OCEANVIEW ELEMENTARY MARITIME FOREST CLEAN UP One of Norfolk’s hidden treasures, the Ocean View Maritime Forest, got some well- deserved and much needed sprucing up on October 27. The weather cooperated (somewhat) and 58 enthusiastic hard workers gathered at Ocean View Elementary School. Leading the charge were VCE Agent Chris Epes, City Forester Steve Tray- lor, and Ocean View Elementary Principal Jim Peterson. After a brief history of the area and equipment and personal safety orientation, teams divided up to begin their work.
Team Ziggy cleared the paths up into and throughout the beautiful but neglected dune area. Team Chris picked up litter and debris throughout the natural dune area. Team Steve worked all morning clearing the fence line on both sides of the gated entrance. Piles and piles and piles of undesirable plant life were removed from the fence opening up the area for a stunning view of the dune area. Large and majestic Live Oaks, Sand Post Oaks, Water Oaks, Red Oaks, Sassafras, Persimmons, White and Red Mulberries, Black Tupelo, and Devil’s Walking Stick populate this hidden gem. After 3 hours of extensive cleanup we wrapped up for the day. Over 400 feet of fence line was cleared and 25 bags of trash were removed. I have never seen such an energetic group working together and wielding all kinds of prun- ing implements. Special thanks to all the volunteers from OVE Staff, Norfolk Master Gardeners, City of Norfolk, other volunteers and neighbors, and the U.S. Navy! Next up—planning during the winter and anoth- er clean up in the spring…………stay tuned!
Barb Wilson ‘07
Inside This Issue 2 Tree Give Away, NBG MG Programs 6 Bouquets, Slightly Wilted, Roster Update 3 Eggleston/MGs at MacArthur Mall 6 Flower and Garden Expo Sign-up 4 ASK at NBG, Join VMGA 6 Joys of Farming 5 The Wild Side 7 Meeting News, 2019 Officer Slate, 7 Leadership Training Enclosure: Calendar, VGMA Membership Form
Norfolk Office: 830 Southampton Ave. Suite 2069 , Norfolk, VA 23510-1001 office 757.683.2816 fax 757.683.2300
Arbor Day Tree Give Away By Linda Ahlgrim
We gave away over 400 trees and shrubs this year and approximately 300 people came to choose trees. Thank you to Bea Hovey for taking the three packets of posters and flyers and placing them throughout the city. Someone else took a packet after the meeting and I am grateful for their help in getting them out for me too. I also want to thank Sandi Pestridge for the sheets she printed up and plasticized for each tree and shrub. Photos and descriptions were from the Missouri Tree ID website. And, also for the spreadsheet she is doing. Thanks to Kathryn Bush for going with me to the Forestry Department on a super hot day to search for items to be used for Arbor Day. We also went to VCE to gather brochures, soil test kits &also to print up the 150 copies of forms Diane Fleming had made up with our logo. The forms make it so much easier to put on the spreadsheet all the information the city needs without hav- ing everyone viewing personal information We had plenty of willing volunteers and it was a beautiful day in the shade of trees at Lafayette Park. This year I potted up Redbuds, Beautyberry bushes, and some oaks and gave them to the city nursery to care for a future giveaway.
NBG - MG Programs at the Gardens I wish more people were as excited about the NBG Interpreter program as I am. Think about it: - You pick the garden you are interested in - You pick the time and date to volunteer - Professionals do the maintenance work (the Potager folks do get to work) - You get free access - visitors have to pay - You are in a great environment – the Norfolk Botanical Garden (again, free access) • You get a free Volunteer T-shirt
NBG is allowing us to interpret in the Bicentennial Rose Garden, The Native Plant Garden, the Baker Per- ennial Garden, the Tropical Display House and the Potager Kitchen Garden. The program is still self- scheduled and pairing up with another MG is encouraged. This year we tried scheduling on the first and third Thursdays of the month to give more visibility to our presence and so folks would start to develop a volunteer routine. Next year we may switch to include a weekend day when there are more visitors.
This year I expanded our resources by providing two booklets to each interpreter with general information about NBG and the Virginia Cooperative Extension; along with details on each sub-garden, and listed the plants found in that garden. The sub-garden binders are still located in the NBG Library.
