Happy Holidays!
Do some of your favorite winter memories include wreath making from fresh greenery, candlelight tours, spring planning from seed catalogs & garden books? Us too! Enjoy. Best wishes for health, happiness and Holiday joy.
Your Bedford Master Gardener Neighbors
1 Deck The Halls, Naturally Make a traditional wreath, swag, or centerpiece using natural materials. We’ll gather greenery in Miller Park then go indoors to create our arrangements. Materials provided. Register by 11/29. Lynchburg.
1 All Bugs Good & Bad Webinar on Pantry Pests Don’t let pantry pests get the best of you!
6 Trees Virginia Workshop Geared toward those working in municipalities, government agencies and private industry. Waynesboro.
11 Composting at Home Learn how to turn household waste into Gardener’s Gold! Register (540) 772-7524 or reedka@vt.edu. Brambleton Center, Roanoke.
12 POINSETTIA DAY… Info at http://poinsettiaday.com
15 Forest Farmers Market Winter Indoor Market, Forest.
15 National Wreaths Across America “Our mission to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 1,400 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad. Join us by sponsoring a veterans’ wreath at a cemetery near you, volunteering or donating to a local fundraising group.”
All Month Bring Home a Fresh Tree! Three Bedford County farms are listed under “VA Mountains” at bottom of this virginia.org list.
Saturdays Lynchburg Community Market 1219 Main St, Lynchburg.
Nov 21- Jan 4 Festival of Trees The Bedford Welcome Center will be filled with beautifully decorated trees with the theme “Victorian Christmas” in celebration of our 10th Annual Festival of Trees! Bedford.
Nov 30- Dec 14 Holiday Candlelight Tours at Poplar Forest
JANUARY 1 Deadline for registration for Bedford Master Gardener Training Course ,which begins on Feb 7th. Interested? Check it out, register early, join us!
VIRGINIA GARDENS Find classes, walking tours, light shows or other celebrations offered during the Holidays!
We recommend that you verify date, time and location of events.
KathyN, Bedford Extension Master Gardener
SAVE THE DATES
Jan 28-29 Va Assoc of Forest Health Professionals (VAFHP) Conference Blacksburg.
Feb 2 Spring to Green Symposium Danville.
Feb 7 Master Gardener Training Course begins. Bedford.
Feb 16 EcoSavvy Symposium: Cultivating Biodiversity in the Home Garden “Balancing Form and Function in the Garden: How to Meld Beautiful and Sustainable Natives with Favorites from Around the World.” Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria.
Feb 21 Master Naturalist Training Course begins. Lynchburg area.
March 9 GROW THE GOOD LIFE GARDENING SEMINAR Presented by Bedford VCE & Beford Area Master Gardeners Association. More info to follow…