. Germanna Community College, Culpeper. Speakers include Dr. Holly Scoggins and Karen Rexrode. $35. Seating limited to 300. More info at www.fourcountymastergardener.org and Margaret Hutcheson 540-543-2220 or mfhutch3@vabb.com ***4 credit hours***
 

February 28, Tuesday. Rockbridge Master Naturalists invite Master Gardeners to attend a presentation by Phillip Hysell, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service Forecast Office, Blacksburg Office. Old Courthouse Meeting Room, Lexington. 7:30-8:30pm. Check out this interview with him at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3M8Zpiqv8c  ***1 credit hour***      

 
March 7, 2012. Wednesday. “The Nature of Trees”, Trees Virginia Workshop, Western Virginia Community College, Roanoke, VA. Speakers include Dr. Douglas Tallamy, Dr. Bob Lyons, Jim Flott and Dr. Neil Hendrickson. More info will be available at www.treesvirginia.org
 

May 1-4, 2012 Tuesday- Friday.  Southern Region Master Gardener Conference at Natchez, Mississippi. Details and info at http://msucares.com/srmg and registration at http://www.regonline.com/srmg

June 20-24      MASTER GARDENER COLLEGE!  Check website for info... http://www.hort.vt.edu/mastergardener/# 

 

       
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  * MGs contact Liz Maurer for credit:  esm306@yahoo.com   757-428-4777 (c) or 540-377-9095