The Potager Kitchen garden is a new opportunity. For the last few years this garden was managed by two ladies, one of whom is a Virginia Beach MG who can’t get MG credit for non-Virginia Beach projects. MGs will help plan the garden -a design opportunity – we will work beside other volunteers to plant and maintain this garden, so this is a great hands-on opportunity as well. In the past, the Navy crews and Norfolk’s Teens with a Purpose have supported the program as well. I think that in the future we will have complete responsibility for this garden.
Eggleston and Master Gardeners at MacArthur Mall Intern Denise Gruccio has a real job as retail operations manager at Eggleston Garden Center. When downtown’s MacArthur Center reached out to Eggleston to create a Fall Pumpkin Patch and organize a family craft activity, Denise reached out to Norfolk MGs in turn. One date involved decorating a pumpkins with succulents with Span- ish moss and succulents. Who knew these could be so cute? On oth- er days, MGs assisted with a series of pansy planting activities for Eg- gleston’s key clients – adults with disabilities. The Day Support par- ticipants rode to the Mall for photos in the Pumpkin Patch and lunch, as well as potting up their own pansies to take home. Everyone en- joyed a brief lesson in proper planting techniques and how to care for their new plants. Deborah McGowan helped lots of kids with this fun but messy activity!
We got to use the (free!) classroom facility in the Mall’s Live 3600 Studio space
NBG Butterfly House 2018 Another great year with 24 Master Gardeners providing over 275 hours and more than 7,000 contacts. Wow!!! “The House” can be a very busy place (it can also be very hot, but we won’t talk about that). Folks from all over the world visit, school classes visit, families visit and it gets a little crazy but it’s really very rewarding to talk to folks about what YOU know. You don’t have to know it all by any stretch, you just pick out a few butterfly eggs or caterpillars or a chrysalis hiding in plain sight and direct visitors to what you do know.
In addition to working the Butterfly House, Master Gardeners also participated in the Butterfly Festival and Mon- arch Tag and Release. If you’ve never volunteered at the Butterfly House and want to learn more about butter- flies, OR if you already have a passion for butterflies, consider joining us next year! Have you entered YOUR hours AND your contacts?
Barb Wilson
ASK at The Norfolk Botanical Garden Through the growing season, visitors that came to the NBG on the third Saturday of the month had the opportunity to stop by our table to seek answers to their garden questions. We recorded over 333 contacts, and had an average of 23 questions per session. We also gave out many soil test kits, native plant flyers, VCE handouts, VCE business cards and of course milk- weed seed packets. This year we also added a few sessions to coincide with special event that did not fall on the third Satur- day.
Most of the time we set up in the back of the main lobby in Baker Hall but twice we were outside under the Norfolk Master Gardener pop-up. For the Butterfly Festival we were close to the back door of the Butterfly House and for the Honeybee Festival we were on the lawn behind Baker Hall. As you could imagine those were busy days.
Although most of the Garden’s plants have labels, it’s amazing how often a visitor finds the one plant without one. It is hard to gibe advice when you don’t know what the plant is. In these cases wean use the plant identifier app “Picture This” to help identify the suspect or as a last resort we break out one of our plant books and start thumbing through.
Being at the gardens where most of the plants have labels it’s amazing how often a visitor finds the one plant without one. It is hard to give advice when you don’t know what the plant is. In these cases we can go with them to the plant and use the plant identifier app “Picture This” to help in identifying the suspect or as a last resort we break out one of our plant books and start thumbing through.
This year was frustrating the first few weeks, here we are just waiting to help but folks just kept walking past giving us a nod if that. Then the light bulb went off in my head, I borrowed a sharpie and paper from the front desk and made a “FREE MILKWEED SEED” sign and taped it to the front of our table. Something about that word “FREE”, it’s like a giant mag- net especially for the kids. This year we gave out over 500 packets of milkweed seeds, at 100 seeds per pack! I find it very rewarding to meet Master Gardeners from other localities in and out of state. This year we had one special visitor, a black snake over 6ft long slithering across the steps leading down to the boat basin. After almost stepping on it I hurried to the front desk to report it thinking they would call a snake person to remove it. They just laughed and said “Oh is he out there again?”.
Tim Mansfield
Why Join VMGA? Our unit’s Virginia Master Gardner Association (VMGA) representative, Harriette Frost, reports to the membership follow- ing her trips around the Commonwealth to attend the bimonthly VMGA Board meetings.
What is the VMGA and what does it mean to you?
