Bedford Area Master Gardeners Association
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Join our experts as they discuss the types and varieties of Mandeville you can grow in your garden. These tropical beauties have gotten much more popular in recent years so you will want to hear the details on how to grow beautiful specimens, either in containers or in ground. Register even if you can't attend […]
"Got Shade? Plant Selection, Including Some Unusual Perennials, and a Few Challenges You May Face in Shade Gardening" Bob Payne, Extension Master Gardener Volunteer of Wake County Joining the Online Presentation This program is being offered in person as well as online. If you want to join us online, visit the URL below to register: […]
How do weather and climate impact boxwood blight? A modeling approach to aiding in boxwood disease management Wed, September 7, 01:00pm - 02:00pm Boxwood blight is a fungal disease that can decimate boxwood plantings in most all settings and environments. The degree of injury can vary widely, depending on cultivar susceptibility, local disease severity, and […]
Our local urban tree canopy depends upon the efforts of thousands of residents to care for mature trees and to plant new ones on privately held properties. Extension Master Gardeners Amy Crumpton and Molly Newling discuss how to properly care for trees already in your home landscape and how to assess your site’s conditions to […]
Are you curious about saving seeds from your garden? Or from veggies you bought at a farmer’s market or grocery store? Gardeners across the country are saving their own seeds to develop plants with the qualities they value, and that are adapted to their own specific gardens. Join Extension Master Gardeners Libby Good and Kathryn […]
In a world and time of colliding and competing urgencies – environmental, social, economic, physical and spiritual – it can often feel as though Gardening is perhaps superfluous – not important enough, and certainly not enough to solve the world’s problems. And yet, as Jennifer Jewell, creator and host of public radio’s Cultivating Place, Conversations […]
Did you know that Fall is the ideal time to plant trees, shrubs, and perennials? This class offers easy tips for planting, onsite composting, providing winter habitat and food for wildlife, and end-of-season care of tools and equipment. We’ll help you identify opportunities to learn from this year’s successes and failures (we all have them) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
