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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!
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NOTE: RAMGA Events are highlighted * MGs contact Liz Gordon for credit if not specified: saddleup4travel@comcast.net or 464-4901
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* MGs contact Liz Gordon for credit: saddleup4travel@comcast.net or 464-4901 |
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Sept. 8 & 11 1:30-3:30pm Cost: Free |
Viette’s Fall Garden Credit: 2 hrs. |
You won't believe how many plants are still looking great and how much color there still is in the garden. Plan for fall color through foliage, flowers, and berries. |
Andre Viette’s Fishersville, VA 800/575-5538 |
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Sept. 9 10:00am-2:30 pm Cost: $30 FOSA members, $40 nonmembers. Includes box lunch. Res. req. |
Boxwood Workshop Credit: 3 hrs. |
Lynn Batdorf, U.S. National Arboretum, covers the selection and propagation of boxwood, controlling pests and diseases, and appropriate care. Learn to propagate boxwood varieties from cuttings. Add to the arboretum collection and take cuttings home. |
UVA’s Blandy Experimental Farm in Boyce www.virginia.edu/blandy/ 540-837-1758 |
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Sept. 9 Cost: $40-85 Includes lunch |
Urban Tree Health Care Workshop Credit: 1 each hour of learning |
Sustainable Roadways: Beautification for Virginia, ArborMaster® Training; Root Zone Biology & Amendments; Take a Walk on the Buggy Side of Town; Tree Stabilization Systems; Practices for Staking Transplanted Trees |
Waynesboro, Ridgeview Park 434-220-9041 Barbara.White@dof.virginia.gov
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Sept 10 Time: TBA Cost: Free Agenda & registration. Details TBA |
Urban Forestry Roundtable Credit: 1 each hr of learning |
Connecting and Effecting Urban Forestry Efforts with Underserved Audiences. |
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Bld., 777 North Capitol Street, NE. www.treesvirginia.org/urban_forestry_roundtables.htm |
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Sept. 11 10:00am-3:00 pm Cost: Free
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Community Gardening Festival: Centsible Gardening Credit: 1 each hr of learning |
Save Money with edible landscapes and gifts from the garden. Grow plants with multi-season interest, and learn propagation. Speakers, demonstrations, tours, plant sales, educational displays, silent auction, bake sale. |
Hampton Roads Agri. Center 1444 Diamond Springs Rd. 757/385-4769
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Sept. 11 Times: online Cost: Some Free See more info online |
Monticello’s Heritage Harvest Festival Credit: 1 each hr of learning |
Organic gardening; preservation of traditional agriculture and regional food. Tastings, workshops and a speaker from Seed Savers Exchange in Iowa. |
Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center, www.monticello.org 434/984-9822 |
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Sept. 15 1:30 -3:30 pm Cost: Free
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Viette’s Well-Planned Garden Credit: 2hrs.
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From determining your site conditions to preparing the perfect soil, you will learn how to plan a perennial garden that will flourish. |
Andre Viette’s Fishersville, VA 800/575-5538
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Sept. 15 10:00am-Noon $8 FOSA members; $10 nonmembers Res. Required. |
More than Bulbs & Pansies Credit: 2 hrs. |
Learn about hardy annuals you can plant in fall then forget until spring. Seeds available for purchase following the program |
Blandy Exp Farm 540-837-1758 fosaevents@virginia.edu
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Sept. 16-17 Cost: Conference, $65 |
Good Green, Bad Green: Invasive Plant Control for Habitat Restoration. Credits: 1 each hr of learning |
The two day conference/field-tour explores habitat restoration techniques in controlling invasive plants. |
Northern VA 4-H Center, Front Royal www.forestryforthebay.org/ggbg/ 540/564-3080 or goodgreenbadgreen@vt.edu |
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Sept. 18 1:30-3:30pm Cost: Free |
Viette’s Fall Bulb Spectacular Credits: 2 hrs |
Explore spring bulbs: How to choose the best bulbs, plant for success and divide bulbs correctly. Receive 3-4 free daffodil bulbs. |
Andre Viette’s Fishersville, VA 800/575-5538
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Sept. 21 10:00-11:30am Cost: $8 FOSA $10 nonmembers Res. Required |
What Trees & Landscapes Say about Indigenous Lifestyles Credit 1.5 hrs |
What trees, place names, and accounts of early European explorers tell us about indigenous North Americans’ lives & diets. |
Blandy Exp Farm 540-837-1758, fosaevents@virginia.edu |
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Sept. 22 8:00am-3:30pm Reg deadline 9/8 $20 includes breakfast & lunch |
Healing Through Gardening Credit: 1 each hr. learning |
Program designed for volunteers and professionals who work with persons of special needs. Workshops, vendors, panels. |
James City MGs in Williamsburg 757/565-0335 www.jccwmg.org |
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Sept. 23 & 24 Meeting: Free Conference: $30 |
Valuing Urban Forests: Science, Application & Action Credit: 5 for conference
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Arlington Department of Parks, 2700 S. Taylor St. Public meeting(evening) & 24 (Day Conference) |
www.frec.vt.edu/urbanforestvalue/ (540) 231-1611 jfmunsel@vt.edu
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Sept. 25 9:30am-1:30 pm Cost: $10 |
Monticello’s Seed Saving Workshop Credit: 2.5 hrs. |
Learn the dynamics of seed production—pollination, timing, seed identification, cleaning, and storing—then visit the gardens for a hands-on collecting demonstration. |
Garden Center, Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center 434/984-9822
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Sept. 25 9:00am—1:30 pm All Free except Rain Barrel workshop, $40, 1st come, 1st served |
Master Gardeners Go Green-$ave Green Symposium Credit: 4.5 hrs |
Sustainability in the Home Landscape, Using Organic Pesticides, MG Q&A Session, Environmental Lawn Care, Sustainable Plants for Home Landscape, Rain Barrel Workshops |
Brittingham Community Center Newport News 757-591-4838 http://nnmastergardeners.org/events/events.html |
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Sept. 25 1:30-3:30pm $20 or 2 for $30 Pre-register |
Viette’s Techniques in Plant Propagation Credit: 2 hrs. |
Landscape your property using your own plants by dividing, taking cuttings, layering, and seeding. Take home free plant divisions. A propagating demonstration tour is included |
Andre Viette’s Fishersville, VA 800/575-5538
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On-line courses available for credit |
Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University |
Various online courses available
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http://plantpath.osu.edu/extension/outreach/online/index_html |