The VMGA is the source for much of our Master Gardener education and training. They organize the annual MG College at VA Tech (foraying into Norfolk next year!) as well as an annual Education Event with exceptional speakers. The VMGA ensures that Master Gardeners are represented in decisions affecting the statewide VCE-MG program. The Association also provides support to our local units and fosters communication and networking among those in our region. The State Master Gardener Coordinator Endowment was established by the VMGA, not only to ensure we have a State a MG Coordinator (that would be Dave Close), but the endowment also helps fund the online training modules we increasingly use.
Annual VMGA dues are only $1 per month. The VMGA membership brochure is attached to this month’s Germinator. Complete the application and mail with your $12 check to the address provided. Or you can join and pay online on the VMGA’s website at http://www.vmga.net/VMGAmembershipapplication.php
The Wild Side Every year the Virginia Master Gardener Association organizes a one day educational event. It’s meant to attract some of those Master Gardeners who can’t (or won’t) go to Blacksburg for MG College, the speakers are hugely engaging and everyone comes away having learned a lot.
This year’s education day on Sept. 29th featured the theme, “Bats, Birds and Bugs: Gardening on the Wilder Side”. It was held at Holiday Lake 4-H Center (that’s with one “L”, although the lake spells its name the same way as El- sie Holliday) at Appomattox , a little over three hours journey. Of course lots of the VMGA officers and reps at- tended – there were three folks from Norfolk, including our own rep, Harriette Frost and Amy Morgan, who was taking a very roundabout route to her getaway in Mathews County.
Bonnie Miles, a Master Naturalist and bat rehabilitator from Lynchburg, opened the program. She’s worked with bats for only six years, since retiring from the work world, but she really knows her stuff and is passionate about bat conservation. I was spellbound during her talk!
Next up was Dr. Robyn Puffenbarger, a biology professor from Bridgewater College. A keen ornithologist, Robyn (aptly named) keeps the college’s extensive collection of carefully preserved birds. She brought a large portion of the collection for show & tell, and shared special details about the feathered friends we can spot in our own back yards. Teta Kain of Gloucester wrapped up the morning -a delightful Maine-iac, Teta is a professional photogra- pher with an eye for nature’s beauty and a large property on which to snap dramatic pictures.
The afternoon sessions included a fascinating show from Ian Caton, who owns Wood Thrush Native Plants Nursery in Floyd. Ian had great pictures of unusual, sometimes elusive, native plants from the Appalachian region (all his favorites!) and brought quite a few along to stock a plant sale booth smack in front of the 4-H Center. No one could go in or out without being tempted by his beautiful flowers.
Last up was Eric Day, who manages the Insect ID lab at Va. Tech. When our Norfolk MG HelpLine was in its heyday, phoning or emailing Eric for consultation was a regular occurrence...but this was the first time I got to meet him. Not surprisingly the Spotted Laternfly had a prominent place in his remarks to the attendees.
On top of all that, my husband convinced me to spend that weekend at nearby Holliday Lake State Park, under canvas at night and totally without cell-phone coverage. Wild? Well, no bears were sighted. But we returned home with a fresh appreciation for the creatures that share our garden, and new knowledge about attracting even more.
We heard that next year’s VMGA Education Day is expected to take place in Abington, rather far afield for us, especially in view of the 2019 MG College happening right on our doorstep. Still, keep these events in mind for the future, because if the day’s topic is one that interests you , your time will be well spent attending—no matter where the trip takes you.
Kate Melhuish
It’s all fowl language from Dr. Robyn Puffenbarger, as she addresses about 90 MGs from around the commonwealth during a day of “Gardening on the Wild Side”.
Bouquets We are sending out Bouquets to :
Our newest Master Gardener Mo Hayes
250 Hours Milestone Award Chris Reynolds
New Member at Large Anna Thurmond
Have you been to our Website lately? Bouquets to Michael Cole for his efforts in making it look so good!
Who do you know that deserves a Bouquet? Send the information to [email protected] or 757-647-3571 Slightly Wilted Cards have been sent to Arthur Robinson, Shirley’s husband; Terry Kelly, Bob’s wife, and John Mosher Debora’s husband, all are recovering from recent surgeries.
Blanch Wise is recovering after a successful medical heart procedure and Linda FoxRun had a recent hospitalization during a visit to Rhode Island.
