Bedford Area Master Gardeners Association
Virginia Cooperative Extension
pWinter is an excellent time to prune many trees and shrubs. Extension Master Gardeners Molly Newling and Angela McNamara explain why and how to prune to remove crossing and rubbing branches, suckers, water sprouts, and damaged wood. They discuss the best practices for reducing shrub size, trimming hedges, and carefully removing larger limbs. The results will be […]
Join Northern Virginia Extension Master Gardeners Dona Lee and Susan Wilhelm to learn the many aspects of vegetable gardening – including selecting a site, improving your soil, planning your garden layout, attracting pollinators, and obtaining seeds, plants, and equipment. This is the first part of an entry-level, step-by-step course on creating a vegetable garden. Part 2 will […]
If you are looking to kickstart your gardening plans this upcoming year, the Bedford Master Gardeners will offer some timely and relevant topics with our Grow The Good Life program for 2022. Because of continuing uncertainty about health concerns, we will again make the program available by Zoom. Part 1 Grow The Good Life, 2022 […]
If you are looking to kickstart your gardening plans this upcoming year, the Bedford Master Gardeners will offer some timely and relevant topics with our Grow The Good Life program for 2022. Because of continuing uncertainty about health concerns, we will again make the program available by Zoom. Part 2 Grow the Good Life, 2022 […]
Ask The Experts March Webinars Watch and Learn from THE Gardening Industry Experts!Join us this month for 3 FREE webinars. Join National Garden Bureau's expert members as they give good advice on how to buy the best seeds and plants to make certain your garden is a success. Register even if you can't attend as only […]
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This presentation will provide an update regarding the latest research on bees and how we can support them. Beekeepers alone cannot sustain the colonies and we'll talk about why it is necessary to plant native plants.
Ask the Experts about Lilacs Wednesday, May 11 at 12:00 AM EST Our expert panelists: Monrovia Spring Meadow Nursery REGISTER NOW Watch and Learn from Gardening Experts! The members of the National Garden Bureau are experts in their field. This series of great garden webinars are free to anyone who wants to learn more about […]
ZOOM PRESENTATION Basil is America’s most popular herb, and for many of us, that means the familiar Sweet or Genovese Basil and its use in Italian and French cuisines. But there is a broader world of basils out there – different varieties, flavors, leaf sizes, and colors. Basils are important to many different cultures around […]
Ask the Experts about Peppers Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 11:00 AM EST Our expert panelists: Johnny’s Selected Seeds Seeds By Design Seminis Home Garden REGISTER NOW Watch and Learn from Gardening Experts! The members of the National Garden Bureau are experts in their field. This series of great garden webinars are free to anyone […]
Experience the beauty and wisdom of traditional Italian American backyard vegetable gardens and learn about their relevance for reconnecting to our food, our families, and the earth. Mary Menniti, founder of The Italian Garden Project, will share how these gardens serve as glimpses into the past that can lead to a brighter, more sustainable future. […]
ZOOM PRESENTATION Learn pesticide-free best management practices to control mosquitoes and ticks in your yard and keep them away from you and your family. Extension Master Gardener Joan McIntyre explains how to identify mosquitoes and ticks prevalent in this area, their life cycle, how they reproduce, and where they go in the winters. After you […]
