Bedford Area Master Gardeners Association
Virginia Cooperative Extension
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 […]
Event Details Join us as we learn about the methods for preserving different types of plants and flowers, how to store them, and some of the different things they can be used for. Each participant will have the opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind design using pressed flowers and plant materials on a wood slice. Registration is required […]
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 […]
Event Details Join us as we learn about the methods for preserving different types of plants and flowers, how to store them, and some of the different things they can be used for. Each participant will have the opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind design using pressed flowers and plant materials on a wood slice. Registration is required […]
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 […]
Event Details Join us as we learn about the methods for preserving different types of plants and flowers, how to store them, and some of the different things they can be used for. Each participant will have the opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind design using pressed flowers and plant materials on a wood slice. Registration is required […]
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 […]
Event Details Join us as we learn about the methods for preserving different types of plants and flowers, how to store them, and some of the different things they can be used for. Each participant will have the opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind design using pressed flowers and plant materials on a wood slice. Registration is required […]
Event Details Join us as we learn about the methods for preserving different types of plants and flowers, how to store them, and some of the different things they can be used for. Each participant will have the opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind design using pressed flowers and plant materials on a wood slice. Registration is required […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ask the Experts about Houseplants Friday, Feb. 17 at 12 Noon Central Our expert panelists: Costa Nursery Dummen Orange