After being hospitalized with an infection, Maggie Brown is home again, and we continue to encourage her as she heals.
Condolences to Karen Wilson on the death of her mother.
Three of our members will have an improved view of the world after cataract surgery—Mary Shaffer, Chuck Gibson, and Donna Van Keuren.
Kay Egan has undergone hand surgery, and Linda Ahlgrim foot surgery.
Please let Donna Van Keuren know if you know of anyone in need of a card or an encouraging word. Flower and Garden Expo Sign-up It is that time of year again and the Expo sign-up window has opened. Follow the link to get your Master Garden- ers teaching and work hours and get free entry to the Expo. It fills up fast so don’t delay! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4baea62ba13-flower Joys of Farming John Gasser of Golden Eagle Alpaca Farm was our speaker at Octo- ber’s Membership Meeting. He talked about buying the small Suffolk farm after retiring nearly 10 years ago, and how he began raising al- pacas and U-pick fruits to make the farm a going concern. He also shared his thoughts on the importance of natural pest management and creating balance in his approach to the land. Now in the process of selling the farm – the alpacas have already gone to new homes – John looks forward to new adventures: hunting, trapping, and skiing in the Northeast. Gentlemen farmers John Gasser and Gill Gillespie compared notes after the program on Oct 17 at NBG.
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2018 STEERING COMMITTEE Nov 15 General Meeting President Kate Melhuish ’04 515-8684 Pretlow Library First Vice-President Jill Lewis ’17 646-4224 Thursday, Nov 15th, 6:30 p.m. Taste Testing program and Election of 2019 Steering Committee 2nd Vice-Pres/Project Coordina- tor Joey Rothgery ’13 627-1759 Secretary Report for the Nominating Committee Barb Wilson ’07 583-4796 This year’s Nominating committee included Kate Whitlock, Paulette Crawford and Treasurer Mimi Rosenthal ’15 440-7801 Debora Mosher. In accordance with NMGA Bylaws, the Committee presented its nominees for next year’s Steering committee at the October Membership Meeting. The Historian election of the officers will take place at the Membership Meeting to be held on Thurs- Paulette Crawford ’13 489-2303 day November 15th at 6:30 pm, when additional nominations may be made from the Members at Large floor, All are reminded that November’s meeting will be at a different venue, at Pretlow Bob Kelly ’14 438-9123 Library, 111 W. Ocean View Ave. Alice Hinsch ’15 963-0015 Susan Howren ’15 383-1039 The 2019 NMGA Leadership Slate: Anna Thurmond ’17 285-0374 Kate Melhuish President Immediate Past President Jill Lewis First Vice President Joey Rothgery Second Vice President Barb Wilson Secretary TOM BOLT, Mimi Rosenthal Treasurer Extension Master Gardener Coordinator Paulette Crawford Historian If you are a person with a disability and Mike Distefano At Large desire assistive devices, services or other Susan Howren At Large accommodations to participate in any Members-at-Large Alice Hinsch and Anna Thurmond remain in office through 2019. Extension activity, please contact our office from 9a.m.-5p.m. at 757.683.2816. Roster Updates Anyone? http://www.ext.vt.edu Extension is a joint program of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Calling (or emailing) all Norfolk Master Gardeners: the Roster should be the only document re- Department of Agriculture and state and local lating to our unit you won’t be able to find on the Member Info Section of the nmgv.org web- governments. Virginia Cooperative Extension site. Everyone should have a copy - if you need one please email (or call) Barb at al- programs and employment are open to all, [email protected] or (757) 583-4796. regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, veteran status, national origin, disability or political affiliation. An equal opportunity/ We’re asking everyone to make sure your contact info is up to date, particularly the phone num- affirmation action employer. 490-045 ber you’d like us to use. The next time you log in hours on VMS, take a look in the upper left corner and click on “Edit Your Profile”. is No time like the present! Go to https://virginia.volunteersystem.org/UniversalLogin.cfm, log in intended to inform, educate and and make sure the info included in your profile is correct. You can upload a photo too. entertain Norfolk Master Gardeners. We encourage all volunteers, interns and trainees to submit articles, photos, comments, suggestions, and Need to check on updated activities? information to the Editor, Betrice Hovey, by email to [email protected], or Get the latest right here mail to Betrice at 325 West https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed? Chickasaw Road, Virginia Beach, src=norfolkvce.mg%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York VA 23462. ITEMS FOR THE NOV ISSUE ARE DUE ASAP!
