Fluvanna Master Gardeners

Educating the Fluvanna County community to use environmentally sound and sustainable horticulture practices.

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Welcome

If you are looking for gardening and horticultural information we hope you will find it here. We have pages of Frequently Asked Questions, a curated list of links to science-based gardening topics, and our online Help Desk, where you can ask questions of our Master Gardeners.

Our Facebook group is our primary public communication media. We hope you will visit our group and "Like" us to see us in your Facebook feed. You can view our most recent posts here.

Please explore our site and Happy Gardening!

2023 New Master Gardener Training

VCE Master Gardener Training provides educational instruction for volunteers interested in educating and improving the community through horticulture. Volunteers are needed to help with school and library programs, help desks, demonstration gardens, and other horticultural activities. Become a Master Gardener volunteer, make new friends and
serve the community!

As a Master Gardener, you are volunteering on behalf of Virginia Cooperative Extension. This 40+ hour training will give you the background information to be a successful volunteer. The course is taught by experts and professionals in the horticultural industry.

Our Program

The training will be a hybrid of Zoom and in-person instruction. Details are being completed, but the classes will begin in late January 2023. More details will be posted here as they become available. Some of the subjects covered include Botany, Soils, Landscaping, Turf, Plant Diseases, Vegetables, Fruits and Trees, Composting and more. Classes will run through May.

Cost- $190.00 / Optional Hard Copy Handbook- $34.00

The training fee includes a digital version of the Master Gardener Handbook, training materials, and other class related fees. Checks should be made payable to Fluvanna Master Gardeners.

You may also contact the Fluvanna County Extension Office at 434-591-1950 for more information.

Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Brittney Redman at (434-591-1950/TDD*) during business hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120

Horticultural Help Desk

The Fluvanna Master Gardeners Horticultural Help Desk at the Fluvanna Public Library Will Close for the Winter after Tuesday, October 25!

The Help Desk is staffed from 2 to 5pm every Tuesday until October. Come visit us to chat about all things horticultural. We're here to answer your gardening questions.

You can also get help by contacting us here or through the Help Desk tab at the top of any of our web-pages and completing the Contact Us form. 

You can also call the Fluvanna Virginia Cooperative Education office in Fork Union at 434-591-1950 and ask the staff to convey your message to us.

Bring us your gardening questions!

 Special note: If you wish to send a plant or insect sample to the VT Plant Clinic - PLEASE contact us FIRST for instructions on how to do this correctly or the Clinic may not be able to process your sample. Click on our Help Desk page for instructions for submitting plant samples.

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    • Master Gardeners in Action

    How The Master Gardener Program Works

    Purpose

    Extension Master Gardeners are trained volunteers that educate and train the public in the latest gardening information and techniques. These volunteers run plant clinics; answer phone requests for horticultural information; establish and maintain demonstration gardens; work with people who have disabilities, youth, the elderly, and other special groups in the community; design and implement community involvement projects; and much more!

    Activities:

    • Provide guidance on sustainable landscapes.
    • Conduct plant clinics.
    • Oversee teaching and demonstration gardens.
    • Staff the VCE Master Gardener Help Desk.
    • Run annual spring educational seminars.
    • And more!

    Fluvanna Master Gardeners Are Busy In The County

    Fluvanna Master Gardeners Activities

    Public Events

    We host many public events around the county. Click the link below to find out where we will be next.

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    Contact The Help Desk

    Contact our Help Desk for any of your problems or questions.

    Contact Us

    Read Details Of Our Many Projects

    The Fluvanna MGs have a wide variety of projects that will interest you.

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    Our Mission

    We are a local chapter of the Virginia Master Gardeners Association.

    Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners (VCE-MGs) are volunteers working in partnership with the Virginia Cooperative Extension to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices in the community through sustainable landscape management. VCE-MGs play a vital role in educating and reaching out to their local community. Each Master Gardener contributes at least 20 service hours per year in addition to completing 8 hours of continuing education.

    Master Gardeners help the Extension Service solve gardening problems and teach environmentally sound practices by:

    • Working in information booths at community events and fairs
    • Maintaining demonstration gardens
    • Answering garden questions at plant clinics
    • Teaching horticulture to beginning gardeners and youth
    • Using special talents, such as writing and photography, to benefit the program.