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Upcoming Events for Virginia
To submit your gardening event to our staff, submit it using our contact form or send an email to calendar@statebystategardening.com.
May 15 Washington, D.C.
Plant Propagation: Reproduction of the Green Kind, United States Botanic Garden
Learn the techniques and secrets of plant propagation through this hands-on workshop. Registration is required. Free for members, $5 for non-members. 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
202-225-1281
www.usbg.com
May 18–20 Wintergreen
Spring Wildflower Symposium, Trillium House Wintergreen Resort
The Wintergreen Nature Foundation invites you to hike, bird watch, learn wildflowers and explore geology. Registration is required. $120 for members of TWNF.
434-325-8169
www.twnf.org
May 19 Alexandria
Spring Garden Day, Green Spring Gardens
Shop from over 40 vendors of rare and unusual plants at this annual plant sale. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
703-642-5173
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
May 22 Washington, D.C.
The Margaret Hagedorn Rose Garden Tour, United States Botanic Garden
Tour the organic rose garden and hear the stories and histories of the roses featured in the garden. No registration required. Free event. 11:00 a.m. to noon.
202-225-1281
www.usbg.com
May 25 – October 14 Richmond
Butterflies LIVE!, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Hundreds of live butterflies will again take flight in Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's glass Conservatory. Visitors will be able to walk among the butterflies and learn about special plantings to provide food for the butterflies. Admission is included with garden admission.
804-262-9887
www.lewisginter.org
May 26 Blacksburg
Moss Garden Workshop, Hahn Horticulture Garden
Join Delbert Jones to learn all about moss species and care. Delbert will help you create your own container moss garden. Registration required, $15 for Friends of the Garden, $20 for general public. 10:00 a.m. to noon.
540-231-5970
www.hort.vt.edu/hhg
vtgarden@vt.edu
May 26–27, Richmond
Richmond Rose Society Show, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Enjoy displays of specimen roses and seminars by consulting experts. Cost is included with garden admission. May 26, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; May 27, 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
804-262-9887
www.lewisginter.org
May 29 Norfolk
Latest and Greatest — Garden Plant Tour, Norfolk Botanical Garden
Take a tour with David Foss to explore the latest additions to Norfolk Botanical Garden. Pre-registration is recommended to ensure availability. Cost is $14 or $10 for members. 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
757-441-5830
www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org
May 30 Richmond
Rain Barrels 101, Maymont, Stone Barn Classroom
Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
$75.00 in advance; $80.00 at door.
Learn how to make and maintain a rain barrel — you will leave class with 55 gallon rain barrel. Instructor: Katie Register, Clean Virginia Waterways.
Register: 804-358-7166, ext: 309
Website: www.maymont.org.
June 2 Middletown
Garden Fest, Belle Grove Plantation
Join the Northern Shenandoah Master Gardeners for their annual event that includes a plant sale, speakers and workshops. Learn about canning and preserving, new plants for 2012 and the art of espalier. There will be a children’s’ program, raffles and goodie bags for the first 100 visitors. Admission and parking are free. 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
540-869-2028
www.nsvmga.org
info@bellegrove.org
June 4 Winchester
Dish Garden Workshop, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Create a dish garden in this workshop led by Gardens and Grounds Manager Mary Stickley. Registration required. $35 for members, $45 for the general public.
540-662-1473 ext. 209
www.shenandoahmuseum.org
jtucker@shenandoahmuseum.org
June 9 Vienna
Bold Native Plants, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Walk through Meadowlark’s gardens with horticulturist Seth Fleming to learn how to use native plants as bold accents. Reservations required. Cost is $5. 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
703-255-3631
www.nvrpa.org/park/meadowlark_botanical_gardens
June 9–10 Arlington
Sustainability Symposium, Fairlington Community Center
The Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia invite you to attend their two-day symposium featuring speakers, including Doug Tallamy and Holly Shimizu. Tour demonstration gardens on day two of the event. Registration is required. $50 registration fee includes the two-day symposium and a box lunch for the first day. June 9, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; June 10, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
www.mgnv.org
June 10 Louisa
VABF Farm Tour: All-Farm Organics, All-Farm Organics
Learn about growing organic grains and what it takes to run a commercial composting operation. Free for VABF members. $20 for non-members. 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
www.vabf.org
June 10 Norfolk
Tidewater Daylily Society Sale and Show, Norfolk Botanical Garden
Annual American Hemerocallis Society show and plant sale. Plant prices begin at $5. Admission to the sale is included with garden admission. Noon to 4:00 p.m.
757-441-5830
www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org
June 12 Boyce
The Trees of D.C., Blandy Library
Hear a presentation by author of Trees of D.C., Melanie Choukas-Bradley. Learn about unusual trees in Washington, D.C. and the best locations for viewing these trees. Book signing will follow. FOSA members $8, non-members $10. 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
540-837-1758, ext. 224
www.blandy.virginia.edu
June 28 Vienna
Meadowlark Daylily Exhibit, Sale and Tour, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
The Northern Virginia Daylily Society will offer a walking tour of the gardens as well as demonstrations on daylily division. Bare root plants will be available for sale. Admission is free. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
703-255-3631
www.nvrpa.org/park/meadowlark_botanical_gardens
July 4 Richmond
All-American Celebration, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Enjoy free admission to the garden where there will be children’s activities including music and a stroller/wagon parade. Free admission. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
804-262-9887
www.lewisginter.org
July 5 Richmond
Wading Through Wetlands, Maymont
Kids and their parents will use dip nets as they search for aquatic creatures and learn their role in wetland habitats. Registration recommended. $8 for parent/child pair, $7 for non-members. 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
804-358-7166, ext. 333
www.maymont.org
July 7 New River Valley
Annual Garden Tour, New River Valley
Tour innovative, specialty and simply beautiful private gardens in the New River Valley. Sponsored by Friends of the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library and the New River Valley Master Gardeners Association. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 on the day of the tour.
www.civic.bev.net/fol
friends@bburg.bev.net
State-by-State Gardening assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of listed events. It is recommended that you verify the date, time and location of any event you plan to attend.
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