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The Gardener’s Eye: Night Blooming Cereus
Photos by Frances McCraw This succulent, Epiphyllum Oxypetalum, is a real treat. It is re- ferred to as the “Queen of the Night” because it blooms in the late evening and sends out a heavenly scent that smells like milk and honey or sometimes cotton candy. The bloom is a one night event. It thrives on neglect and all the stars have to line up for blooms to appear. Typically it blooms every other year but sometimes it takes up to five years! Frances noticed it at just the right time!!!
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Norfolk Master-Gardeners, Community Events, Holidays in United States
Thu Nov 8, 2018
9am - 11:30am Fred Heutte Ctr Garden WORK Where: Fred Heutte Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
9:30am - 11:30am History of NBG's Japanese Garden LEARN Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA
10am - 11am VCE Webinar LEARN Where: online
7pm - 8:30pm Feng Shui LEARN Where: Fred Heutte Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
7pm - 8:30pm Urban Gardener lecture - Feng Shui with Bonnie Primm Where: Fred Heutte Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA Calendar: Community Events Created by: Norfolk Master-Gardeners
Fri Nov 9, 2018
1pm - 2:30pm SB Team mtg WORK Where: Wesley Grace United Methodist Church, 288 E Little Creek Rd, Norfolk, VA 23505, USA
Sat Nov 10, 2018
9:30am - 11am Fall Color Walk and Talk LEARN Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA
Sun Nov 11, 2018
All day Veterans Day Sun Nov 11, 2018 Calendar: Holidays in United States
11am - 4pm Microgreens Make & Take Where: Lafayette Park, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA Calendar: Community Events Created by: Norfolk Master-Gardeners
11am - 4pm Village Days info table WORK Where: Lafayette Park, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA
2pm - 3pm Good Gardening Series - Terrariums Where: Eggleston Garden Center, 110 La Valette Ave, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA Calendar: Community Events Created by: Norfolk Master-Gardeners
2pm - 3pm Good Gardening Series - Terrariums LEARN Where: Eggleston Garden Center, 110 La Valette Ave, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA
Mon Nov 12, 2018
All day Veterans Day observed Mon Nov 12, 2018 Calendar: Holidays in United States
8am - 9am Zoo Gardens WORK Where: Virginia Zoological Park, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA
9am - 12pm Significant Tree Program WORK
Tue Nov 13, 2018
8am - 9am Children's Garden @ EOV Rec Ctr WORK Where: East Ocean View Community Center, 9520 20th Bay St, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA Norfolk Master-Gardeners, Community Events, Holidays in United States
6:30pm - 7:30pm Holiday Decorations LEARN Where: Churchland Library, 4934 High St W, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA
Wed Nov 14, 2018
9am - 11am Weyanoke WORK Where: Weyanoke Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary, 1501 Armistead Bridge Rd, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
9:30am - 11am Selecting and Growing Japanese Maples LEARN Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA
Thu Nov 15, 2018
9am - 11:30am Fred Heutte Ctr Garden WORK Where: Fred Heutte Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
6:30pm - 8pm NMGA Membership Meeting WORK & LEARN Where: Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch Library
Sat Nov 17, 2018
9am - 12pm America Recycles Day FUN Where: City of Norfolk Waste Management, 1176 Pineridge Rd, Norfolk, VA 23502, USA
9am - 12pm America Recyles Day Where: City of Norfolk Waste Management, 1176 Pineridge Rd, Norfolk, VA 23502, USA Calendar: Community Events Created by: Norfolk Master-Gardeners
9:30am - 11:30am Fall Sampler: Edible Gardening LEARN
10am - 11:30am Bulbs as Companion Plants LEARN Where: Freedom Park, 5537 Centerville Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188, USA
10am - 11:30am Japanese Maple Walk and Talk LEARN Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA
Mon Nov 19, 2018
8am - 9am Zoo Gardens WORK Where: Virginia Zoological Park, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA
9am - 12pm Significant Trees WORK
Tue Nov 20, 2018
8am - 9am Children's Garden @ EOV Rec Ctr WORK Where: East Ocean View Community Center, 9520 20th Bay St, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA
