The Fluvanna Master Gardeners and the Fluvanna VCE will award a $500 Horticultural Scholarship to a Fluvanna County resident for academic year 2019-2020.
The application is available here. Application deadline is April 21, 2019.
Announcements
FMG Plant Sale – Saturday April 27, 2019 – Rain or Shine!
Location: Turkeysag Park& Ride Lot, across from Food Lion
Time: 9 to noon
NEW this year: Garden crafts -- bird houses and such
We will be selling locally grown plants Rain or Shine so come join us for the fun. There will be a variety of sun and shade loving flowering annuals, perennials, herbs, tomatoes and peppers. We will also be selling garden related crafts.
Master Gardeners will be glad to answer any of your gardening questions. We will also be conducting a planting demonstration during the sale.
Proceeds support our community education programs and projects as well as 4H and Horticultural Scholarships.
If you need further information, please contact us through our Help Desk. And check back here in April for updates and plant listings once they are available.”
Community Garden Plots Available
A community centered gardening atmosphere is available for all interested residents. The garden promotes productive gardening practices and conserving resources to enhance the surrounding environment. The garden is conveniently located at Pleasant Grove. Plots (10ft x 15ft) are still available. Workshops will be provided at no extra charge by Fluvanna Master Gardeners and VCE to support community gardeners.
A Community Garden application can be found on the Fluvanna Parks & Recreation web site: https://www.fluvannacounty.org/parksrec/page/community-garden
Horticultural Help Desk
The Fluvanna Master Gardeners' on-site Horticultural Help Desks are complete for 2018 but will start again on April 2, 2019.
However, contact us year-round by clicking the Help Desk tab at top right of any FMG web-page and completing the Contact Us form. You can also call the Fluvanna VCE office in Fork Union at 434-591-1950 and ask the staff to convey your message to us.
Our on-site Help Desk will return in April 2019 at the Fluvanna County Public Library.
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 Gardening Links section for instructions. Except for soil samples, all samples must go through the Fluvanna VCE office. We can help you with that.
Additional Announcements
Master Gardeners in Action
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.
