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Regenerative Landscaping: How to Make Residential & Municipal Landscapes Part of the Climate Solution

Zoom webinar

Land management practices in agriculture and landscaping have led to an array of interconnected environmental problems.  In particular, the reliance on mowed turfgrass as the default urban and suburban landscape is environmentally and economically costly.  But there are alternatives!  By rethinking how we approach lawn and landscaping, we can maintain the aesthetic of the traditional […]

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Home Gardening Series: Preparing Your Landscape for Winter

Webinar

Join Penn State Master Gardener Kevin Kelly as he talks about preparing your landscape for winter. During Home Gardening Series: Preparing Your Landscape for Winter, Kevin will share his Top Ten Jobs for Autumn and focus on the role of our landscapes in supporting the insects, butterflies, birds, and other animals that we share our […]

$5.00

Growing Underground – How to Grow Root Vegetables

Zoom webinar

Speaker: Cindy Brown, Horticulturist, Educator, Smithsonian Gardens  From carrots to beets, parsnips to radishes, and everything in between, let’s look at the garden’s buried treasures; an up-close view of our underground edibles. Root vegetables have a place in every size garden, even containers. They take up little garden space and with a bit of planning […]

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Winter Garden Maintenance for Wildlife Friendly Habitats

Zoom webinar

Speaker: Sylvia Schmeichel, Horticulturist, Smithsonian Gardens  Not looking forward to raking up all those leaves this Fall? You are in luck! Join us as we share why it’s good to pause on those garden chores, relax and enjoy the bones of your garden. Learn our pro tips for supporting pollinators and other wildlife through the […]

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Natives Plant Alternatives to Replace Invasives in Your Garden

Zoom webinar

Speaker: Alex Dencker, Horticulturist, Smithsonian Gardens Many commonly used garden plants imported to North America have escaped into once pristine natural areas.  After becoming a monoculture these species drive out the native species, thereby degrading the ecosystem and lowering species diversity.  Alex Dencker will discuss some problematic plants, highlight the damage they’ve done and continue […]

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Creating Hypnotizing Horticultural Displays

Zoom webinar

Speakers: Scott Scarfone and Janet Draper Reducing the elements of planting design to the simplest and most basic of design principles can be a powerful approach to creating bold and powerful planting compositions. Powerful plantings respond to our emotions because of their striking application of color, form, texture or placement. Successful compositions are complex in […]

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A Natural History Approach to Protecting Pollinators

Zoom webinar

  Speaker: Gary Krupnick, Research Scientist, National Museum of Natural History Pollinators are critical to environmental health, our nation’s economy, and our food security. But many pollinators are in serious decline. This presentation will provide insight into the natural history of plant-pollinator interactions and how biologists, gardeners, and community scientists can help protect plants and […]

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ZOOM – Deer Population and Forest Health in the Arlington Region

Zoom webinar

Too Many Deer? Are too many deer endangering our local flora and fauna? If so, what can be done about it? On February 22 at 7 p.m., join a free webinar with a top national expert on deer management, Dr. Bernd Blossey, a professor of natural resources and the environment at Cornell University. The talk is […]

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Remarkable Natives for Beautiful, Planet-Friendly Gardens

Webinar

There seems to be a misconception that natives are not as showy as non-native plants in the flower garden. Not true! This inspiring one-hour lecture will open your eyes to dazzling specimens that attract accolades as well as pollinators. The presentation includes mail-order sources for natives (in addition to your local garden center!)  Featured plants […]

$13.95

PIEDMONT MASTER GARDENERS – ZOOM – Spring Lecture Series—Michael Carter Jr., “Africulture and Unique Organic Vegetables You’ll Want in Your Home Garden”

Zoom webinar

In this online presentation, Michael Carter Jr. will highlight the many contributions the African continent and people of African descent have made to farming and food traditions in the United States. He will also introduce some of the unique plants he grows organically at his family’s certified Virginia Century Farm in Orange County. Carter is […]

$10.00

VIRGINIA BEACH MASTER GARDENERS – Spring Pruning

Zoom webinar

Gardening Talks presentation on: Spring Pruning: Presented by Jason Heizer of Bartlett Tree. We often think of winter as the proper time to prune, but spring flowering shrubs and trees require a different schedule to preserve their flower buds. Jason will talk techniques and timing for pruning a variety of flowering trees and shrubs. Gardening […]

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