VIRGINIA’S FALL FESTIVALS Witness local farms and Main Street communities transform into family playgrounds for fall festivals. Provided by virginia.org
BEDFORD COMMUNITY MARKET Tuesdays, Fridays and 1st Saturdays, downtown Bedford
FOREST FARMERS MARKET Saturdays behind the Forest Library, Forest
Oct 1-Nov 12 SEVEN WEEK GARDENING series Free but must register. Mt View Rec Center, Roanoke
4 AUTUMN HARVEST DRIED WREATH Workshop Pharsalia, Tyro
6 HISTORIC LANDSCAPE TOUR or GUIDED PROPERTY WALK James Madison’s Montpelier, Montpelier Station
7 ROSEFEST Lewis Ginter Garden, Richmond
11 FLOWER ARRANGING Pharsalia, Tyro
13-14 WINE AND GARLIC FESTIVAL Amherst
14 BIG WOODS WALK James Madison’s Montpelier, Montpelier Station
18 GROWING GARLIC AT HOME Mt View Rec Center, Roanoke
19 BUILDING GREAT COMPOST & PUTTING GARDEN TO BED Pharsalia, Tyro
20 APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL Gross’ Orchard, Bedford
20 HOKIE BUGFEST Squires Student Center, VT, Blacksburg
20 FOLK FESTIVAL Poplar Forest, Forest
20-21 AMHERST APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL Amherst
22 SUPER TOUGH WILDFLOWERS VNPS presentation open to the public, Roanoke
24-28 FINE ARTS AND FLOWERS VMFA Museum, Richmond
27 PERSIMMON & POMEGRANATE FESTIVAL Edible Landscaping, Afton
27 GOING NATIVE Central Shenandoah Valley Garden Symposium Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave
31 WOODY PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Hahn Horticulture Garden, Blacksburg
Oct 27- Nov 11 GARDEN GLOW Maymont, Richmond
(photo:Rosefest at Lewis Ginter Garden)
VIRGINIA GARDENING EVENT LISTING
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KathyN, Bedford Extension Master Gardener