Fluvanna Master Gardeners http://www.fluvannamg.org Working with the community to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management educational Programs. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 CE Offering June 8 at the J. Sargeant Reynolds Goochland Campus http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/05/ce-offering-june-8-at-the-j-sargeant-reynolds-goochland-campus/ http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/05/ce-offering-june-8-at-the-j-sargeant-reynolds-goochland-campus/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:39:19 +0000 jhenry http://www.fluvannamg.org/?p=3823 Extension Extravaganza on June 8th at the J. Sargeant Reynolds Goochland Campus from 10 am – 2 pm.  There will be workshops presented that require pre-registration and ongoing demonstrations, displays and tours of the teaching gardens.

This group offers great CE.  I couldn’t see a price and you do have to register.

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Dear Colleagues:

 

As the 2013 season starts, there will be a lot of questions from farmers, garden centers and landscapers as well as Master Gardeners and the public about rose rosette disease (RRD), boxwood blight, impatiens downy mildew and other emerging ornamental diseases.  On behalf of the ornamental pathology team, I am sending the following web resource links to help you handle the questions that you may be asked. Please share them with your Master Gardeners and clientele.

 

Rose Rosette Disease e-book http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/450/450-620/450-620.html

Box blight fact sheet http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/PPWS/PPWS-4/PPWS-4.html

Recording of recent Box blight update webinar (ANLA, 2013) http://www.anla.org/knowledgecenter/premium/index.cfm?view=player&colid=112&cid=324&mfid=5538&StartNum=1

Impatiens downy mildew webinar (ANLA, 2012) http://www.anla.org/knowledgecenter/premium/index.cfm?view=player&colid=112&cid=364&mfid=5473&StartNum=1

 

If you have any questions/suggestions or receive questions that are not covered in the above web resources, forward them to me, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, or Norm.  We will do everything we could to help you out.

 

 

Chuan

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Chuan Hong

Professor of Plant Pathology

Hampton Roads Agricultural Research & Extension Center

 

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]]> http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/05/resources-to-help-handle-emerging-ornamental-diseases/feed/ 0 26th Annual Master Gardener College information http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/04/26th-annual-master-gardener-college-information/ http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/04/26th-annual-master-gardener-college-information/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:03:45 +0000 dmccarthy http://www.fluvannamg.org/?p=3793 From: vce-mgc VCE Master Gardener Coordinator Discussion List [mailto:VCE-MGC@listserv.vt.edu] On Behalf Of John Freeborn Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 10:37 AM To: VCE-MGC@LISTSERV.VT.EDU Subject: In Season Spring 2013 Newsletter

Happy Friday!

We are pleased to send out the Spring 2013 edition of the In Season newsletter which contains all of the 26th Annual Master Gardener College information!  Please take a look and read up about all the great events planned for this year’s College.  Registration and lodging links will be sent out early next week.

The newsletter is attached to this e-mail as a pdf file, and it can also be seen on-line from the Virginia Master Gardener Program Website (http://www.hort.vt.edu/mastergardener/) at:

http://www.hort.vt.edu/mastergardener/newsletter/InSeason_MGCollege2013.pdf

Full details regarding the 26th Anniversary Master Gardener College can be found atwww.hort.vt.edu/mastergardener. You can locate the MG College/Spring issue of In Season in three different locations on the state MG website.

Registration for the 26th Anniversary Master Gardener College is now live!
Go here to register for your tours, workshops, and concurrent sessions of your choice:
http://www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/mastergardener/
If you wish to mail or fax your registration, please use the attached form, which can also be printed from the website above. Early registration is open from today through June 1. Late registration will be available June 2-6 online. After that, late registrations will be handled by phone or on-site at MG College on Thursday, June 20.
If you have not already done so, you can register for housing by visiting this website:https://regstg.com/Registration/Introduction.aspx?rid=0a964a13-a187-402d-ad50-3885cdc0b78d

Registering for the conference and for housing requires two separate registrations. They are two separate and independent processes.

–    John Freeborn Assistant Master Gardener Coordinator Virginia Tech Department of Horticulture 407 Saunders (0327) 540-231-2714 freeborn@vt.edu

]]> http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/04/26th-annual-master-gardener-college-information/feed/ 0 2013 Spring Lecture Series from Piedmont Master Gardeners http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/03/2013-spring-lecture-series-from-piedmont-master-gardeners/ http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/03/2013-spring-lecture-series-from-piedmont-master-gardeners/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:42:23 +0000 jhenry http://www.fluvannamg.org/?p=3717 Each  year we wait for this announcement. It is a sure sign of Spring.

The 2013 Spring Garden Lecture Series: co-sponsored for 2013 by Piedmont Master Gardeners and Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards

Wednesdays (7:00 PM to 8:30 PM)

March 13 - June Mays: Building a Cottage Garden  

March 20 - Kurt Johnson: In My Backyard: Natural History in the Suburbs  

March 27 - Nancy Ross Hugo: Seeing Trees

April 10   - Joe Murray: How We Hurt the Trees We Love

See the the details in the attachment – fee and registration.

