Fluvanna Master Gardeners

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

Old Help Desk Post

The Fluvanna Master Gardeners Horticultural Help Desk at the Fluvanna Public Library is closed indefinitely due the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

However, you can contact us by clicking here or 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.

Master Gardener Volunteer Training

The Fluvanna County Master Gardeners are teaming with Rapidan River Extension, and Albemarle (Piedmont) Master Gardeners to offer virtual Master Gardener Volunteer Training. The class will be held Thursdays for 15 weeks beginning January 21st from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM via Zoom. The course is taught by County Extension Agents and professionals in the horticulture industry.

If you are interested, please attend one of our virtual orientation sessions:
October 8, 2020 – 6 PM to 7 PM
October 15, 2020 – 6 PM to 7 PM
October 22, 2020 – 6 PM to 7 PM
The Zoom link for each date will be sent to you once you register for an orientation. To register, please contact VCE Culpeper County (540) 727-3435 or [email protected].

For more information about the Master Gardener Program, please contact Sue Tepper at [email protected]

A class application can be found here. Please mail the application to:

Fluvanna County Office/ Virginia Cooperative Extension
PO Box 518
Fork Union, VA 23055

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

COVID-19 Alert

Due to the current COVID-19 situation, all Fluvanna Master Gardener public programs and events are cancelled through October. However, gardening help is still available. See the article below.