Fluvanna Master Gardeners

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

Announcements

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!

$1,000 Horticultural Scholarship Available – Applications due April 24, 2023

The Fluvanna Master Gardeners will award a $1,000 scholarship to a Fluvanna County res-
ident who plans to study horticulture or sustainable landscape management (SLM), at the
post secondary level, within the 2023-2024 academic year. The purpose of this scholarship is to promote the interest of Fluvanna County residents in creating and maintaining a healthy, sustainable environment through the study of horticulture and/or landscape management.

Click HERE to see eligibility information and the application form. Application deadline is April 24, 2023.

Horticultural Help Desk

The Fluvanna Master Gardeners Horticultural Help Desk at the Fluvanna Public Library is Open for the Summer!

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.

Additional Announcements

Coming Events

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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.

    Find An Event

    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.

    Find Out More

    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.