]]> http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/03/2013-spring-lecture-series-from-piedmont-master-gardeners/feed/ 0 Fluvanna Master Gardeners’ PLANT SALE – Sat. May 4, 2013 from 9 am to Noon http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/02/fluvanna-master-gardeners-plant-sale-save-the-date-sat-may-4-2013-from-9-am-to-noon/ http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/02/fluvanna-master-gardeners-plant-sale-save-the-date-sat-may-4-2013-from-9-am-to-noon/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:40:31 +0000 dmccarthy http://www.fluvannamg.org/?p=3706 PLANT SALE  -  Sat. May 4, 2013 from 9 am to Noon.   RAIN or SHINE… PLANT LIST POSTED!

Plants will include flowering annuals, perennial herbs, container plants, tomatoes and peppers. Also – a selection of sun and shade plants, plants that attract butterflies and birds,  and some deer resistant plants as well.  Need a Mother’s Day present? We have the perfect plant!  SEE PLANT LIST BELOW.

Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your Help Desk questions.

Location – In the parking lot adjacent to the Goodwill on Turkeysag Trail, Palmyra, VA, across the street from the Good Neighbor Pharmacy and the Food Lion Shopping  Centers on route 53.

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact John Thompson, VCE Fluvanna at 434-591-1950 during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations 7 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.

DRAFT PLANT LIST  as of 5-2-13 -  a few last minute adjustments may be made:

Candy corn orange
Bougainvillea fuschia
Oakleaf Hydrangea
TOMATOES yellow pear
sweet 100′s
superbush
beef master
patio
mortgage lifter
cherokee purple heirloom
brandywine heirloom
Roma plum
Juliette grapes
German Johnson red
German Johnson green
PEPPERS red bell
green bell
yellow bell
cayenne
pablano
purple
Pimento
HERBS
Basil Italian
Basil Kasar african blue
Stevia
Oregano Greek
Rosemary
Nasturtium
Parsley
Marjoram
Cilantro
PeppermintSpearmint
Chocolate Mint
Chives
Lavender munstead
Goodwins Creek
Provence
pineapple sage
sage
tarragon
thyme
FLOWERING ANNUALS
Angelonia
Begonias
Coleus shade
Coleus sun
Dusty miller
Gazania
Impatiens new guinea
double
Lantana
Marigold french
melampodium
mini yarrow
salvia blue, red
sweet potato vine dark& stripe
tall gomphrena can dry, purple
torenia
verbena red only
zinnias dreamland profusion
OTHER
Astilbe pink
Ferns-emerald
Nicotinia
sedum
Succulents
Bear paw hellebores
Euphorbia
Agapanthus nile lily
old fashioned rose   geranium
salvia puberula
Salvia iodantha
Salvia elegans
Acanthus mollis bears   breeches small – need 2 weeks more   growth before transplanting
Valerian or garden   heliotrope small – need 2 weeks more   growth before transplanting
Bachelor buttons 2 inch pots
Celandine poppy
Lamb’s ear stachys
Oregon grape Mahonia  grow to 4 to 5 ft tall
Rudbeckia
]]> http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/02/fluvanna-master-gardeners-plant-sale-save-the-date-sat-may-4-2013-from-9-am-to-noon/feed/ 0 “Herbs in Your Garden” Free Workshop March 23 from 10:30 am to Noon at Fluvannna Public Library http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/02/herbs-in-your-garden-free-workshop-march-23-from1030-to-noon-at-fluvannna-public-library/ http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/02/herbs-in-your-garden-free-workshop-march-23-from1030-to-noon-at-fluvannna-public-library/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:46:30 +0000 dmccarthy http://www.fluvannamg.org/?p=3691 On Saturday March 23, 2013 the Fluvanna Master Gardeners are sponsoring a FREE educational workshop on “Herbs in Your Garden” at the Fluvanna Public Library on Route 53 in Palmyra, VA.  

Herbs are easy to grow in central virginia without much effort. You can grow them in the ground or in containers, many will self-sow like dill and basil, and given the right location will persist through the winter. And, one of the best features is many of them are DEER RESISTANT!

At our garden workshop on herbs, we will feature annual and perennial herbs, recipes, and tips for successful herb gardening. 

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact John Thompson, VCE Fluvanna at 434-591-1950 during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations 7 days prior to the event.*TDD number is (800) 828-1120.

 

Please see attached flyer.

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www.facebook.com/pages/…Native-Plant-Society/132951300094979
Jefferson Chapter Virginia Native Plant Society, Charlottesville, va
Keep up to date on news
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Presented by Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardeners
in cooperation with Virginia Cooperative Extension and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Saturday, February 23rd 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, 1851 Dickinson Road, Goochland, VA 23063

No charge but registration is required. Flyer attached

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…I didn’t check for an Android version.
Leafsnap For iPad by Columbia University, University of Maryland, and Smithsonian Institution
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This looks good..

ID Weeds by University of Missouri Extension
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id-weeds/id559906313?mt=8

]]> http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/02/apps-for-gardeners/feed/ 0 Ninth Annual Spring Garden Fest on Saturday, April 27, 2013 http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/02/ninth-annual-spring-garden-fest-on-saturday-april-27-2013/ http://www.fluvannamg.org/2013/02/ninth-annual-spring-garden-fest-on-saturday-april-27-2013/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:42:15 +0000 jhenry http://www.fluvannamg.org/?p=3654 This is a great CE offering!

The Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardeners in cooperation with J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and Virginia  Cooperative Extension present  

Ninth Annual Spring Garden Fest -
A gardening festival featuring classes, workshops, demonstrations, displays, and plant and garden vendors.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
1851 Dickinson Road, Goochland

Brochure Attached

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