6:30pm - 8pm Night Sky fm Your Garden LEARN Where: Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322, USA
Wed Nov 21, 2018
4pm - 5:30pm LWP meeting WORK Where: Keep Norfolk Beautiful, 3500 Granby St A, Norfolk, VA 23504, (Ernie Morgan Center)
Thu Nov 22, 2018
All day Thanksgiving Day Thu Nov 22, 2018 Calendar: Holidays in United States
9am - 11:30am Fred Heutte Ctr Garden WORK Where: Fred Heutte Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA Norfolk Master-Gardeners, Community Events, Holidays in United States
Fri Nov 23, 2018
All day Black Friday Fri Nov 23, 2018 Calendar: Holidays in United States
Mon Nov 26, 2018
8am - 9am Zoo Gardens WORK Where: Virginia Zoological Park, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA
9am - 12pm Significant Trees WORK
7pm - 8pm Intro to Hydroponics LEARN Where: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, USA
Tue Nov 27, 2018
8am - 9am Children's Garden @ EOV Rec Ctr WORK Where: East Ocean View Community Center, 9520 20th Bay St, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA
Wed Nov 28, 2018
9am - 11am Weyanoke WORK Where: Weyanoke Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary, 1501 Armistead Bridge Rd, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
7pm - 8:30pm Good Gardening series LEARN Where: Norfolk Public Library: Mary D Pretlow Anchor Branch, 111 W Ocean View Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503, USA
7pm - 8pm Trains in the Garden Where: Norfolk Public Library: Mary D Pretlow Anchor Branch, 111 W Ocean View Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503, USA Calendar: Community Events Created by: Norfolk Master-Gardeners
Thu Nov 29, 2018
9am - 11:30am Fred Heutte Ctr Garden WORK Where: Fred Heutte Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
Sat Dec 1, 2018
8:45am - 12pm Crape Myrtle Pruning Event WORK Where: Exact location to be announced - in partnership with Ballentine Civic League
Mon Dec 3, 2018
8am - 9am Zoo Gardens WORK Where: Virginia Zoological Park, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA
9am - 12pm Significant Trees WORK
7pm - 8pm Orchids 101 LEARN Where: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, USA
Tue Dec 4, 2018
8am - 9am Children's Garden @ EOV Rec Ctr WORK Where: East Ocean View Community Center, 9520 20th Bay St, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA
6pm - 7pm Deer Resistant Plants LEARN Where: Peninsula SPCA, 523 J Clyde Morris Blvd, Newport News, VA 23601, USA
Wed Dec 5, 2018
10am - 11:30am Steering Cmte @ VCE WORK Where: Virginia Cooperative Extension, 830 Southampton Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510 Norfolk Master-Gardeners, Community Events, Holidays in United States
Thu Dec 6, 2018
9am - 11:30am Fred Heutte Ctr Garden WORK Where: Fred Heutte Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
Sat Dec 8, 2018
9:30am - 2pm VMGA Board Mtg WORK Where: Suffolk, VA, USA
Mon Dec 10, 2018
8am - 9am Zoo Gardens WORK Where: Virginia Zoological Park, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA
9am - 12pm Significant Trees WORK
Tue Dec 11, 2018
8am - 9am Children's Garden @ EOV Rec Ctr WORK Where: East Ocean View Community Center, 9520 20th Bay St, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA
6:30pm - 8pm Backyard Gardeners "Garden Talks" Where: Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322, USA
6:30pm - 7:30pm History of Holiday Plants LEARN Where: Churchland Library, 4934 High St W, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA
Wed Dec 12, 2018
9am - 11am Weyanoke WORK Where: Weyanoke Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary, 1501 Armistead Bridge Rd, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
Thu Dec 13, 2018
9am - 11:30am Fred Heutte Ctr Garden WORK Where: Fred Heutte Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
10am - 11am VCE Webinar LEARN Where: online
Mon Dec 17, 2018
8am - 9am Zoo Gardens WORK Where: Virginia Zoological Park, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA
9am - 12pm Significant Trees WORK
6pm - 8pm Gathering of Gardeners FUN Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, Rose Garden Hall
Tue Dec 18, 2018
8am - 9am Children's Garden @ EOV Rec Ctr WORK Where: East Ocean View Community Center, 9520 20th Bay St, Norfolk, VA 23518, USA
Wed Dec 19, 2018
12pm - 2pm Holiday Luncheon Where: Hits at the Park
Thu Dec 20, 2018
9am - 11:30am Fred Heutte Ctr Garden WORK Where: Fred Heutte Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA